My story, "Shaking Hands," was rejected by the Machine of Death, Vol. 2. I really, really, really wanted to get in. But considering they had almost 2,000 submissions and they only had room for 30 stories, that's not anything to feel bad about ( Read more... )

 1. I've received an acceptance for one of my poems. Will give you the when and where once the contract is signed, but in the meantime, yay!

2. I've also received a rejection for a very short story I submitted, but I don't feel bad about this because: a) I generally don't worry about that sort of thing, and b) see above.

3. I totally rocked my Minnie ( Read more... )

I have received a rejection on the four poems that I sent to The New Yorker. This was not a surprise really.

My immediate thought was, "Ah, well. Se la vie." I'm rather proud of the poems I sent in. I like them quite a lot, but that doesn't mean their suited for that market. Besides, if nothing else, I've learned in the process of writing them, and ( Read more... )