Another milestone accomplished...

[calzephyr77]

It's been a long wait since Zombie Pirate Publishing's writing week and a longer wait since I found out that my story, SATURN RETURNS, made it to the long list of submissions for their anthology, THE RINGED GIANT. Well, holy cow, I found out yesterday evening that it made the short list. This isn't the final list, but to be in the top nine is quite

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[bluexstar]

Congrats! I hope you feel better after the fainting

[calzephyr77]

Thanks so much :-)

LOL, maybe I was overdue for a good fainting, hehe! All we had for dinner was Kraft mac and cheese, nothing too wild...

One of my friends suggested that I might have had https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/vasovagal-syncope/symptoms-causes/syc-20350527

[bluexstar]

Quite possibly! I see this a lot with some of my patients

[arrctic]

Congrats! that's awesome news! :)

the fainting part sounds not so fun however, hope you're ok.

[calzephyr77]

Thanks! I guess I should be prepared if I actually get accepted--make sure there's a soft spot to land.

One of my friends suggested that I might have had this:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/vasovagal-syncope/symptoms-causes/syc-20350527

The body is so strange and fascinating!

[trepkos]

Gosh, that sounds really traumatic!

[calzephyr77]

It was definitely strange. One of my friends suggested that I had a vasovagal syncope--which can be caused by extreme emotional distress. Sounds about right! It's not like in the movies where someone faints and goes "Ohhhhh!"

I felt like my soul was leaving my body :-P

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/vasovagal-syncope/symptoms-causes/syc-20350527

[trepkos]

But you weren't distressed - you were happy, right?

[trepkos]

That's quite neat - it makes a kind of sense for your heart rate to slow at the sight of blood, if it is your own blood.