GONG

Not yet the end of January and these writings have garnered their first award already. The people who are responsible for the CultSpy series of awards over at Spymac awarded us the gong left. Now the CultSpy awards are one of the very best things about Spymac, always have been. The whole initiative is a community thing. One guy who cares for the community instigated them and keeps them running: they are awards by the community for the community and that is why they are so special. We are very proud of this award.

The citation reads: " Thank you for the time, thought, and effort you put into your blog.

The poesy of your prose is at times breathtaking.

The diversity of your subject matter displays a refreshing awareness of the world outside your hearth.

Your writing skills are masterful while you provoke our thoughts, paint pictures with your words, educate us, enchant us, and, yes, entertain us.

You have what all writers want most, not awards, but the ability to improve the world one word at a time."