Month: March 2026
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Rejection #1 – Response
On January 28, 2026, I sent out my first submission of the year. Nearly two weeks later, I received my first rejection letter of the year. I had read to expect a response within 5-8 days, so as the days crept by past that 8-day mark, my expectations went super wonky. Should I expect an…
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World in the Box of My Mind
A lot of little kids have imaginary friends – constructed personalities they interact with and likely (I presume) reflect the kids’ desires, dreams, fears, and anxieties. I’m sure many highly qualified scholars have written at great length about this phenomenon, enough to fill a moderately sized library, so I’m not expanding on that. I’ve never…
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Query Goals
This year, my amazing community group KanMoWriCo has put together a new leaderboard of sorts on TrackBear. We’re not tracking words written, hours spent writing, or even chapters completed. We’re tracking our rejections. Let’s be blunt. Rejections hurt. No matter how much I know I will get rejections, no matter how many stories I read…
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Beautiful Blue Eyes
“What a beautiful little person you are. And you have blue eyes. That makes it even better.” The older white lady who complimented my six-month-old child meant well. She saw us sitting at a table in a coffee shop, Sunshine bouncing on dad’s lap, and she wanted to let us know our child was beautiful.…