Friend and fellow author,
Richard Dansky, from Durham, NC, has a new novel release (Ghosts of Smoke and Flame), so last evening, he had a book release party at Bond Brothers Beer Co. in Cary, NC. Brugger and I decided to attend the event, and since
Cary's a good couple of hours from here, we made a day of it in the
Raleigh-Durham area. We left Martinsville shortly after noon, grabbed a couple
of geocaches, and stopped for a late lunch at
Ted's Montana Grill
in Durham, which has long been one of my favorite dining destinations when I've
been geocaching out that way. Ted's has bison. Lots and lots of delicious
bison. So, yes, I had a bison burger. Brugger, however, is not so enamored of
bison and had a beef burger. But she loved it, and that's what counts.
She had some shopping to do, so I dropped her off at Streets at Southpoint shopping area and went after a number of caches nearby. After all this, we made our way in the direction of Cary and discovered a nice wine bar called Maximillian's, which was very near our destination, so we each had a glass of wine. And from there, it was off to Rich's event.
Only problem was that he had no books! The copies he'd ordered from the publisher had not arrived on time, so we were forced to simply enjoy a party and his company. Heavens, I tell you! Bond Brothers has some very good beer, though I took it pretty easy since I would eventually have to drive us back to Martinsville. We had a really fine time all around, and Rich will surely have copies at Scares That Care AuthorCon VI next week, where we'll be doing readings together. I shall grab a copy then.
We snagged a late, light dinner at
Scratch Kitchen & Taproom, right around the corner from Rich's party, which was enjoyable; worth a
return whenever we night be in the area again.
You can order Richard Dansky's Ghosts of Smoke and Flame here. And if you're planning to be at AuthorCon VI, I hope to see you!
