Neil Gaiman, author of numerous fantasy, fiction, and children's books, won the Newberry today for his spooky book, "The Graveyard Book". Neat trick for an Englishman - the Newberry is for US-based authors - but it turns out he lives right here in Minnesota. I suppose if he's willing to endure -20 in the morning he can have a Newberry. Gaiman's "Coraline" is one of the creepiest books I've ever read, and will soon be coming out in theaters as a stop-animation film. Argh! Mother has buttons for eyes! Argh! Yeah, ok, you have to have read it. Anyhow, I have a soft spot for Gaiman because he actually has a decent blog. When an author has a decent blog, it causes me to think he might just be hooked into this modern world of ours enough to be relevant to it.
Below...a couple of pics from the Grand Canyon. At the end of a long and stunning road through scrub and low forests is the Watchtower, a sightseeing structure that overlooks the eastern parts of the canyon. The inside of it is actually quite interesting, with lots of designs that to me looked Hopi.
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