Short List

I received an email today informing me that my manuscript, Glossolalia, has been short-listed for a (to be named at a later date) book prize! As with each of the previous three finalist notices, I can't help but thinking: is this the one?

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The semester is over, thank God. Next semester, I will be teaching two comp II classes and one creative writing class (yes!). I have about three weeks off and I've been spending it reading (Please by Jericho Brown and Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi), visiting with family and catching up with old friends, shopping for/wrapping gifts, and drinking plenty of holiday spice tea.

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Have a great holiday season, everyone!