The Glenn Gould Prize Gala Celebrates the 9th Laureate, Leonard Cohen

This event has left me speechless but I'll try:

I'm so grateful to live close enough to Leonard Cohen to have attended this ceremony.

He is so loved, by so many. I think he knows it.
My homage poem, "Famous Troubadour" and a copy of "Sarah's Education" was taken from me by a kind assistant who said she would make sure he receives my gifts.

His speech was gracious and short, because he wanted to listen to the music.

The stand-out performances were not the ones I expected to be: Anjani (his companion) sang her song, "Crazy to Love You." She has the voice of an angel. I'm happy he finally has his very own angel.

Alan Rickman, of "Harry Potter" fame, read poetry.

John Prine was good and so were the "Cowboy Junkies," especially when Prine joined the Junkies on the song "One of Us Cannot be Wrong."

Serena Ryder was truly spectacular, singing "Sisters of Mercy."

Adam Cohen, who introduced himself as the son of a famous singer from Quebec, Celine Dion (zo zilly) was also a surprise. He is a terrific musician! He and Serena Ryder sang "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" and then Adam sang a rockin' rendition of "So Long, Marianne" and we were all invited to sing along. Many of the performers piled back on stage to sing along as well.

Leonard waved to us all from the balcony and left.

What a special person he is. There were many kudos to Glenn Gould as well. I hadn't realized how much of an impact he had on the world of classical music until tonight.

Many people in the audience wore fedoras. I'll make sure my sister and I have them for his upcoming tour. We'll see him in Ottawa.

Leonard makes me want to be a better person while soothing me with the truth about how difficult it is to be good. He makes me feel better about the world, while reminding me how harsh life can be for some human beings.

He makes me want to sing, dance, write, cry and laugh.

Leonard makes me want to touch, physically touch, everyone and yet -

He makes me yearn to be alone so I can listen and learn from the silence.

Sunday! Read all about me!

I'm Lee-Ann Vinson's guest on her Sunday blog post. We're not talking about Mothers, even though the post goes up on Mothers' Day.

We're talking about ME.

Although, yes, I am a mother.

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xoxo Mad

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My very first fantasy tale is one of the fantastical stories in this gorgeous anthology, now available for pre-order. Mitzi Szereto is the editor so you know it's going to be good. I love working with her. She's a real pro and she's not afraid to take chances. Mitzi published one of my first stories,before I was even Madeline Moore. "Hurting Hugh" appeared in the Revenge Anthology listed on this page, to your right. She asked me to edit the story down as much as I could as she wanted to include a couple more stories as well. I did so. Now I'm not unknown. I submitted my story, "In the Kingdom of Roz" because I wanted to try writing something new and because Mitzi is the editor. She asked me to edit the story down as much as I could. I did so. Some things never change! Both times it was for the best, by the way. She's a talented editrix. I'm in good company in this anthology. Pre-order Thrones of Desire in the UK by clicking here More later, dear blog readers, I'm finishing a petit novel (my first) for the new, all digital Harper Collins Imprint mentioned below: Michief. Bye for now. xoxo Madeline

Mishief is the new all digital erotica Imprint from Harper Collins. Look for *me* in the anthology SWAP and the upcoming petit novel PRETTY AS A PORN STAR