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At what point did I get lost?
Dec. 22nd, 2007 02:27 pmI'm listening to NPR at work. Most of the time I can block out the nattering, but there is currently an English guy on there and I find his voice thoroughly distracting. It must be the novelty. I'm trying to keep warm whilst waiting for one of my students to turn up (she probably isn't coming).
So I was browsing the Guardian books site, and found this article. I used to go to university with Susan Fletcher. We edited the fiction and poetry section of "Point Shirley" the lit magazine. And she was kind enough to offer me a place to sleep when I had my interview at the UEA. It's wonderful to hear that her second novel (at the age of 28) is nominated for an award (the first one won the Whitbread First Novel Award).Yet, its also a little bit bitter on my part as, well, I'm jealous. Or rather, I started thinking, when did I become such a waste of space? But these thoughts should not be dwelt on. I can only blame myself for most of it (and Andrew Motion a little bit). I will have to keep working at it. Amusing how I can always turn other people's success into a reflection upon myself, ne?
So I was browsing the Guardian books site, and found this article. I used to go to university with Susan Fletcher. We edited the fiction and poetry section of "Point Shirley" the lit magazine. And she was kind enough to offer me a place to sleep when I had my interview at the UEA. It's wonderful to hear that her second novel (at the age of 28) is nominated for an award (the first one won the Whitbread First Novel Award).Yet, its also a little bit bitter on my part as, well, I'm jealous. Or rather, I started thinking, when did I become such a waste of space? But these thoughts should not be dwelt on. I can only blame myself for most of it (and Andrew Motion a little bit). I will have to keep working at it. Amusing how I can always turn other people's success into a reflection upon myself, ne?