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Lit Tripping

You know, it’s where you drop some acid and read your favorite classics.  No no no no.  That’s something completely different from what I’m talking about.  I’m talking about a Literary Road Trip.

That’s where you take a road trip, or three, come back, put a giant scroll in the type writer and pound out the whole ordeal, changing the names of your Beatnik buddies.

NO!  That’s not it either.

It’s quite simply, really.  Michelle over at GalleySmith has put together a lovely little plan to showcase different regions of the world.  Each blogger can choose a state, a province, or a country to represent.  

And it’s even easier than you might imagine.  Just let Michelle know what state (or province, or country) you want, and then put all of your related posts on Mr. Linky.

It’s funny how long and hard I thought about which state I wanted to represent.  I have lived in Seattle for four years now, but lived in Michigan until then.  I’ve often said that Seattle is my home, but Michigan is my home home.  

Seriously, this was a hard decision for me.  That might sound lame, but it was.  I started weighing my options for each state:

What could I do for Michigan?  When I was there recently, I met a writer, who now lives in NYC, and I will soon by reviewing his latest book, with a give away and whatnot, so there’s a feature or two right there.  I could also reach out to my professors from WMU.

What could I do for Seattle?  Well, I doubt that Sherman Alexie would do an interview for my blog, but hey, it’s worth a shot.  Much more likely though, is local writer Matt Ruff.  Other ideas include: Elliott Bay Books, the architecture of the Public Library, and probably some other stuff.

Ultimately it came down to this:  I live in Seattle, and thus the proximity of self to state makes it easier for me to choose Washington.  

Meanwhile, on another note, @unmodern, proprieter of Yalebot has created an editable map for bookstores in North America.  So, if you’re take a road trip for real, check it out.