New Issue of 5_trope
Peter Slapnicher
What's better than a magazine with an underscore in the name? Absolutely nothing. One more of my pieces moves from Forthcoming to Recent today with the February 2009 issue of 5_trope. I'm excited because this story was accepted about a billion years ago and I've been waiting for it because, and I know it's wrong to pick favorites, but it is my favorite of my Russian stories.
Please welcome into the world, Yevgeny Valerianovich Samoilov.
Also, check out work from: jeff crouch and diana magallon, norman ball, nico vassilakis, r sima harris, kristine snodgrass, corey zeller, caren beilin, damian dressick, jamba dunn, amy king, chaz reetz-laiolo, tree riesener, jason grunebaum, robert gibbons, diane wald, travis godsoe, dan featherston, trevor houser, neeli cherkovsky, michael loughry, john olson, joshua ware, bill berkson,& francis raven.
Form rejection from Pebble Lake Review. This dry spell must end. I am very thirsty.
Canteen sent me a rejection for an essay back in the fall, saying it almost made it into the issue and asking if I'd like a free copy of the new issue, as a consolation prize.
I received a letter yesterday letting me know my novel wasn't chosen for publication from Tarpaulin Sky's open reading period. At the bottom of the page though, there was a really nice little handwritten note from C & E saying they sincerely hoped another publisher would pick it up and soon. I am boundlessly happy about this. If everyone who submitted got a little note like this, don't tell me. I would rather live in blissful ignorance.
Way anonymous rejection from Front Porch.
I received a lovely little sheet of paper from The Paris Review today, telling me they are not interested in what I sent them. I had never submitted to them before and decided it would be fun, kind of like the time I slept on the street outside the Holiday Inn with my friend, Kira, to wait in line to try out for the WB's Popstars Show (kind of like American Idol, but even worse). This was almost as satisfying and hilarious. It is hard to beat a white 17-year-old singing 30 seconds of "Say My Name" in earnest.
Fence has quickened up their response time. I waited almost a whole year last time. This rejection came in just four months.