Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Roaring!

Well, it has been a year for awards and this one is very special. Stephen Wylder, a frequent commentator on this blog, has tapped me for the Shameless Lions Writing Circle's A Roar for Powerful Words Award. Wow. Steve has also won this award, which is only fitting.

You see, he's a deep thinker. Always has been. That didn't necessarily play well with some of our high school classmates, but hey, it was *cough* the late sixties and early seventies. A time of vibrant and often disturbing change. RFK and King's assassinations. Vietnam War. Nixon. Lots of political and international upheaval. Like today.

So it is only fitting that Steve received the award and passes it on to others. My writings are nowhere as deep as Steve's but they do cut to the core of the issues we face on a daily basis. This blog is a means for me to examine what's going on and reveal my thoughts on various subjects. Not unlike thousands of other blogs. A collective weighing and measuring, if you will.

So it really cool to have someone give me a thumbs up for my postings. Thanks, Steve. You're an inspiration to the rest of us.

2 comments:

steve on the slow train said...
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steve on the slow train said...

Jana,

Many, many thanks for your kind words. I think both of us were something of outsiders at U-High--we weren't the affluent professors' kids who were the in-group. While I gave you the award for your writing, I've been impressed with your thoughts. You can't write a novel like Sojourn or create such believable charactersas Alistair Montrose without some deep thinking.