Smily 75

Today I remembered why sometimes it is worth it to write status query letters.  The kindly Stephen at Canteen apologized for neglecting to email me.  Here's what he had to say:

"Sadly, your submission, judged by our entirely subjective and whimsical standards, fell into the category of the 5% of submissions we liked but couldn't quite find room for. It's well written, entirely up our thematic alley, but our space is terribly limited."

Then he offered to send me a copy of the new issue which comes out this week(good timing).  This Stephen fella is one nice guy, I tell yah.  If I ever had a life-threatening disease, I want the doctor to play telephone through Stephen to me.  

Anyways, you should check out Canteen. I usually don't link to magazines that reject me, but Stephen was so generous, I think I  might have caught the bug: Canteen.