Carrie Classon

Can we all agree this is a creepy face? I jump out of my skin every time I walk by!
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Felix is the first cat my husband, Peter, has ever had. Perhaps someone should explain to him that cats do not normally get a buffet. (Felix has assured him they do!)
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"Every evening without fail, the street sweepers are out, sweeping every fleck of confetti and eggshell off the streets, a job made much more difficult because the streets are made of brick and cobblestones."

From "Sweeping Confetti" in The Postscript this week.
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I have a new ritual of reading my manuscript in hard copy before returning it to my agent. This is the new book, a follow-up to Loon Point. I tried to edit at home, but my officemate was not helpful, so I relocated to a rooftop cafe!
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Okay, I can honestly say I've never heard a French horn played in a coffee shop. It was fantastic!
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And this is what is left on the pavement after the cascarones—eggs filled with confetti—are smashed on everyone's head! Can you even imagine cleaning up such a mess? And yet they do.
#mexico #streetsatnight #writersofbluesky #andrewsmcmeel #sanmiguel #postscript

My desk these days. I spend a lot of hours at my little green Formica desk and am getting a lot of fun stuff done. Coffee and fresh flowers are, of course, mandatory!
#desk #mexico #writinglife #casadelossoleshotel #writersofbluesky #andrewsmcmeel #sanmiguel #postscript

This beautiful young woman was selling these fancy cascarones, eggs with the insides blown out and stuffed with confetti. They are not always painted with fancy faces and decorated with tissue paper, but hers were and I bought one!
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Celebrating February birthdays in San Miguel with Mandy and Jason, my former in-laws and forever family. ❤️
#familylove #postscript #sanmiguel #andrewsmcmeel #writersofbluesky #cakeart #casadelossoleshotel #mexico

There are so many things I love about San Miguel. But tonight I would say I love it because as I walked home from hearing Margaret Atwood speak, I met a duck on the sidewalk—in pearls.
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In conversation with Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven, The Sea of Tranquility, and other novels. Such an interesting and inspiring person!
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Walking back from the bookstore on a beautiful day in San Miguel!
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A thoughtful and inspiring talk by RF Kuang, author of Babel and Yellowface and, most recently, Katabasis. It was a privilege to hear her thoughts on the value of reading and writing in difficult times.
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First day of the writers' conference! A wonderful luncheon with writers and then a terrific keynote by Abraham Verghese. (Susan Page, the founder of the San Miguel Writers' Conference is also pictured.)
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Someone in the household is not the least bit concerned about traveling to Mexico tomorrow!
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My mom and her big sister, Betty. Do they make the 90s look fun, or what?
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Not many houses decorate for Valentine's Day, but at least two in the neighborhood do, and this is one. (The other one dresses the duck mascots on their porch in seasonal attire. I'll try to get a photo of them as well!)
#postscript #andrewsmcmeel #writersofbluesky #stpaul #oldhouses #valentinesday

Pauline and me disrespecting some outdoor sculpture.
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Lucky me. I got to have pie and coffee with my Auntie Jo, David, Mom, and Dad. (The pie is gone!)
#coffee #familylove #postscript #andrewsmcmeel #writersofbluesky #minnesota

This is what I'll be seeing one week from today... Looking forward to returning to San Miguel! ❤️
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I think I will put this in the preface of my next book...
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This made me laugh.
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Thank you so much to everyone who came to the launch party for "Loon Point." SubText Books sold out of copies, and I think a good time was had by all! I feel truly blessed.
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Tonight is the "Loon Point" launch party! Cookies! Free drawing for a print of Emily Anderson's cover art! (And some reading by me.) All at the St. Paul University Club, 420 Summit Ave at 7:00 PM, Wed, Jan 28th! I hope you can make it.
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A framed print of Emily Anderson's artwork on the cover of "Loon Point" will be given away at the book launch! I hope you will join us!

7:00 PM Wed, Jan 28th, St. Paul University Club, 420 Summit Ave, St Paul
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So very kind! "Loon Point" will be released this week, and my publisher sent me these beautiful flowers. (Have they got my number, or what?)
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If you are near the Twin Cities, I hope you'll come to the Loon Point book launch this Wed, Jan 28th at 7:00 at the St. Paul University Club, 420 Summit Ave. I think you'll enjoy the book. I know you'll enjoy the cookies!
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Pro tip: Particularly precious items should be double-boxed for safety! #postscript #andrewsmcmeel #writersofbluesky #catlove

On Wednesday, Jan. 28th at 7:00 PM, SubText Books will host a launch party for my debut novel, "Loon Point," at the St. Paul University Club on 420 Summit Ave. I hope you will join us for a fabulous evening!
#postscript #andrewsmcmeel #writersofbluesky #minnesota #stpaul #writinglife #loonpoint

Well, it's true.
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