…hosted me today for a luncheon talk about Lillian Boxfish Take a Walk and fittingly, I got to walk to the Metra Station in Rogers Park and take the train there and back….

Lauren–one of the board members, and the person who introduced the book to the group–had even gone so far as to acquire one of Margaret Fishback’s original poetry collections:

Deb Guy did a lovely intro… 

…and then I got to speak and answer questions for a wonderful…

…audience: 

Thanks to Deb and Lauren for the invitation and sorting out the logistics, and to everyone who came to hear about the real life inspiration behind the book!