November 9th, 2016

It's a disheartening day in the writing community. I'm feeling what can only be described as shell-shocked today. It feels like this came out of nowhere. But I did see a tweet that helped. 

Justin McElroy

@JustinMcElroy

I'm gonna wake up and keep trying to do good and so are you and nobody gets to vote on that.

I feel the need to say publicly in very simple terms that I will do the best I can to promote diversity and own voices in every contest I host. To support writers. To encourage the writing community. To show that love can trump hate.

So I'll continue to do all the good I can, for as long as I can, for as many as I can. Thank you, Hillary. 

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