From aprilhenry (April's link) A way to get a rejection before you actually submit anything. You know, to build up your endurance. To thicken up that boiled-egg-membrane you call a skin.

Here's mine:

Dear Writer,

And for your next trick, you’ll … what? Make a human turd turn into an ursine one? No? Create a maggot-vomiting cat? Do tell. We expect wonders.

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