I can't wait for tomorrow. It's the start of the two-day editing blitz at Bloom Magazine to rid the issue of any lingering errors. It may be my very favorite Bloomington event. I get giddy with anticipation when I think of slaying errant commas and introducing crucial hyphens. Associate Editor Ron Eid and I get into heated debates over spelling out ordinals, and I often wind up writing photo captions (such as "heavy, metal guitar" to describe the Joe Lamantia collage on Seventh and Walnut). 

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