Installment 5
Magazine Launch (installment 6)
We
walked into the hall; into a sea of people.
It’s not my first reading, I
thought as we hunted for seats. It’s not even the first time I’ve read
off-island. Byron found two chairs but rows separated them. I shook my head
and mouthed, “no.” But it is the first time I’ve read to this many writers. We
claimed two chairs—they were in the middle of the second row. And they’ll
all judging me. I grabbed Byron’s hand and held on tight. I’m not
nervous. I’m not nervous. I’ll be fine. I’ll be fine.
One of the women I had talked to earlier spoke
into the microphone. “On behalf of the Victoria Writers Society, I’d like to
welcome everyone here tonight. And I’m sure all of the writers, who will soon
be readers, are glad you came as well. Just a reminder, each reader has five
minutes. Five minutes. Please respect the audience and your fellow writers and
keep to this time limit. Now without further delay I’d like to invite…” Reader
after reader took the stage. I can’t
even hear him. She should look up more. I can do much better than that. When
will it be my turn? We’re only supposed to read for five minutes. She’s
talking much longer. Someone should say something. I envisioned a large
hook and chuckled to myself. It wasn’t nice—and I was a little ashamed of
myself, but… I need to read. I n-e-e-d to r-e-a-d.Mayne Island Fall Fair Parade 2013...
Local informational magazine: The MayneLiner
Terry Fox Run
Queen Victoria
Silver Maynes: club for seniors
Recycling Society
Electric car and bike followed by the Mayne Island community.
Yes, we have a bus. Hurray!
It's new. And needs our support. So let's support it.
Mayne Island Fire Fighters
