Numero Uno Por Favor

In a change of pace, I am Number One. I won first place in the annual writing competion at MCC. I didn't think I was going to win it. I was pretty nervous, sitting right in front, listening to other writer's material be read. Nerve-wracking. 5 other awards were handed out before the short story catergory. I was convinvced I wouldn't win and did my best to choke back the feeling that I would as the presenter read excerpts from the runner-ups story, then second place's, then mine. It sounded so good coming from a woman's lips.

My folks came for the reading/award, my friend Nora, and my close college buddies. There were also some great writers in attendance that were hearing what I wrote for the first time, who thought it was great, and of course that meant the world to me.  

Afterwards, I perused the art show with Nora and my friends Steve and Sierra, then Nora went home and we met up with more friends, had a few drinks, and watched The Shining.

All in all, a productive evening.