Back in August, I entered a writing contest. The prizes were donations to charitable organizations – a concept I could totally get behind. I sent along my soft science fiction short story “Flora, Not Fauna” to Bards and Sages Publishing.
On December 18th, I got notice that I was an Honorable Mention. I couldn’t say anything until they made the announcements, though. I’ve been sitting on this gnus! for a half month. You can imagine the flailing that has been happening. Kermie-dances galore, people.
The upshot?
I’m gonna be published in an anthology this summer! I’ll pause to allow the squee-ing to commence.1
The information that I have says that I may choose to have my “story included in our awards anthology, Bardic Tales and Sage Advice vol. 4,” – to which I say “Do people actually say ‘No’ to that question?”
I am, of course, encouraging you all to go and purchase 12 copies of this anthology. 😀
To say that I am completely bowled over and excited would be understating things. So, I will just say that I am honored to have been chosen. Thank you so very, very much.
1 – You *are* squee-ing, right? I sure am!
The Process 
I TOLD you that you needed to keep writing about that character. And while I didn’t “squee” – being much too manly for that – I do feel much happiness and joy for you.
Thanks, doll. 🙂
And, I remember your telling me she was my “Mua-dib” and that I should continue writing about her.
squeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Congratulations!
Thank you!
If you include a spastic dance around the house, that’s pretty much exactly the noise I made when I found out.
I’ve scheduled a wee little congratulatory announcement to show up on the Literary Austin blog tomorrow night….look for it around 7:45 pm.
WOO HOO! Congratulations! That’s huge!!!
Thank you so much!
Yayayayayayayay!
Can’t believe I missed this. This is wonderful, wonderful news. Congrats Bon.