Month: April 2026
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#TheTalk
Sunshine turned eight years old in February. I say this only for age context. She and I have been reading the Scholomance Trilogy by Naomi Novik together. By this, I mean I have read the entire trilogy and have been reading the books aloud to Sunshine. I figured the books would be something she would…
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Rejection #2 – Response
After receiving my first rejection of the year, I sent the story “The Hardest Part of Love” out again on March 1, 2026. On March 12, 2026 at 11:31am I received my response. I was working – well I was in a zoom meeting about the future of my organization as our world is changing…
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My Writing Journey #3: Checking In
Y’all I almost missed my first check-in! As of this posting, I’ve submitted stories 8 times and received 5 rejections. I’m well on my way to having my most prolific year in terms of submission. Up to this point, the only year previously with more submissions was 2022 when I sent my science fiction manuscript…