Welcome to our first podcast of the new year, and while the weather outside is bone-chilling, here at our WORDS TO GO studio, we always keep the kettle on and the fireplace crackling. So make yourself at home! Today Carole's given over the show to a remarkable piece of writing — Meredith Andrew's surreal and thoughtful reflection on the world of 9/11 and after. This inventive story made it into the prestigious Bridport Prize Anthology (2004), published in the U.K. Whether or not you've won a prize, we love reading your published work. Send us your short fiction, poetry, essays or novel excerpts. For submission guidelines, go to http://www.carolegiangrande.com/podcasts-giangrande.html