Mary Soon Lee's Mailbox Blues
Since I started submitting short stories in 1992, I have been obsessed
by my mail, always listening for the progress of mail vans and postal
workers. I have learned painfully that ninety-nine out of a hundred
9x12 inch envelopes contain rejection letters (acceptances come in
exciting small envelopes, addressed and stamped by the magazines
themselves). This page contains recent mail anxieties, in
reverse chronological order.... Many thanks to Christopher
Reynaga for the beautiful camel-and-mailbox artwork, and to
David Jackson for the logo!
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7 November 2009: Atlanta Review, and Lucy again
My poem "Master of Chocolate" was just published by the
Atlanta Review :-) This is
my second appearance there.... And on the non-writing front, after
six and a bit weeks at home with me, Lucy will be returning to
her PreKindergarten class on Monday. I was worried about her
catching the H1N1 flu, since she has had wheezing problems in
the past, but she was vaccinated a couple of weeks ago. Lucy
and I had quite a bit of fun together; I particularly liked
our excursions outdoors. We went outside often, sometimes
on short hikes, sometimes to feed the ducks, once to collect leaves,
many times to walk around our neighborhood spotting Halloween decorations.
14 October 2009: Iodine Poetry Journal, Lucy, and Winnie-the-Pooh
On the writing front, my poem "Fossil Light" was just published by Iodine Poetry Journal
:-) And on the home front, I have had Lucy at home with me for the
past three weeks. I have got zero writing done, but we have had some
good times together. For instance, this morning we fed the ducks at a local
pond, which I think we have never happened to do until now. And I am
reading her "Return to the Hundred Acre Wood," David Benedictus's
sequel to the Winnie-the-Pooh books, which is a delight. It tries,
and mostly succeeds, in being faithful to the originals, while at
the same time introducing a new female character, Lottie the Otter.
The illustrations by Mark Burgess are also amazing, and very close
to the E.H. Shephard originals.
23 August 2009: Kelleys Island + Iodine Poetry Journal
William, Lucy and I returned yesterday from a 16-day vacation on
Kelleys Island, a small island in Lake Erie. Andrew joined us at the
weekends. We had a fun time, visiting the beach almost every day,
driving around in a golf cart, playing mini-golf, going for short
hikes, eating lots of ice-cream, and watching season 5 of "Project
Runway" on DVD (a guilty pleasure)....
While we were away, my poem "Fossil Light" was accepted by
Iodine Poetry Journal :-)
17 July 2009: Atlanta Review
My poem "Master of Chocolate" has been accepted by the
Atlanta Review :-) This
will be my second appearance in this magazine.
4 July 2009: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Happy Independence Day!
My poem
Laryngitis appeared in today's issue of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. This
is my sixth appearance in the Post-Gazette, and the second time the
poem has been published -- it first appeared in
Main Street Rag.
28 June 2009: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
accepted my poem "Laryngitis." The poem first appeared in
Main Street Rag
and should be reprinted in the Post-Gazette sometime in July :-)
23 June 2009: 5AM
5AM accepted my poems "Becoming
Human" and "All the Weird Men," much to my pleasure.... In non-writing
life, I am enjoying the relaxed pace of summer vacation. I have
been spending more time reading than I have in ages, and it's been
a great delight.
3 June 2009: Main Street Rag
Main Street Rag
accepted two of my poems: "Inside the Suits" and "It's a Small World."
Hooray! This was also the last day of school for William and Lucy,
and it is fantastic to have the whole summer stretching ahead of us.
22 May 2008: Ship of Fools
My poem "Love Songs of Elephants" was accepted by
Ship
of Fools :-)
16 April 2009: Strunk and White
The excellent writing guide, "Elements of Style" by William Strunk
Jr. and E. B. White, is 50 years old today. Happy Birthday!
11 April 2009: Main Street Rag
Main Street Rag
published two of my poems: "Laryngitis" and "Conscripts" :-)
4 April 2009: Fourth River
My poem "No One Could Love It" was accepted by
Fourth River :-)
Fourth River is published by Chatham University, which is within
walking distance of where I live.
30 March 2009: Bicycle
On Saturday we bought Lucy -- who is four years old -- a bicycle.
She was very excited indeed, and cycled around the grounds of
Carnegie Mellon University with great determination :-)
7 March 2009: Mad Poets Review
My poem "Property Values" has been published in
Mad Poets Review, Volume 22, my third appearance as a Mad Poet.
26 February 2009: Shelves
Nicholas Ridge has
just finished crafting and installing floor-to-ceiling dovetailed
oak bookshelves in my office -- and they are wonderful. Some of
my books had been waiting in boxes since we moved last summer,
and they have now been released from captivity.
27 December 2008: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
My poem
Mall-Fever appeared in today's issue of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. This
is my fifth appearance in the Post-Gazette, and the second time the
poem has been published -- it first appeared in The Atlanta Review.
22 October 2008: "Singularity's Ring"
I have just finished reading "Singularity's Ring," by Paul Melko. It's an
excellent book -- engaging, imaginative, fun, moving
science fiction -- and I am only a little biased! (Paul
is a friend.)
20 October 2008: Paper Street
My poem The
Third Man has appeared online at Paper Street :-)
15 October 2008: Update
It's been six weeks since the end of the long summer vacation, and I
am slowly returning to normal life. Lucy is at PreKindergarten for up
to 3 full days and 2 mornings per week -- although this particular
week she only has 1 full day and 3 mornings -- so I have more time
alone. Today I started reorganizing my list of poetry markets; dusted
off the pile of waiting poems; and sent out my first submissions in
quite a while. Tomorrow, I plan to swim and to back up my computer.
Ah, the excitement of it all!
31 July 2008: The Kit-Cat Review
I received a 500-day rejection from the Kit-Cat Review, which
might be my slowest response to date (not counting those manuscripts
that vanished into a black hole and never emerged at all).
21 July 2008: Mad Poets Review
I had a poem accepted by Mad Poets Review,
which will be my third appearance there. And I saw the baby
elephant at the Pittsburgh Zoo -- twelve days old. A good day :-)
12 July 2008: New roof
The roof has now been replaced at our house. After about four weeks
of hard labor, with many days off due to bad weather, the roofers have
finished :-) We hope not to need to do anything to the new roof for
many decades to come....
9 June 2008: New house!
We moved into our new house at the end of May, and it is wonderful :-)
There has been much activity of the expected varieties: unpacking,
contractors in to do repairs, etc. And the biggest job -- having
the roof redone entirely -- will begin very soon. But we are happy!
18 April 2008: Atlanta Review
My poem "Mall-Fever" (inspired by Masefield's "Sea-Fever") is in the
Spring/Summer 2008 issue of Atlanta Review :-) Coincidentally,
the issue focuses on China, and my father was ethnically Chinese, so
it feels appropriate to appear in this issue. The poem itself, however,
has nothing to do with China.
16 April 2008: Main Street Rag
I am delighted to report that Main Street Rag
has accepted my poems "Laryngitis" and "Conscripts" :-)
3 April 2008: House + Iodine Poetry Journal
I think our house hunt may be behind us! We made an offer on another
house in March, and on Monday we completed the post-inspection
negotiations with the sellers. Many steps remain -- mortgage,
title search, appraisal, etc., but usually these go smoothly. So
we are very hopeful that we will own the house on May 30th :-) :-) :-)
It is a large house with a relatively large yard for the city
neighborhood. Not only will Lucy finally get a room of her own,
but we will have a guest room, two home offices and a DVD room. We
will also probably have roofers working overhead for most of June,
as we are going to have the existing roof replaced.
On the writing front, Iodine Poetry Journal
published my poem "Halfway House" in the Spring/Summer 2008 issue.
15 March 2008: Sow's Ear
My poem "Prayer" is in the latest issue of The Sow's Ear Poetry Review.
23 February 2008: Ship of Fools
My poems "Mute" and "Household Appliances: Iron" appeared in the
latest issue of Ship
of Fools :-) On the house-hunting front, we found another house we
liked and made an offer on it, but failed to agree on a price with the
sellers. So I am going to look at more houses, starting with three
open houses tomorrow....
8 February 2008: Lucy
Today we received the letter saying that Lucy has been accepted for
the PreKindergarten program at St.
Edmund's Academy :-) This is the same school that her brother
William attends (he is in 3rd grade). Lucy will go for 3 full days and 2
half days a week, starting in September...
28 January 2008: Mad Poets Review
My poem "The Third Man" was accepted by Mad Poets Review :-)
On the non-writing front, I plan to resume our house-hunt in earnest
on February 1st.
15 January 2008: Main Street Rag
I received my contributor's copy of Main Street Rag,
containing my poem "Cleaning Woman" :-) This is my seventh poem to
appear in this magazine.
3 January 2008
In a happy start to the New Year, my poem "Mall-Fever" has been
accepted by Atlanta Review :-)
22 December 2007: Happy Christmas
May all who wander through here have a very happy Christmas and New
Year :-)
The house hunting I mentioned in November's entry suffered
a setback this week, but we will resume our hunt in 2008.
19 November 2007: Sow's Ear
On the writing front, I am happy to report that The Sow's Ear Poetry Review
accepted my poem "Prayer" :-) In other news, we recently began house
hunting, which is consuming a great deal of my time, but is mostly
fun. We are looking for a bigger house in the same neighborhood -- we
would like to be able to give Lucy a bedroom of her own and also have
a spare bedroom. In theory, our house is large enough for this, but
we have one room set up as an office and another as a family room/DVD
room.
22 September 2007: Iodine Poetry Journal
Iodine Poetry Journal
accepted my poem "Halfway House," which should be in their
Spring/Summer 2008 issue.
7 September 2007: Sword and Sorceress
Today I received a royalty check for my story "The Hollow Dancer,"
which was published ten years ago in Sword and Sorceress XIV;
the money is from an Italian edition of the anthology. An unexpected,
but agreeable, surprise!
4 September 2007: Tales of the Unanticipated
I received my contributor's copies of Tales of the Unanticipated #28,
containing my short story "A Piece of Strangeness." This is my fourth
time appearing in TOTU.
25 August 2007: Harry Potter
I finished reading the last pages of the last Harry Potter book
to William about an hour ago. Without giving any spoilers, I
would like to offer one more thank you to J. K. Rowling :-)
2 August 2007: Computer
The summer is a quiet time for me on the writing front, because both
William and Lucy are home with me. But I had some excitement over
the past week as we upgraded to a new computer. I now successfully
transferred my old files and installed most of the software I need,
and there is no doubt that the new machine is a much prouder, faster
beast :-)
13 July 2007: Teeth
I had a root canal yesterday :-( On the plus side, it was decidedly
less gruesome and painful than the two root canals that I had a decade
ago. On the negative side: I had a root canal yesterday :-(
12 June 2007: Ship of Fools
Upon returning from a short -- and most enjoyable -- family vacation
at Disney, I found a bunch of mail, amongst which was an acceptance
from Ship of Fools
of my poem "Mute" :-) I also received back some poems submitted to
ACM nearly two years ago!
21 May 2007: Concho River Review
I received my contributor's copy of the Spring 2007 issue of Concho
River Review, which includes my poem "To Mary." This is my
second appearance in Concho River Review.... On the
non-writing front, Lucy recently finished the regular sessions of her
two-mornings-a-week preschool. She will be starting a morning summer
camp with the same (excellent) teachers next week.
30 April 2007: Rosebud
My poem "Last Words" has just appeared in Rosebud #38 :-) In other writing
news, a few days ago I received the line edits (consisting of two
punctuation changes) for my story "A Piece of Strangeness," which will
be the next issue of Tales of the Unanticipated.
20 April 2007: Mad Poets Review
Mad Poets Review accepted my poem "Green Things" :-) This will
be my second appearance there.... On the home front, Lucy and I
bought two chairs for our porch today, and tested them out in the
beautiful spring weather while she listened to a story.
19 April 2007: US Supreme Court
I believe this is the first time I have discussed politics on my
website, other than to encourage people to vote. But I strongly
oppose yesterday's Supreme Court ruling upholding the ban on certain
abortions, without any exception for a woman's health.
News Release from the American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists.
23 March 2007: Iodine Poetry Journal
My poem "Bequests from a Bachelor" is in the latest issue of Iodine Poetry Journal
:-)
15 March 2007: Concho River Review
Today Concho River Review accepted my poem "To Mary" :-) This
will be my second appearance there.... In non-writing news, tomorrow
is William's last day of school before his two-week-long Spring Break.
I am very much looking forward to spending more time with him, and to
the respite from school bedtimes, early mornings, homework, etc. Hip,
hip, hooray!
12 March 2007: ACM
Another slow reply today: I received a rejection slip from ACM
for some poems submitted back in July 2005, and about which I queried
back in August 2006.
8 March 2007: Fantasy Magazine
Today I received a story back from Fantasy Magazine, in itself
not a notable event, but this was for a story that I submitted in
2005, and which they rejected by email -- after I had queried them --
back in September 2006. Moreover, it was accompanied by a rejection
letter dated January 2006. Curiouser and curiouser....
3 March 2007: Cider Press Review
My poem "Consequences of the Speed of Gravitation" appeared in
Cider Press Review, Volume 8 :-)
This is my 70th poem to be published, a minor milestone. In my non-writing
life, I am impatient for warm weather. We managed one trip to a
playground last week, but today snow fell again, and although it
didn't settle, I resented its presence!
20 February 2007: Main Street Rag
Main Street Rag
accepted my poem "Cleaning Woman" :-)
8 February 2007: Sword and Sorceress
My friend Vera Nazarian will be publishing the next volume of Sword and
Sorceress though her publishing company, Norilana Books :-)
19 January 2007: One Trick Pony
Today I received back some poems from One Trick Pony with a
note saying that they are folding. Alas.
11 January 2007: Main Street Rag
Main Street Rag
published my poems "Borrowed Minute" and "Call" :-)
29 December 2006: Favorite books of 2006
As we approach the end of the year, I thought I would list the
books I most enjoyed reading this year:
- Voices, by Ursula K. Le Guin - a beautifully written
fantasy novel.
- The Privilege of the Sword, by Ellen Kushner - another
beautifully written fantasy novel.
- The Diary of a Provincial Lady, by E. M. Delafield,
first published in 1931: a funny autobiographical account;
the kind of book that makes you happy as you read it.
- Jane and Prudence, by Barbara Pym, first published in
1953: a highly entertaining novel by Barbara Pym, who manages
to hold my interest without any grandiose events.
- Riding Rockets, by Mike Mullane - an account of his
experiences in the Space Shuttle astronaut program, sometimes
hilarious, sometimes moving, sometimes (intentionally) infuriating.
12 December 2006: Royalties + porch
Today I received a (small) royalty check for my story "Shen's
Daughter," published back in 2003 in Sword and Sorceress XX.
This is one of my more lucrative short stories, having now brought in
over ten cents a word, including a payment for being reprinted in
The Year's Best Fantasy #4. As you can deduce, writing short
stories isn't a good way to get rich... In non-writing news, the last
work on our porch was completed today! Hooray!
29 November 2006: Iodine Poetry Journal
I am delighted to report that my poem "Bequests from a Bachelor"
has been accepted by Iodine
Poetry Journal :-) This will be my fourth poem to appear there.
17 November 2006: Porch
I am happy to report that our porch repairs our now close enough to
complete that we can enter the house through the front door. It has
been more than a little awkward carrying our groceries down the
narrow alleyway at the side of our house, up the wooden stairs to
our deck, and in the back door, all while escorting (often carrying)
Miss Lucy.
9 November 2006: Rosebud :-)
I am very happy to report that my poem "Last Words" has been accepted by
Rosebud :-)
27 October 2006: Ship of Fools
My poem "Homewood Cemetery" has been published in
Ship of Fools :-)
20 October 2006: Update
I had such good intentions of updating this page more regularly, but,
alas, they came to naught. In the five weeks since I last posted
here, much of our front porch has been dismantled. We thought just
the front wall would need to be repaired, but the damage turned out to
be more substantial. Our front door now opens onto a 6-foot-drop
into a gaping hole. Hopefully the repairs will be finished in a
couple more weeks.
We went away for a magnificent 3-day trip to Walt Disney
World, accompanied by our good friends the Connollys. Between us,
we had four children aged seven and under, and all had a very good
time. To my surprise, Lucy was keen on all the rides that her short
height allowed her to go on. She and William were also delighted by
the hotel pools, the hot sunny weather, and the chance to meet Mickey
Mouse, Goofy, et al. William gave the Magic Kingdom an A+++ grade,
and I would give an A+++ to my meeting with Tigger.
I also read "The Privilege of the Sword" by Ellen Kushner, which is my
favorite book in nearly two years (the previous being "Gifts" by
Ursula K. Le Guin). "The Privilege of the Sword" is a beautifully
written sequel to Kushner's earlier novel "Swordspoint." My only
quibble is that I liked one section toward the middle of the book so
much that the remainder -- while still excellent -- didn't quite
live up to it.
Finally, in the past five weeks I have also done as much writing
as in the rest of the year to date. This would be more noteworthy
except that I had done so little writing up till then!
13 September 2006: Lucy
Lucy, not yet awake this morning, has her second birthday today. She
is a cheerful and confident young person, who didn't need me to stay
with her for her first morning of preschool last week. (I stayed in
William's classroom for his first two months, which translates to
about eight lessons in a two-morning-a-week program.) Lucy is also
becoming more articulate, and can speak sentences of 6 or 7 words.
Needless to say, I remain rather fond of her.
31 August 2006: date
Last night, Andrew and I went out on a date with no children present
for the first time since Lucy was born. It's been a long time
since we ate a meal so slowly and without any need to attend to
people of diminutive stature....
2 August 2006: Ship of Fools
My poem "Homewood Cemetery" has been accepted by
Ship of Fools :-)
17 July 2006: Cider Press Review
My poem "Consequences of the Speed of Gravitation" has been accepted
for issue #8 of Cider
Press Review :-)
30 May 2006: Biosurveillance
Andrew Moore -- my husband -- just had his first book published! With
the catchy title of Handbook of
Biosurveillance, it is a 624-page tome. Andrew is one of the
book's three authors.
15 April 2006: Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools published my poem "Household Appliances: In the
Basement" a little over a week ago, and I have finally found time to
report it here. This is the third poem in my Household Appliances
sequence to appear in Ship of Fools, and I have a fourth in
their inventory.
29 March 2006: Flonet Biltgen
Flonet Biltgen, a friend and a science fiction writer, died
early this morning. I first met her twelve years ago, attended
over a hundred writers' workshop meetings with her, and
every single time her company was a pleasure.
8 March 2006: Main Street Rag
Main Street Rag
accepted my poems "Borrowed Minute" and "Call" :-) They have
previously published four of other poems.... As is evident from
the month-long gap between entries on this page, I am finding
time at the computer to be in short supply. Lucy is ever more
active, and doesn't seem inclined to sit quietly on the floor
while I type away.
6 February 2006: Super Bowl
Here's to the Steelers! :-) :-)
21 January 2006: America
I received a contributor's copy and payment for my poem "Silk
Road," which appeared in the December 5, 2005 issue of
America. Looking back through my records, I see that
this is the most I've been paid for a poem (one hundred
dollars).
10 January 2006: New Year
Belated wishes for a very Happy New Year! Yesterday was Andrew's
first official day working for Google. On the writing front, my
poem "Twenty-First Century Woman" appeared in Concho River
Review :-)
15 December 2005: Andrew and Google :-)
Today it was announced that Andrew Moore (my husband) will head a new
engineering lab that Google is starting here in Pittsburgh :-) :-)
3 December 2005: Ship of Fools
Today Ship of Fools accepted two poems of mine from a
sequence titled "Household Appliances." The poems they took were
"In the Basement" and "Iron." Last year, they published two
other poems from the same sequence.
1 December 2005: The Chaffin Journal + On Spec
To my surprise, I received two contributor's copies in today's mail:
The Chaffin Journal, containing my poem "Fundamentals," and
On Spec, containing my poem "Future Poetry." :-) In
non-writing, news, we are enjoying having my father-in-law visit for a
couple of weeks. William and Lucy love having their Grandpa to stay,
and it was especially nice to have him with us for Thanksgiving.
15 November 2005: Tales of the Unanticipated
My short story "Luna Beat" just appeared in the latest issue of
Tales of the Unanticipated; this is my third story to
appear there.... On the non-writing front, we think Lucy
may have asthma, and are trying to eliminate dairy products
from her diet to see if that is the cause. Meanwhile Lucy
is becoming ever more grown-up. She likes to choose her own
outfits and can say a few words.
14 October 2005: Sword and Sorceress 20
I received a small royalty check for my story "Shen's Daughter," which
first appeared in Sword and Sorceress 20. Looking back in my
files, I realized this is my first writing-related payment since
February. In the interim, I have had ten poems published and nine
poems accepted, but of course many poetry markets only pay in
copies.
13 October 2005: Concho River Review
I received a friendly acceptance of my poem "Twenty-First
Century Woman" from Concho River Review, which is
just getting itself organized again after Hurricane Rita.
11 October 2005: The Sound of Angels + Main Street Rag
My friend, Lisa Silverthorne, has just had her first
collection, The
Sound of Angels, published. Many congratulations, Lisa! :) On
the home front, my poem "Screwups" appeared in Main Street Rag.
8 October 2005: Iodine Poetry Journal
I received the latest issue of Iodine Poetry Journal,
containing my poem "Relativity."
4 October 2005: White Pelican Review
I received my contributor's copy of White Pelican Review,
containing my poem "These Two Things." I also recently celebrated my
fortieth birthday, a milestone which William marked by presenting me
with a walking stick.
13 September 2005: Lucy is one
Lucy turned one year old today. She is a very busy person,
always hurrying around trying to grab interesting objects. The
whole family is rather fond of her :-)
3 September 2005: Chaffin Journal
I received an acceptance of my poem "Fundamentals" from The
Chaffin Journal :-) In non-writing news, the summer vacation
is nearly at an end -- William will go back to school in three
days....
14 August 2005: White Pelican Review
Yesterday I was very happy to receive an acceptance of my poem "These
Two Things" from White Pelican Review :-) On the non-writing
front, Lucy turned eleven months old yesterday. She is a keen walker,
though still rather wobbly on her feet. We took her to a water park
today, and she wandered all around and got thoroughly drenched.
27 July 2005: mail
I have now gone through all the mail we received while we were away
(including non-story-related mail). The mail included a
blindingly-fast 7-day response from Cotyledon reporting that
they have ceased publication, and a 260-day rejection from
Asheville Poetry Review.
24 July 2005: West Virginia
We just spent nine days in Canaan Valley, West Virginia, where
we had a lovely and relaxing time. It's a beautiful part of the
country and we spent a lot of time outdoors: walking, having picnics,
playing mini-golf, biking, going up ski lifts, and, on one occasion,
watching a wild black bear playing on a fallen tree near the roadside.
2 July 2005: Mad Poets Review :-)
My poem "On Leaving" was reprinted in the latest issue of
Mad Poets Review -- the poem first appeared in
St. Anthony Messenger.
29 June 2005: Main Street Rag :-)
I received a contributor's copy of
Main Street Rag,
containing my poem "Remnants." This is my third poem to appear in Main
Street Rag.
24 June 2005: Ship of Fools :-)
I received contributor's copies of Ship of Fools,
containing three of my poems: "Island Voices," "Office
Rainbow," and "Humidity" :-) On the home front, William
is bouncing around again, and will officially be cleared
for strenuous activity in a few more days.
16 June 2005: William's surgery
William's inguinal hernia surgery was yesterday, and happily
the operation went very smoothly. Alas, William was very
sore afterward, but he is feeling a lot better this morning.
Hurray! :-)
20 May 2005: William
My son William has an inguinal hernia, and is scheduled for surgery on
June 15th. This is a relatively minor and relatively common operation
in children, and he should be released from hospital on the same day.
Nonetheless I am somewhat stressed about it.... On the writing front,
my story "A Piece of Strangeness" has been accepted by Tales of
the Unanticipated.
4 May 2005: Irene G. Eneas
We have just returned from an emergency trip to England to see
Andrew's grandmother, Irene G. Eneas. She died on Saturday April 30,
but we did get there in time for Andrew to talk to her and to
introduce her to her great granddaughter, Lucy. Mrs. Eneas was a
wonderful, kind woman who was loved by many people, and she will be
much missed.... In writing news, reprint rights to my story
"Crew-Dog" have been accepted by the magazine Talking Dog.
2 April 2005: Ship of Fools :-)
In today's mail, I received a very encouraging letter from Ship
of Fools accepting three more of my poems: "Office Rainbow,"
"Island Voices," and "Humidity" :-) Lest anyone is wondering,
rejections still come to my mailbox, I just don't have as much
time to report them, but, for old times' sake, I shall mention
that I received an eleven-month story rejection from Kalliope.
15 March 2005: Lucy + Ship of Fools
The most notable event since my last update is that Lucy has turned
six months old; she seems to be doing well, and is a sociable,
cheerful small person. Her grandfather is visiting, and both she and
William are enjoying the extra attention. On the writing front, I
received my contributor's copy of the Winter 2005 Ship of Fools,
containing my poem "I Will Not."
26 February 2005: Iodine Poetry Journal
Iodine Poetry Journal accepted my poem "Relativity."
25 February 2005: St. Anthony Messenger
In the past month, I have had one poem published ("Naturalization Oath
Ceremony, March 21, 2003," which appeared in St. Anthony
Messenger), and several rejections. The rejections included a
very friendly but very slow 16-month rejection from Crab Creek,
followed a few days later by their response to a query letter, in
which they said that they would have replied long ago to a
September 2003 submission....
24 January 2005: Star*Line
My fantasy poem "Divorce in Faery" appeared in Star*Line #28.1.
18 January 2005: Axe Factory Review
I received my contributor's copy of Axe Factory Review #18,
containing my poems "Imperial History" and "The Last Time" :-)
Also, after three weeks without any poetry responses, last week
I received rejections from FIELD and the Massachusetts
Review.
3 January 2005: Dark Regions
After a very quiet couple of weeks for the mail (though filled with
Christmas festivies), I started 2005 with a most agreeable piece of
mail: a friendly letter and royalty check from Dark Regions for my
two collections.
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