Author-Dropping

[tree_lady]

I'm just doing some Writers at the Beach author name dropping here. The following are the authors whom I met in workshops, at dinner, while attending panels, and at readings.

Eventually, I may post more about the events. Or you can go to:
http://www.writersatthebeach.com/pages/conference.html

Don't forget to look at the previous post (I'm Back) for

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Re: What are THOSE things?

[tree_lady]

Those are tiny chips of beach glass--remnants of shattered glass that waves have smoothed over time and then pushed to shore.

I guess the picture isn't that good if they look like slices of potato. Beach glass is nearly transparent and very delicate-looking. Mostly clear, whitish, peach, light green & light blue.

At WatB, the organizers had scattered a narrow row of it down the length of every conference table, then decorated with other "beachy" things and short candles (unlit). It was gorgeous!

I bought a small baggy of beach glass and poured it into a cylindrical glass container when it got home. Nice but not as nice as what they did.

S

Re: What are THOSE things?

[tree_lady]

Sliced legumes? (giggle) Okay, hun, which do you think is a legume--the potato or the coconut?

Tell Nance,

"They were selling it in Rehoboth Beach DE, where the conference was held. That was my first time in R.B. in years, so I couldn't name the street much less the shop.

I would guess that shops in several ocean resort towns might carry it. The WatB organizers must have bought it in bulk or spent a lot of time on the beach collecting bits and pieces. Since they are essentially a charity first, you might offer them a contribution in exchange for the location of their supplier. ;-)

I've seen fake beach glass in craft and garden shops. It may be close enough for the purpose, depending on what the purpose is. Good luck!"

SherryT