We had a frantic morning on Thursday when the Colby Fire got much too close to our condo and we had to evacuate quickly.

Meanwhile, a little ways north of us, my poet friend Nicelle Davis was using The Gospel of the Bleeding Woman in two of her classes. She said, “Today! Katie Manning’s amazing book. We read it start to finish. One student cried.”

I’m so honored! (Also, we’re home now and all is well.)