Thank you.

Today @agnieszkasshoes of Eight Cuts announced:

For my work creating and building the #amwriting community, I've been awarded The Christopher Al-Aswad Prize.

The prize is "for outstanding contribution to breaking down barriers in literature and between literature and other arts."

Chris Al-Aswad created Escape into Life.  If you're not familiar with Chris, stop here and take a second to go to this tribute page and read his poem, "The Pleasures Are Fleeting."

Beautiful, yeah?  I know.

So I'm a little intimidated to be given a prize that honors the memory of someone so beloved and talented.  There's really no way to do this justice.

So I just say thank you.

Because nothing else feels significant.

Thank you, Chris Al-Aswad. Your passion lives on in those who remember you. Because of you, amazing people are showering the #amwriting community with their creative talent and generosity.  Having never met or talked with you, I know you are the reason.  Thank you.