The rejection I was (almost) relieved to receive

Only a few minutes ago, I received one of maybe two rejections I have been relieved to receive in my life. I have a story out at six different magazines that would pay at least $100 and up to maybe $330 if they were to accept the story. I have reason to believe at least … Continue reading The rejection I was (almost) relieved to receive

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I’ve gotten spoiled, and I guess that’s good(?)

It's been two and a half weeks since my last acceptance, and that bothers me. I imagined the recent spate of acceptances heralding an unremitting flood. I was wondering how I would keep up with all of the acceptances—more acceptances than stories I've written! I would be drowning in adulation, money, and blog topics. I … Continue reading I’ve gotten spoiled, and I guess that’s good(?)

“There Was No Apple When Mankind Fell” available again

Observant readers of my blog will notice that I mentioned an acceptance for "There Was No Apple When Mankind Fell" two weeks ago and said it would be available the week following, but I didn't mention it the next week. That's because of the acceptance I got a week later. I wanted to crow over … Continue reading “There Was No Apple When Mankind Fell” available again