Tonight was the 2nd day of the 2025 Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. (OWFI) conference. Tonight, they held the awards for their yearly writing contest.

While I did not win in any poetry categories, I got 3rd place in the “Article: Non-Fiction Feature” category. It also came with a small $$ prize. There’s nothing like hearing the beginning of the title before it pops up on the projection screen and knowing it’s your article. I specifically wrote “Rise of the Chiefs” for this contest, and to be published at Prime Time Sports Talk.

It’s my first official writing award. That baby is going in a frame and will be hung on the wall.

In other news, I was able to get Jim Butcher’s signature.

Life is kinda good and happy at the moment.

Now…back to writing fiction.