News from our Napa Correspondent

I met Brett Ascarelli when we both worked at the same dreary nonprofit. Brett was very stylish (I think I recall some blue suede kitten-heels a boy brought her back from Florence?) and enthusiastic about a pretty mundane experience, and so I've liked her ever since. She moved to California, and when she emailed me recently, I naturally asked for a full update. To wit:

"I drove from New York to my new home in Napa this March and found that Napa is actually not just about wine and the French Laundry. No, it's a small community of quirky characters, whom I've met as a writer and photographer for the local rag, the Napa Valley Register, and as the newest editor of art & lit 'zine Pearl Necklace."

Pearl Necklace would like to broaden its audience, and - as I originally heard about it from the eminently cool Jami Attenberg - I can attest that it's worth a peek (and offers lots of indie goodness for less than a latte!).

Do check it out.