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My MWC Acceptance Speech

It’s a tad too soon, but I can’t wait anymore

Oh My!

I’m so emotional. I can barely type these words: I won, you didn’t.

YES!

In a contest, it’s never about winning. It’s about everybody else losing. And I did it. I won. You lost. I’m repeating myself, I know, but it feels so good.

THANKS!

So many people I would like to thank; above all, me, myself, and I.

I could go on forever, but I’ll be reasonable and stick to my favorite topics: Work, Reentry, Space, Death, and Myself.

Work thanks

That was a slog. Can you believe I even edited my winning article? First time ever. It was so boring! I’m glad I won. I won’t have to edit anything ever again.

Reentry thanks

We all knew from the start that one reentry wouldn’t make it. Well, I won, and you didn’t. You could have spared yourself the entry. But damn! How many times did I have to reenter my working space to write this winning article?! Unbelievable.

Space thanks

This one’s special. Thanks to my wife and two kids for moving out of the house for a month. They gave me enough space to write this winning article. It’s now my turn. Always generous, I’ll give back three-fold and move to Hawaii for three months — alone.

Death thanks

You’re not going to believe this, but I had my doubts. Losing this contest would have been the death of my writing dreams. So, I can imagine how hard it is for you right now. It’s all right, I won. Big up to my fear of dying. Without it, I wouldn’t have written such a touching — and winning — story.

Myself thanks

I wanted to make this speech a funny one, but then, I thought I would better focus on myself as I did in my winning entry.

Thank I for being me. Thank I for writing these masterpieces. Thank I for being there with me, by my side, at all times. Without me, I wouldn’t have made it. I’m a true inspiration to me, and I will never be able to thank I enough.

All the best to myself!

The MWC is over, but you still have time to enter the Smillew Writers Challenge. The good news is that I can’t participate, so you have a chance to win. The bad news is that there’s nothing to win.