1986-08 (August)

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Friday, August 1st[1986] Letter from Bill Carter; he + Summa are much pleased with the Tournamentintroduction. No word, though, on whether they will try to get the book out by December.Dinner at Mary Ann + Bryan Eagles with Lucy Foster + Charley Newman. Home before midnight. Walked two miles—first in a week because of extreme drouth + heat. Record temperatures (104⁰) for last three days but somewhat milder today, below 100.Weight, 1601/2.

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Saturday, August 2nd[1986] Overnight rain; much cooler. Thank god for both. In celebration, I walked the full distance, 21/2 miles, for the first time in ages—maybe since my mid-march injury.Steak for dinner, with spinach en brauche + baked potatoe.

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Sunday, August 3rd[1986] Out to Lucy Fisher’s for a poolside lunch of bacon-+-tomatoe sandwiches + whitewine. Her Morgan has ten week-old puppies, half male, half female. Rotweilers.Hugs called at midnight, thinking itearlier here, + woke me. Something about having found a job managing a photo-studio, which would not only bring a raise in pay but would also give him ready access to equipment + supplies. He’ll get back in touch later, he said, when I’m more awake.Earlier, began Dryden’s All for Love;Read Acts I + II—will read the rest tomorrow.Good TV play on WKNO: “The Dining Room.”

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Monday, August 4th[1986] Finished All for Love, Acts II-V.Royalty statement for Civil War, Apr-Sep, arrived from Random. Just over 1500 copies sold retail in the period. Accumulated royalties will come to $149,69741; more than ever before. Total vols., near 75,000.Hardware stores; got things to use on garage door, a new spring for garden gate.Lean Cuisine.Saw a good TV special (WKNO) on Billie Holiday.

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Tuesday, August 5th[1986] Rose early: 6:30. Cereal + read Commercial till Sarah got here + fixed fried egg on toast + a single strip of bacon; the regular breakfast.Walked 21/2 miles. Weather still fair.Began Isabel Colegate’s The Shooting Party, Robert gooch’s Wolf River selection for the month.

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