It is very exciting to see my essay like this. I have been writing for 3 + years now and as time passes I see my writing changing and getting better.
There was a local contest once in the town I live in. I submitted a story called "families" I was so excited when I was notified that it had earned a
second place prize and I was asked to attend an awards ceremony at the library.
The first prize was given to a professional poet who wrote a lovely piece. I was asked to read for the group or they would read it for me. I
was scared silly but decided that I would like for the society to hear it the way I meant for it to sound. I just read looking down at the paper and didn't dare to look up at the audience till the final lines. When I did what I saw was people silently staring at me and for a moment I thought they hated it.
The woman from the society came over to me and said "oh my goodness I am so depressed" she said that she liked the piece when she read it, but loved it when I read it. The people in the group had very generous comments, but the nicest compliement came from professional poet with an invitation to join her group. I was most honored.
