Daniel replies:

Some of my first forays out of Chicago as a kid were to Cleveland, and when I went to college in NY state, roadtrips to and fro always included a middle of the night stop at the White Castle in Cleveland. Later, when I still played along with the idea that authoring is a career, I made more official visits to schools, libraries and bookshops in Cleveland than any other place. I consider Cleveland and environs to be highly civilized and delightful, with nice people, a great art museum, etc., and except that my entire working life has been identical to retirement, I would go there when I retired. You are doing the right thing.