Well I have held back from doing a report this past week for various reasons. It has been a rather realizing week with what my writing is worth to me and others around me. I have always loved writing and in the past few years, I have realized that it has gone beyond just loving to write and more towards the need to make it part of my daily life as much as volleyball and work. When I put down in applications that I am a writer, I don't feel that tinge of guilt that I'm lying anymore. However, I was never sure if people noticed me until this past week.

You see, a few months ago, I entered the new play contest that is offered by the Fringe Festival Of Toronto with my play, The State Of Tennessee. I love the play and have worked on it off and on for three years. I finally gave it out for this contest and was just happy to enter a contest that was adjudicated. Well the great news is that I placed second in the contest out of sixty plays and won two hundred and fifty dollars. When I got the e-mail, I skipped through it and had to go back because I thought I recognized someone and that someone was me. :)

So now what does this mean for me? Well suddenly I have this strange new sense of purpose and it all revolves around writing and theatre. The same day as the e-mail from the Fringe, I received a response from a theatre company about volunteering with them and I have to send them a resume soon. I have been almost religious in writing lately with library trips and carrying my idea book around. I know that prizes should not be the reason for this behavior, but I feel renewed and I feel like the universe is telling to keep going with my dreams.

Books I've Read:

Well I'm still working on Teddy right now. Very big and very thick, but a lot of fun. I have been naughty with the used stores lately with books from my Montreal and Kingston trip plus picking up a few today at a local place. I will be done with Teddy soon, so I should be able to give a small review soon.