Sub-directory Blogs not found

Hello,
I have just installed WordPress on dreamhost and activated mulit-sites. I am able to create the new sub-directory blogs, and when I go to the SuperAdmin page it shows that I have three sites. When I click the button to Search Sites, I see each of the three just as I expected. However, when I click the link on either of the sub-sites, I get an error message that the page was not found. This error message is formatted in the Theme for the main site and is a WordPress page. This happens for each of the sub-sites.

Also, when I click on the Dashboard links for any of the sites, how do I know which site I am updating? I don’t see anything to indicate which site I am in, so it makes it hard to figure out which one I am working with.

I have found a couple of different topics that pertain to this same issue, but neither one seems to have addressed my problem. I have the “pretty permalinks” working, I have followed all the steps in the codex file, but still no luck. I’m sure there is something that I have overlooked, but rather than frustrate myself any further I was hoping for some help.

I have my .htaccess file in the same folder as the wp-config.php file, and I even tried placing a copy of the .htaccess file in the root directory. I don’t have any plugins activated. This is a brand new install and I have not started adding any content. Any help would be truly appreciated.

My site is http://www.drennon.com, and the sub-sites are /poetry and /kindle, just in case that helps. I have several questions about some things I want to do when I get the sub-sites working, but I’ll save those for later. Thanks!