Last night, at Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island, the students of this year's Writer's Studio got together, and read our work to a fairly well-filled house. It was a fun evening, and everyone did well.

The funny thing for me last night was the stage lighting. I've never read on a stage in a theatre before and I was half-surprised to find that I couldn't see most of the audience. I'd heard before that stage lights dazzle a performers eyes, and it's true--I could only see about the first five rows into the audience. I found it a little unnerving--sort of like reading to a blank wall. I'm used to seeing people's faces when I read and I get pleasure out of their reactions. Last night, I still got laughs in the places I was expecting, but I couldn't see by whom.

Also, last night, we launched Emerge, our Studio anthology. I even got to sign a copy or two. All in all, a very healthy night for the ego.