Author Readings, The Performance by Eden Monroe
“He felt for a pulse then grabbing his cell phone stabbed in Donna’s number …. “Yes, Dade!” answered Donna breathlessly. “What’s happening?” “We found Kerrah!” he all but shouted. “We’ve got her, but….” “But what?” shouted Donna. “How is she?” “I don’t know….” Dade faltered. “Dade, listen to me. Can you find a pulse?” “No … I can’t seem to find a pulse. She’s … cold. Oh my God!” he said, his voice breaking.” A brief excerpt from Gold Digger Among Us I was once asked by a hopeful novelist, about the importance of author readings; “whether anyone is actually interested in listening to an author drone on and on from their latest book. Aren’t readings the cure for insomnia?” she asked. She also stressed that when she got published she didn’t want to get “bogged down with what clearly doesn’t work.” That person was attending a literary event at which I was among the fairly long list of reading authors. Ouch! I certainly tried to make my reading lively and inte...