I won I won I won!!! First place… I may have cried at the person notifying me. Poor Joni. To be fair, it had been a very long week at work, and I hung up on someone else to talk with her, and then she said I won…!

Check out the Writers of the Future post here.

At some point, I should take a pic with all my Honorable and Silver Honorable Mentions… just to share with everyone else who is feeling down and remind them to persist. I have a lot, y’all. I’ve been working toward this for a couple years now, entering every quarter, so if you’re working toward it too, know I believe in you! Keep working on your craft, keep writing, keep submitting.

Persist!