Regular posting may resume later today.
UPDATE: I'm keeping this post at the top of today's entries, for people who may be jumping on the blog for the first time. Newer posts appear below.
UPDATE II: I've been remiss in mentioning the second-place winning story, "The Color of Dreams", by Buffalo area teacher Jennifer Cantie. I found it a fine effort, even if she got Ernest and Hilda completely wrong! Check it out. Congratulations to Mrs. Cantie.
UPDATE III: I have a friend who occasionally morphs photos of me into...other photos of me. Here's what he did to the author shot that appeared with my story:

Lurking...always lurking....
I'm off to a work conference in Portland for the next couple days. I've printed out your story to read on the way over. I get to be a passenger and get lost in your words which I'm looking forward to with tremendous delight. Kudos again, my friend.
ReplyDeleteI'm really excited for you. I think you deserve a Boston Cream in the face to celebrate!
Thanks for the kind thoughts!
ReplyDelete(But I just looked up Boston Cream, and according to Wikipedia, it's actually a cake? I've never had one, so I don't know.)