We're going to respond to the council in writing, retrace the history of the project in that response and then the council will decide whether it wants to proceed or not.

We're trying to accommodate them as best we can, because of the objective of this group, which is to raise awareness. We're taking on good faith that people will stay awake, and participate in what they refer to as a vigil.

That's why we want to catch them now.

We weren't sure till then whether South Lake Union would be available.

There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you.

Your function as a critic is to show that it is really you yourself who should have written the book, if you had had the time, and since you hadn't you are glad that someone else had, although obviously it might have been done better.