The last two weeks have been spent writing the biggest (in terms of work and hopeful payout) grant application SideWalk Chalk has ever submitted. There hasn’t been much writing going on outside of of that, but I’m still reading each night until I fall asleep and again first thing in the morning. Here’s the current book… A gift from our board advisor, Teri Hein. Sherman Alexie serves on Teri’s Board of Directors with 826Seattle. This is fast becoming a favorite of mine, and is doing a great job of satisfying the need I have every few years to read a novel narrated by a quirky kid.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is my first Sherman Alexie book, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be reading the rest of his work soon.