Acceptance Speech
CATHY WILKINSON

I am beside myself with gratitude! I can hardly believe I have legitimately attained the high honor of Drama Queen! There are those (who shall remained unnamed) who have recklessly hurled the title at me in the past. He (again, unnamed) shouted, not without some rancor, "Hey you, Drama Queen, get off your high horse!" Now, we all know that Drama Queens don't ride horses. We prefer to ride rising tides of hysteria. I thank all who appreciated and voted for my miserable recollection of just one of the many tides in my life. Ranting and raving is an art form, one that often gets short shrift in a world that overvalues patience, graciousness and understanding. Fellow Mothers, stand tall among the infidels! Whine when asked to drive the entire basketball team to Pizza Hut. Take to your bed if someone dares to ask for an angel costume due the next morning (especially if there are wings involved). Call your mother immediately when a certain unnamed person acts like an ass in front of your friends at an art gallery exhibiting a collection titled, "Batik ... art or chaos?" Above all, remind everyone that it is you alone, overworked slave that you are, who keeps everything humming along smoothly. Why, they would all crumble into a messy heap of unsigned permission slips, Ding-Dongs and toys that can put an eye out!

Thank you, fellow Drama Queens, for validating my life's work. Now I really must run. The cat has eaten a candle and is yacking up wax balls in the kitchen.

-- Cathy Wilkinson
Acknowledged Drama Queen
SALON | Jan. 25, 1999

Drama Queen for a Day + Cathy Wilkinson + Fran Liscio + Chil Truth