I’ve just learned that my piece “Poem Ending with a Whimper,” which was published in Volume Three of Lamplit Underground, has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Thank you, editor Janna Liggan, for this honor!
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Terrific, Bob! Congratulations!
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Thanks, Cate. I was certainly surprised. But pleasantly so. 🙂
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Woo-hoo! Way to go, Bob. Much deserved, and I hope you win one!
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Thank you, Leigh. Chances of winning aren’t good, to say the least, but it’s an honor to be nominated.
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After I’d written that, I was in a panic completely second-guessing myself–my mind was like, “Leigh, Bob’s already won a Pushcart, so why’d you write ‘hope you win’ you dummy (about myself)!” In my book, FWIW, it’s 100% plausible you won or will soon. When will you know the results?
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This was my seventh nomination, so maybe the 7th time is the charm? Oh, they announce it in the summer, I think.
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‘I look to the ground for answers’ – great line, rings true! The illustrations are beautiful, too.
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Thank you, Dave. It’s a lovely publication!
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Well deserved. May it win.
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Thank you, Ellen. Maybe the seventh time will be the charm! 😁
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Congratulations, Robert! Such a wonderful milestone in your writing journey!
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Thanks very much, Susi. It’s always an unexpected honor.
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You’re welcome! Yes, it is. I know I’d be shocked but thrilled were I to be nominated. One can dream? 😉
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One must dream!
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Absolutely!
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Congratulations!
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Thanks, Andrew.
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You’re welcome.
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Congrats Bob, and happy new year!
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Thanks, Mek! And happy new year to you, too!
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Thanks ☺
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Wow. What a great honor! You work hard at it. Congratulations, Randy
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Thank you, Randy.
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Fantastic!
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Thanks, Jazz. It’s nice to know that someone out there liked the poem. An affirmation, if ever there was.
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Oh my, that is no small token of esteem! Go RO!
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Thanks, Sunshine. It is, it is!
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You are a rockstar!
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Ha! More like a fleck of dust…
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Congrats! (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe!
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