A busy year, mostly writing. Far steadier than last year as far as good/bad things go; though friends had difficult years, ours was a definite improvement on 2007.

My 2008:

• I actually completed some writing projects (see details)


• completed the Canada Council grant


• friends and family put up with my whining about turning 50


• new writing laptop


• Jim and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary with a lovely writing retreat at La Push that was a definite highlight to our year


• visited Chicago for the first time


• helped run my eight Clarion West workshop and it was a great one


• survived Seattle's snowcopalypse quite well, though I did really miss my parents' usual trip to visit us over Christmas


• Sophia decided that Atia is okay and Titus is tolerable

For my favourite listens, reads, and details of my writing accomplishments, see Les Semaines.