"Eighty percent of life is showing up."--Woody Allen
The ceremony for awarding the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Non-fiction was to begin on Sunday evening at “8”--but it was a soft 8, a ragged 8, a late 8, a several minutes after 8.
There were six nominees, split between fiction and non-fiction. Only two of the six authors were present, and neither received the prize. Of the four who weren't on hand, their excuses were:
a sick family member (one of the winners);
was in Ireland, where she lived (the other winner);
was in Europe, where she was traveling (but she did give a cute talk, via an internet transmission)
The last nominee had the best excuse. He had died.
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