joy

on getting a literary and metaphorical shot in the arm and unearthing big feelings

To my dear Musers

Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash

I received the most joyous news on Sunday, however, when I first began reading the email I assumed that it was another ‘thanks but no thanks’ reply. It began with all the wonderful things about the entries, the judges, the calibre of the work – and at this point I nearly moved the email straight to my …