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Happy Christmas from Cloud Nine.

2010 was a good year for me. I won quite a few awards this year and finally managed to complete my first short story collection (more about that anon). I also finally got around to arranging the completion of my PhD thesis which I'm hoping will turn into some kind of book next year. In 2011 I have a new short play on at the Arcola Theatre in London, and my play, Leopoldville (which won the 2010 Papatango New Writing Award) will have its first reading in the US. I'm really looking forward to that.

The picture here is 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' by Dorothy Tanning. I saw this startling piece at the Tate Modern this year where it is one of the many Surrealist works in the Poetry and Dreams exhibition. Tanning was the wife of Max Ernst and as I've come to know her work I have to say I prefer hers to his. Have a great Christmas and a brilliant 2011!

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  1. Michael FarryDecember 24, 2010 at 12:50 PM

    Well done on a great 2010 and continued success in 2011. Happy Christmas!

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  2. JAKI MCCARRICKDecember 24, 2010 at 2:00 PM

    Thanks Michael. Same to you. Right now I'd give all the successes of 2010 to find my missing cat, Iggy. He went missing on December 13th on the day of the thaw and hasn't come back since. I've two other cats but we really miss little Iggy. Have a great break and a wonderful 2011.

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  3. Rachel FentonDecember 25, 2010 at 2:11 PM

    Hope Iggy returnst home safe and soon.

    That's one of my favourite paintings but I've only ever seen it in books! First came across it when I was seventeen (same time as I discovered Stanley Spencer's work - whci I have seen in "real life"), hadn't seen anything like it before.

    Well, congratulations on all your achievements and Happy New Year!

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  4. Rachel FentonDecember 25, 2010 at 2:12 PM

    That should have said hope your cat returns home safe and soon...typo, typo, typo....

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  5. LizDecember 25, 2010 at 3:14 PM

    Hi Jaki,

    Bravo on such a wonderful year.

    Don't cats just break our hearts as well as fill our hearts, keeping fingers crossed for Iggy's return, he may be sheltering somewhere till the snow clears up. When my cat, Siam, went missing, I remember thinking exactly like you
    regarding a good fortune that came my way on the same day he went...
    Happy New Year, Jaki and hope to hear soon the happy news of Iggy's return.

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  6. JAKI MCCARRICKDecember 26, 2010 at 4:02 AM

    Oh Rachel, I've published the typo here - will see if I can get it off on the moderation page. I like 'returnst' anyway - very Shakespearean. Thanks for the hopes for Iggy. Thanks Liz also. We've been doing a lot of looking, leafleting and the like. Hopefully he will come back soon. He is neutered and has gone away before but never for two weeks. Will let you know. Did Siam ever come home?

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