A Marathon Metamorphoses is 2 days away! As the manager of A Marathon Metamorphoses, I have been busy with last minute preparation for the Ovidian weekend ahead. My excitement and, unfortunately, my nerves are growing in anticipation for Saturday and Sunday.

I have contacted all of the readers to triple check their reading times, scheduled new readers (check the schedule to see when Paul Ha, Tyler Green, and David Dietrich are reading) and ease their concerns over pronunciation of the names, such as Leucothoe, Ocyrhoe, or Deianira. Never heard of Leucothoe before? She is a maiden who falls in love with Apollo. Of course, this could only be the set up for a tragedy, think Apollo’s infatuation with Daphne. If you want to hear more about why Leucothe morphs into a tree bearing frankincense, then come listen during the two o’clock hour on Saturday afternoon.

Also, I spoke on KDHX’s “Literature for the Halibut” (if you missed the show, catch the podcast) with Lorin Cuoco and Francesca Herndon-Consagra, interviewed with Kristen Hare of the St. Louis Beacon, and placed flyers at every imaginable place around St. Louis. It has been a busy last week of preparation.

The buzz from the St. Louis blogosphere shows excitement about the Ovid Marathon Reading too! Thanks to Chris King, HOK, Tunneling, Mike Murawski, and others for blogging about the “epic read.” I hope to see everyone there!