Beer is the most efficacious lubricant to extract stories

Since returning from Germany in early March, I've only written about Philly and New York, I know. I'm working on "A View from Iceland," and this interview with Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl is going extremely well. It will take a while to complete, though.

A planned Fishtown postcard never materialized because Billy O, my contact there, simply backed out, and I haven't been able to head up there to engage other people.

If you just won the lottery, inherited some cash, robbed a bank or are just plain not hurting, do consider PayPaling me a few bucks so I can buy subway tokens and cheap beer, because that's how I meet all of the lovable characters that are featured on this blog. If I can afford it, I'll even stray outside Philly.

Thanks a million!

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* Thanks for a $50 contribution from a repeat donor in Ann Arbor, Michigan, along with this note, "I've mentioned this before, but it deserves repeating: Your work is important. I loved 'Italian Lessons,' and what you write in general."

* Thanks for a $20 contribution from a repeat donor in Portsmouth, VA!

* Thanks for a $10 contribution from a repeat donor in Seattle!

* Thanks for a $100 donation from Sacramento!

* Thanks for a $20 contribution from a repeat donor in Toronto!



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