One tip from creativity guru Julia Cameron in her book, The Artist’s Way, is to take oneself on artist’s dates. One day recently, I needed a change of scenery while my family would be golfing for several hours. (Anyone else married to a golfer?) I boarded an NYC bound bus and within thirty minutes, I was walking downtown toward Strand Books on Broadway and 12th. Even though I was in the store for about an hour, I saw only a small part of it. I found a few short story collections, middle grade fiction, and adult fiction. I was fortunate enough to be there the same day that Sophie Gregoire Trudeau (wife of former prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau) was signing her new book, Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other (third picture above). I admit, I was a little starstruck to meet her, and by her side was the woman who owns the Strand. Two women superstars! A true New York moment. I want to go back to the Strand and peruse some other aisles and who knows who I will see there next?
