I can't say for sure, but my shortlisting streak may have ended. At the very least, it has been interrupted... because my "poem(s) was selected by [the] judge for publication in The River: The Natchez Poetry Anthology." Yes! I will be published! In something that might be respectable! Of course, technically I am still just in one of the shortlisting categories (The Gold Collection or The Silver Collection). But publication? That makes a shortlister happy.
Not that the day started out on a low note, by any means. I had a good workout, turned in bursary applications, applied for a job, classes went well, I got my work contract, obtained a Social Insurance Number, I had a delicious dinner, had an extraordinary dessert... And then I opened my mail to discover that lowly little me will be published. You don't have to be excited for me, though. I am excited enough to carry me.
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