literary journals

  • I have so much work to do today, and my coffee maker isn’t even working. I promised myself I would never do this, but I think a keysmash is in order: dsfkhsdlfkhsdklfhsldkfhsdklfhklsdhflskdhfklsdfhskdlfhlsdkf. There. I feel better. And the coffee machine might be working now, too, at least I hope so, and that it will work…

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  • Productivity!

    Happy Tuesday, everyone! I’ve had two glorious days off of work (which sadly ends today) and I didn’t want to say anything before, knowing that I’ve been terribly lazy and generally not feeling well, so I didn’t want to have to fess up to not being a very productive writer in those two days. I…

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  • Oh, the Meta!

    I was thinking this morning of one of the stories I read in the latest journal that’s caught my attention, Literary Laundry, and how I could come up with a story that might have a bit more social poignancy and resonance than my current measly selection of stories ready for print. It started with the…

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  • Submit! Submit!

    After a long period of time, I’ve finally heard back from one of the journals I’ve submitted to. It was, unfortunately, a rejection letter, but I have to admit, it was a very encouraging one, and I love when journals do that. I had been hoping that the delay in response meant a positive return…

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  • I did not get a chance to post my usual entry yesterday, due to a particularly early day at work. I was asked to come in to help with remerchandising the shelves, only to discover that, according to the merchandising manual, all of our merchandise was in the correct spot, despite what our area manager…

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  • You know the saying that you have to spend money in order to make money? I’ve been trying to convince myself that such a phrase is true, especially in the light of tax returns giving me a little bit of a buffer room with my otherwise tight and narrow finances (what a surprise; budding writer…

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  • First things first: my numbers for views in March is completely blowing January and February right out of the water! So I want to make sure I thank all the weary wanderer and a regular readers for stopping by and reading my babblings. It’s encouraging to know that maybe my attempts to keep my creativity…

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