The Bloomsday readers at the Rensselaer County Historical Society in Troy, NY (photo by Brendan Kenndy)

What a great night earlier this week — June 16, aka Bloomsday — and what a great group of readers, with everyone adding new depths to my enjoyment of “Ulysses” through their takes on James Joyce’s novel. I hope everyone didn’t mind my singing (at least it was brief!): Lal the ral the ra The rocky road to Dublin …

In the photo are Patricia Lynch, left, Jeanne Finlay, me, Laudelina Martinez, William Kennedy, Tina Lincer, and Marea Gordett.