In the Middle of Somewhere
Approx. 1,000 words; 2nd place winner, Northwest Denver Literary Challenge,
2006.
About the essay:
A Denver native's take on the city, its changes, and her own, after meeting the
transplants that flocked there in the '90s.
Author's note: "You don't have to live in Colorado to read it, but it
helps."
STEP AWAY FROM THE PUNCHBOWL AND REACH
FOR THE FABULOUSNESS
Approx. 2,000 words; one of three essays in an entry that George Mason
University awarded
its national nonfiction grant, the Mary Roberts Rinehart award, 2003.
About the essay:
A young writer's internal and external struggles over choosing a life and livelihood in
the arts.
Author's note: "Artists, let's commiserate, shall we?"
In the tradition of David Sedaris, Laurie Notaro, Dave Barry and others, Just A Small Town Girl tells the ticklish
true story of a girl's first important decision.
