Before I Leave ... for Vacation

A WRITER'S WIT
A lyric, it is true, is the expression of personal emotion, but then so is all poetry, and to suppose that there are several kinds of poetry, differing from each other in essence, is to be deceived by wholly artificial divisions which have no real being.
​John Drinkwater
Author of "The Lyric"
​Born June 1, 1882

J. Drinkwater

Actually, I am going nowhere for two weeks. Just taking it easy on a little staycation (all we need after 14 months, right). Hopefully, next autumn? Before I sign off, however, I would like to share two bits of good news.

First, my memoir, That I Do Not Lose You: One's Man's Family Roots, recently earned one of six finalist positions for the William Faulkner - William Wisdom award in nonfiction for 2020. It is sponsored by the Pirates Alley Faulkner Society of New Orleans. I'm hoping this award will help me to place the manuscript with a publisher some time in the near future. Wish me well!

Next, as an amateur photographer, I like to enter photos in exhibitions. Recently two were accepted for one called Monuments of the World - 11 X 14 Works on Paper, sponsored by the Office of International Affairs at Texas Tech University. Up until mid-July, 2021, the show can be viewed in the spacious gallery found at the International Cultural Center. M-F, 8-5. If you wish to take a look at a handsome virtual tour, click here to view digital versions of monuments found around the world.

NEXT POST: June 16, 2021 | Hope to see you then.