Chris Pitch\'s story Procrasturbation won second prize in SCSU\'s very competitive fiction writing contest. There will be a reading on May 10th at 7:45 at SCSU in Engleman D253, the Common Room. It\'s in New Haven so anyone going to see Tim at Richter\'s later that night should go to the reading first!
Here is what the judge had to say about the story:
The story of two semi-lovable losers and the four-year-old who loves
them both, this piece succeeds through the confidence of its narration,
the strong characterizations of the two men, and the snappy dialogue.
WYSIWYG is the rule, too, in point-of-view. The intensity of Schmitty\'s
focus on the various processes related to smoking bowl after bowl of
pot not only helps to illuminate those processes for the reader, it
also convincingly renders the psychic and physical environments of the
expert toker and his mercenary dealer. In short order, the author
establishes a nicely balanced irony, an earnest and universal
desperation that will momentarily dispel the haze of the characters\'
otherwise casual, dudely demeanor.
Thanks for posting that Cori! I\'ve put a lot of work into the story over the past year and it\'s an honor to be recognized. I look forward to reading it and listening to the other stories that night. I will also definitely be doing the reading>Richter\'s should there be a Richter\'s that night and it will surely be fun if some people come along.
Thanks again to everyone who read it and gave me kind and helpful comments. And a special thanks to you Fred. If anyone else wants to take a read, give me your email address and I\'ll gladly send it to you.
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Congratulations.
obsession600 AT gmail please
Woo hoo! Way to go, Chris
I\'ll be @ the reading>Richter\'s
i\'ve read this and it is really great. i enjoyed it tremendously. i am scheduled to work that night so i likely cain\'t be there, but i hope many of you will attend. congrats chris.......well deserved!!!
Woo hoo! Way to go, Chris I\'ll be @ the reading>Richter\'s
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And, I would also like a copy. todd at tkaphotos dot com
Cool! Congrats man.
Check your PM box.
Now that was a fun read..
Bringing food to the dealer is funny because it\'s true!
marobert AT student DOT umass DOT edu
very interested to read this!
frank=NOT WAH.
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yeah and the Sun sets in the east.