Oh my….

Happy, happy, happy me. This evening I got some great news. I’ve received a Pushcart Prize nomination for “Go.”

I think the final decision as to which pieces make it into the anthology happens sometime in the spring. Cross your fingers for me, please!


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130 Comments on “Oh my….

  1. Congratulations!! This is such exciting news, and I’m so proud of you. It’s a damn fine story — but I’ll still cross my fingers for you.
    Posted by: alison

  2. That’s wonderful. Best of luck with the Pushcarts! I love them and their focus on the small presses.
    Posted by: Valerie in San Diego

  3. Congratulations!! This is such exciting news, and I’m so proud of you. It’s a damn fine story — but I’ll still cross my fingers for you.
    Posted by: alison

  4. That’s wonderful. Best of luck with the Pushcarts! I love them and their focus on the small presses.
    Posted by: Valerie in San Diego

  5. I just read your story – it’s beautiful. Congratulations on the nomination.
    Posted by: Ash

  6. Congratulations! i will keep my fingers crossed until spring. 🙂
    Posted by: Emma

  7. I just read your story – it’s beautiful. Congratulations on the nomination.
    Posted by: Ash

  8. Congratulations! i will keep my fingers crossed until spring. 🙂
    Posted by: Emma

  9. That’s wonderful news, Cari. Congratulations!
    Posted by: Carole

  10. Congratulations! Consider everything crossed 🙂
    Posted by: janine

  11. That’s wonderful news, Cari. Congratulations!
    Posted by: Carole

  12. Congratulations! Consider everything crossed 🙂
    Posted by: janine

  13. That’s awesome! And well-deserved. Congrats and good luck!
    Posted by: J Strizzy

  14. Wow. That’s amazingly cool and validating and marvelous.
    Not that I’m surprised or anything.
    Posted by: Juno

  15. WOW! Congratulations! Just read “Go” and really enjoyed it. Great.
    Posted by: Kim P

  16. That’s awesome! And well-deserved. Congrats and good luck!
    Posted by: J Strizzy

  17. Wow. That’s amazingly cool and validating and marvelous.
    Not that I’m surprised or anything.
    Posted by: Juno

  18. WOW! Congratulations! Just read “Go” and really enjoyed it. Great.
    Posted by: Kim P

  19. fabulous! I had read the story some months back shortly after discovering your blog – I hate to admit that the only author I recognized from the list was John Irving – BUT JOHN IRVING – I’m all crossed up for you as well as waiting patiently for publication of Drowning Practice – can’t wait!
    Posted by: robin

  20. Congratulations! I hope you win 😀

    I liked Go by the way 😀
    Posted by: Miriam

  21. Oh that’s fantastic – Pushcarts are such big guns. Congrats!
    Posted by: Lizbon

  22. Congratulations! You must be walking on air! I loved Go. It will be hard to walk and to type with all fingers and toes crossed until spring but I think I can do it.
    Posted by: kmkat

  23. fabulous! I had read the story some months back shortly after discovering your blog – I hate to admit that the only author I recognized from the list was John Irving – BUT JOHN IRVING – I’m all crossed up for you as well as waiting patiently for publication of Drowning Practice – can’t wait!
    Posted by: robin

  24. Congratulations! I hope you win 😀

    I liked Go by the way 😀
    Posted by: Miriam

  25. Oh that’s fantastic – Pushcarts are such big guns. Congrats!
    Posted by: Lizbon

  26. Congratulations! You must be walking on air! I loved Go. It will be hard to walk and to type with all fingers and toes crossed until spring but I think I can do it.
    Posted by: kmkat

  27. How exciting. Congratulations and Best Wishes.

    Posted by: Jennifer MW

  28. This is wonderful news! I am so happy for you 🙂
    Posted by: JoAnne

  29. Oh my goodness. What a huge honor. Congratulations. Crossing fingers and toes.
    Posted by: lanea

  30. Well deserved. Bob is crossing his skinny iggy legs as I write.

    Posted by: Frith

  31. How exciting. Congratulations and Best Wishes.

    Posted by: Jennifer MW

  32. This is wonderful news! I am so happy for you 🙂
    Posted by: JoAnne

  33. Oh my goodness. What a huge honor. Congratulations. Crossing fingers and toes.
    Posted by: lanea

  34. Well deserved. Bob is crossing his skinny iggy legs as I write.

    Posted by: Frith

  35. I am not at all surprised. And I am so very, very proud of you.

    (will this have any impact on your novel? As in, does publishing work the same way as the job market, in that once you’re in there, it’s easier to get other things published?)
    Posted by: Michelle

  36. OH MY GOD.

    Yay!

    I’m so damn happy for you. And proud. Fingers crossed, and all my toes.

    mwah!
    Posted by: Rachael

  37. AMAZING! Congrats, & consider everything crossed over here.
    Posted by: mindy

  38. Wahooo! You’re the coolest little Mama out there! Congratulations, really. I loved the story.
    Posted by: Susan (Hyperactive Hands)

  39. I am not at all surprised. And I am so very, very proud of you.

    (will this have any impact on your novel? As in, does publishing work the same way as the job market, in that once you’re in there, it’s easier to get other things published?)
    Posted by: Michelle

  40. OH MY GOD.

    Yay!

    I’m so damn happy for you. And proud. Fingers crossed, and all my toes.

    mwah!
    Posted by: Rachael

  41. AMAZING! Congrats, & consider everything crossed over here.
    Posted by: mindy

  42. Wahooo! You’re the coolest little Mama out there! Congratulations, really. I loved the story.
    Posted by: Susan (Hyperactive Hands)

  43. Congratulations! Fingers crossed. You’re in mighty fine company there!
    Posted by: Carol

  44. oh wow! congratulations! I’d nominate it, too, I really liked it. I’m always partial to travelling stories. 🙂
    Posted by: Nova

  45. Lovely story. I like that it begins with her holding a torn black ribbon. I understood that when I finished your tale. You deserve to win.
    Posted by: Lee

  46. Congratulations! Fingers crossed. You’re in mighty fine company there!
    Posted by: Carol

  47. oh wow! congratulations! I’d nominate it, too, I really liked it. I’m always partial to travelling stories. 🙂
    Posted by: Nova

  48. Lovely story. I like that it begins with her holding a torn black ribbon. I understood that when I finished your tale. You deserve to win.
    Posted by: Lee

  49. Yippeee!!! Yippeee!!! Yippee!!

    Fingers crossed. I am even praying in Ukrainian, pulling out the big guns hahahahha.

    Jean
    Posted by: Congrats

  50. Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!
    See? Good things DO come to those who wait. (patiently, or not!) Ha! 🙂

    Congrats. You deserve it!
    Posted by: Steph

  51. Yippeee!!! Yippeee!!! Yippee!!

    Fingers crossed. I am even praying in Ukrainian, pulling out the big guns hahahahha.

    Jean
    Posted by: Congrats

  52. Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!
    See? Good things DO come to those who wait. (patiently, or not!) Ha! 🙂

    Congrats. You deserve it!
    Posted by: Steph

  53. Cari, this is fantastic news. Offering congratulations may be a bit pre-emptive, but nonetheless. Congratulations.
    Posted by: jodi

  54. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
    Maybe I should take you out for a drink or a skein of yarn… cause guess who is coming to NYC SOON 🙂
    Posted by: stinkerbell

  55. that’s very cool! keeping my fingers crossed!
    Posted by: shobhana

  56. Cari, this is fantastic news. Offering congratulations may be a bit pre-emptive, but nonetheless. Congratulations.
    Posted by: jodi

  57. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
    Maybe I should take you out for a drink or a skein of yarn… cause guess who is coming to NYC SOON 🙂
    Posted by: stinkerbell

  58. that’s very cool! keeping my fingers crossed!
    Posted by: shobhana