Called and Celebrated So there I sat with my colleague. We had submitted a letter earlier on and had returned to do a follow-up. We were being hopeful that we could book a meeting with the principal of the school but this receptionist wouldn't let us see her. What were we there for? We were running a creative writing clinic for children and wanted to conduct a similar clinic in the school for their students if they so wanted. We were hopeful we had a good proposal and a meeting with the principal would afford us the opportunity to communicate our intentions across clearly. However, this gatekeeper like several others wouldn't let us in. After a couple visits that seemed fruitless, we gave up on the idea and went off the scene. Fast forward, I went about doing my own stuff and getting better and bigger at what I knew how to do best; writing and conducting coaching sessions on creative writing. I got gigs to teach at writing workshops, got nominations for awards and got
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