On the way in to work this morning I ran into a poet on the street. I knew her from this past winter, when we were at a writers colony together. She asked how my writing was going since I left the colony. I said it wasn’t going. And she shook her head, said Oh, … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: August 2005
There Was a Happy Time
It was quite a few years ago, in a place many blocks north of where you now live. The campus was like an enclosed city, magical. Your heart swelled while walking up or down the wide stone steps, unable to believe you were allowed to be there. The grass was green inside the stone walls, … Continue reading »
fantasies / publishing / rejection / short stories / writing
To Do: No-Box
Another short story rejection came today. Just one of those thin photocopied slips without even a name on it. No return address on the envelope. (And they had this story 5+ months.) Whatever. At some point at some nameless future date when I feel more secure in my footing, I’ll put together a “No-Box” for … Continue reading »
