Tuesday, August 23, 2011

God's Work Habits

I try not to criticize God, it's a big job and all, but it does irritate me the way that he lets everything pile up in his "Dale Favier" inbox and then deals with it all at once. So that we are knee-deep in buying and selling houses at the same time as I have terrific ideas for no less than three books to write, and I'm going first-timers through the thrilling process of revising and proofing a book for the best editor in the world (how can one book of poems be such a complicated enterprise?) and am snowed under at work while everyone else is busy with the Russian delegation (since when do local Library Foundations deal with Russian delegations?) and Martha has a job interview today and massage business abruptly picks up from the high summer doldrums and I have three books to review that each deserves a really thoughtful treatment, and a conversation about the high philosophy of massage that I desperately want to participate in suddenly ignites. If I owe you email, don't give yourself airs and think you're special: I owe everybody email.

Here's the cover of the soon-to-be poetry book, by Robin Weiss


27 comments:

Uma said...

Wow! Wow! Wow! Crow! It carries so much of significance in my culture. So happy for you for everything that's happening together.

alembic said...

Congratulations on all that blessed busyness! :)

Dale said...

Really? I'm totally ignorant of that! Crows have been my totem forever.

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Dale said...

:-) Thanks, Maria!

JMartin said...

Crow of course is the perfect narrator. Love the irritable intelligence which strides from that cover. Took at first as photograph, but a painting, yes? If so, what a talent for conveying movement!

rbarenblat said...

I love the idea of God letting things pile up in the inbox and then deluging us; that explains a lot, really.

And oh oh oh I love the book cover! I can't wait to own a copy.

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful cover. I love crows... Can't wait to see the book. Shannon

Dale said...

Julie & Rachel & Shannon -- isn't it wonderful? Jo found it for me -- & turns out the painter's just up on Puget Sound, not far at all as we cowboys reckon it. I saw it and fell for it -- it's perfect.

Pica said...

Dale!! Congratulations!!

Sarsparilla said...

Congratulations! (Have you read Ted Hughes' Crow?)

Zhoen said...

It never rains...

Lots of happy rain.

Natalie d'Arbeloff said...

Yes, add my congratulations to the list.Isn't it great to have too many good things going on at once? Abun-dance...Une bonne dance?..Abondanza!

Do you think Gd has invented a special filing system to keep all his in-boxes in order?

Deb said...

I love the cover, what terrific serendipity. Can't wait to have it in my hands. I adore crows, too. We have a fan club here!

Yes. It's pouring. :-)

xoxo

Jean said...

Really great book cover - can't wait! Take very good care of yourself and it will all work out.

am said...

Wow! Your hands are full!

Not quite as full as God's, though (-:

Love the cover of your book. Love that it has a painting of two crows. I love the way crows frequently skip along in their crow days. Looking forward to reading your book.

"Opening the World." I like the title, too.

Rob-bear said...

I'm not sure about this in box filling up; perhaps its more a Divine sense of humour that we have not yet been able to fully decode.
Best wishes with all the interesting activity in your life, especially publishing that book of poems.
BTW: are you trying to sell the house on your own? If so, that would explain a number of things.

Kathleen said...

Yep, everything happens at once!

Murr Brewster said...

I love your book cover. Love. I can still just about recite one of your poems about crows, from memory, and my memory is some pretty banged-up real estate. I want my copy signed.

Anne said...

How can I get this book? I must have it.

Lucy said...

Hooray!

There's nothing like externally applied busy-ness to make all those extra lovely creative things that you now don't have time to do seem most appealing and possible, I find.

I'm heading over to Pin-drop now.

Jayne said...

Where all things converge... the worlds opens up...
Love that title and cover. How exciting! ;)

Dale said...

Wow, thanks everyone! I'll let you know when it goes on sale, we're still going through third and fourth proofs...

Jarrett said...

Bravo, Dale. You are uniquely qualified to surf this particular swell.

Patry Francis said...

The title is a perfect description of what you do. Waiting here, too.

marly youmans said...

Confetti, Dale! Nice cover. One's first book is always fun--just don't cut your nose sniffing the paper when you take it out of the box!

And I like the whole inbox idea. Funny. Mine was deluged of late also. Maybe it has been the month to dump on writers.

I read about your book on Dave's blog and saw his "mole" video of your poem... I'm finding you everywhere today. Liked what you said about the Alice books.

Dale said...

Thanks Jarrett, Patry, Marly!