volcanos

i was listening to GO on cbc this morning. it was all about books. contest nanna came on and started talking about canada writes. i'd heard of it before, i'd even possibly been to the website because i knew there was a blog category, but all of a sudden i felt like i should submit something. i DO have a blog and all. so at first i hunted thru my archives looking for something suitable. when i did, i made some modifications, then went to submit it, but quickly discovered they will not accept entries that have previously published online. SO i had to write something fresh. it turned out to be relatively easy, i had some fresh material. last night i went on a roadtrip to peterborough with al & bren. why, you ask? well... aside from the pleasure of their company we were going to meet up with a few guys to talk about hatch, and it's future. the meeting went well and was also pretty fun. unfortunately... i can't really divulge much about it because i already sent a 200 word piece to canada writes. i have to admit, i think it's pretty solid. a gem of a blog entry. i sent it to bren and she too really liked it. i don't particularly expect to qualify, but obviously that would be pretty rad. i'm sure there's loads of stiff competition. BUT it's yet another thing i've never done before, and that makes me happy. it's also kind of neat submitting something for official review.

those bright shiny lights,
they be shining so bright.
they’re casting a shadow
on all the simple things you used to own.
they’re casting a shadow,
what a sorrowful sight.