If you’re in “Victoria” (Coast Salish territory) this Friday, May 9, I’ll be reading some of my writing at the Look Festival at 11 am!
The Look Festival (taking place at Uptown in a biiiiiiiig room next to Forever 21) is hosted by the Community Arts Council of Victoria, an organization that promotes local arts and artists. I just became a member last week. I am involved in the festival with two hats on; as a writer and a visual artist. One of my pastel paintings, “The Chinese School in Blossom Time,” (pictured below) won an award! Darn, I wasn’t there to bask in the glow on Saturday when it was (apparently) announced, because I was off on more important business — chilling with my three awesome daughters.
While I’m not one for looking to awards for validation (seriously — I’m philosophically against that; it’s a long story but it’s all Stephen Pressfield’s fault), I would be a lying hound to say it doesn’t feel good to get a little official recognition for what is actually bloody hard work at the best of times.
Anyway, I hope to see you on Friday for what could be called “Jenny’s Slightly Warped Story Time.” If I have time, I will read two, maybe three short stories. If not, umm, well, then just one! I promise I will not be boring — my stories are pretty funny, if I do say so, and I may even bust out some of my acting skills, you never know. Voices and such. Alien voices even, maybe. Plus flailing!
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