The morning after

by Miscellaneous Mum on June 15, 2008 · 11 comments

in Karen, Reading/Writing

It was a wonderful night, full of genuine warmth and bonhomie. I was freezing sitting up the back of the room in a draft; however that wasn’t the reason why I kept trembling. It was nerve-wracking, sitting there listening to an actor read your story and wondering what all the other people thought of it. Apparently, afterwards, it sparked a tiny bit of discussion. I’m not all that surprised, considering the subject matter.

Here’s the judge’s report:

“Desperate choices born of decisions nobody would choose to make underscore this affecting story of a mother trying with all her might not to lose herself entirely when an unplanned pregnancy shatters the life she’s only just keeping under control. Moving and tautly-written, every detail rings true in this piece.”

Here I am with the judge, Cate Kennedy – famous Australian short story writer who is published here and internationally and her credits include an appearance in The New Yorker. Something to aspire to as well, yes?

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B + M + L June 15, 2008 at 9:08 pm

Glad it was a great night, and thanks for the photo :) When will we get a link to the winning story??

Tracey (64 comments.) June 15, 2008 at 9:12 pm

I second that, along with a big WELL DONE! – CONGRATULATIONS! hug.

And I love!!! your new haircut!!!

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Miscellaneous-Mum (370 comments.) June 16, 2008 at 8:14 am

I’ll give the link out once I get it myself – hopefully it shouldn’t be too long!

Thanks T :)

Janet (200 comments.) June 16, 2008 at 9:10 am

Ooh wonderful! I can’t wait to read the story!

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del (37 comments.) June 16, 2008 at 10:02 pm

Congratulations. The judges report is awesome, I can’t wait to read your work.

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PlanningQueen (25 comments.) June 16, 2008 at 11:15 pm

The snippet from the judges report is tantalising. Can the story be read anywhere?

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Miscellaneous-Mum (370 comments.) June 17, 2008 at 8:24 am

Soon, soon!

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