I have an admission. I was watching the score last night in class when my Self-editing for Fiction instructor went over how to cut, add, strengthen and polish aspects to our stories. While she was projecting notes onto the screen, I had my laptop open, glanced every 15 seconds at the CBC website to check the score. When the 3 -3 OT score changed to 4-3 for the Blackhawks, I closed my screen with a bump and harumphed! She looked at me and asked if I needed clarification on the current topic, about re-working an ending. I re-focused and asked how a reader should feel after a good ending. She said it should linger, like the taste of a good wine. This wasn’t the ending I wanted but then realized that the end of hockey is the beginning of summer.

The way I see it, the Canucks have better chances of getting by Chicago next year, since it’s very difficult to maintain the focus to win two years in a row. So I’m pleased to see Chicago win. Besides it reflects well on Vancouver. pq