It's rather fitting that some things come to a close on this day -- the last day of the year. I submitted my last entry into the Rooglewood contest this morning. I can hardly believe it took me until the day of the deadline to send it in because I'm usually earlier than that. And, even with the extra time I took, I still felt a little bit like maybe I could have done better if I had more time. But there was no feeling of regret when I hit "send." Mostly it was just a prayer that Rooglewood would hear the heart of the message when they read it and that maybe, if I win, they could help me bring the full potential out of my little story. And there was also a feeling, after working on these stories for more than six months, that it felt good to close that chapter and move on to the next one. I did it. I wrote them. And I'm really proud of them. Last year, the act of hitting "send" on my contest entry catapulted me into an anticipatory state....
Esther that is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Erudessa! It turned out better than I expected, and I just so proud of it that I had to share it with somebody who would appreciate it! Are you ever that way? I have so many sketches that turn out horribly. So when one surprises me by being decent, I tend to leave it out on the coffee table and hope somebody notices it -- you know what I mean?
ReplyDeleteSo thank you for noticing!
You must be getting so excited! That's a nice sketch too - I always admire people who can draw. :) (I haven't progressed from stick figures, it seems.)
ReplyDeleteLovely sketch! I am so happy for you!
ReplyDeleteAhhh so exciting!!! And this is a beautiful sketch! =)
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