The sun came to see me today for the first time in what has felt like far too long. It soaked into the buildings and when I stood inside its arms, I actually felt warm. It's only February so I don't want to get too hopeful, but walking around today my head was able to remember what this place feels like in summer and it was delicious. We should begin, there is much to say.
THINGS THAT HAPPENED ON THE JOURNAL THIS WEEK:
Some more flash fiction, which is good for me to do because sometimes it is necessary to just write or to just draw, and usually I'm perpetually thinking about and working on a combination of the two. Also a recent illustration deserving of a space, and some nostalgia.Â
BOOK-RELATED NEWS:
This week I finally received my author copies of Speaking in Tongues, and then soon after a few copies of the Spanish edition of Lost in Translation, and then some of the Lost in Translation notecards! I don't think the postman is particularly fond of me.
And then I can finally mention that this happened.
Lost in Translation and I have been chosen as number 1 for the Kinokuniya booksellers award in Japan, which is completely crackers. This is the second time a non-fiction title has ever been chosen to receive the award, and I was required to write a thank you message (and record a video but we won't mention that). Exciting news has that strange ability to throw you entirely off balance, and I still don't think my brain can really grasp how astonishingly magnificent this is. I did a little dance but then I just felt very tired so sat down and made a cup of tea to recover.
THING NOBODY HAS SEEN BEFORE:
1. This quote.
The end.
The sky is still blue, and although I've reverted back to feeling cold, I still have a strange sort of burning pain in my stomach that shouts at me to carry on striving for what is good and right and true—we should all be doing so, because heck knows we need to, especially now. Give people your time, your kindness, and your arms, because we have a choice and I'm not going anywhere quietly.
Farewell, see you next sometime.
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