Going Nowhere
I pop the lid and stare inside
the plastic jar holds more or less
enough for me to take this ride
my first, my last, a wax-winged flight
I've left a note, I leave tonight.
Michael Calvert
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Non-Facebook Status Update
Okay folks, it's been awhile--thought I'd throw you a bone here! lol! Well, life as a student has been interesting to say the least. I completed a grueling six courses during the spring semester and told myself I'd never do that again! Well, this fall I once again enrolled in (you guessed it) six courses. That's a lot by the way--especially for an old guy! Some good things have begun to happen though: I was published in a local magazine; here's the story link http://www.synergymag.ca/the-writer-in-me/ I also won the Barry Broadfoot Award for integrity in Creative Writing and Journalism. It's an award given through VIU and had a $500.00 cheque attached to it. (And who can't use 500 bucks?) I have many projects on the go and I still have not decided which avenue of writing I will end up pursuing. No rush, I'm still young.
I have maintained a 'Dean's List' standing through my first two years with a GPA of 4.0 + (I hope this means I have a shot to make it as a writer when I get out!) Not that there are many jobs out there for us writerly-types, but as agents of creativity, we like to dream there are. Who knows? I may even venture into the realm of 'Master's Degree' if I'm up to it when I finish the next two years.
I am beginning an internship in January with a local magazine, here is their website: http://canadianhotrods.com/ I haven't written anything for them yet, but hopefully that'll happen in the spring issue.
The school newpaper, The Navigator, did a profile piece on me last week and it came out today. I never got around to picking up a paper when I was at school today, but I'm anxious to see how it turned out when I go back Friday. I am going to throw a couple of pieces on the Wattpad site, so if you haven't signed up to read my work there, then I suggest you do so. The link is on the upper left. I will post a poem on my blog after this just because I haven't put anything up in a while.
Hope all is well with every one of my dozen followers! Haha!
I have maintained a 'Dean's List' standing through my first two years with a GPA of 4.0 + (I hope this means I have a shot to make it as a writer when I get out!) Not that there are many jobs out there for us writerly-types, but as agents of creativity, we like to dream there are. Who knows? I may even venture into the realm of 'Master's Degree' if I'm up to it when I finish the next two years.
I am beginning an internship in January with a local magazine, here is their website: http://canadianhotrods.com/ I haven't written anything for them yet, but hopefully that'll happen in the spring issue.
The school newpaper, The Navigator, did a profile piece on me last week and it came out today. I never got around to picking up a paper when I was at school today, but I'm anxious to see how it turned out when I go back Friday. I am going to throw a couple of pieces on the Wattpad site, so if you haven't signed up to read my work there, then I suggest you do so. The link is on the upper left. I will post a poem on my blog after this just because I haven't put anything up in a while.
Hope all is well with every one of my dozen followers! Haha!
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