September Scorecard

Bet you thought you’d never see these again, huh? Neither did I, for awhile. But last month, I started a slow turnaround. Hopefully these numbers–well, the acceptance and publication numbers–go up.

Rejections:
Submissions:
Acceptances:
Publications:
Circulating:
1
2
0
0
2*

*I reset the count on these, because a couple of the markets I submitted stories to ages ago either never responded or have apparently folded.

Tweets for Today

  • 07:12 Not feeling 100%, but probably not bad enough to stay home. #
  • 10:27 Finished the last re-read. Will print the MS and send it out tonight! And now I’m spent. Will probably take a 1/2 day off today. #
  • 12:45 Time to go home, I think. ♫ blip.fm/~avu7 #
  • 14:17 At home, now. Body wants to rest. The mind doesn’t. ♫ blip.fm/~ax0m #
  • 15:33 Will email the story out after a long, long nap. #

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Tweets for Today

  • 07:54 The AlphaSmart is ready for the final, FINAL edits on this latest beast. Then I stuff it into a basket and float it down the Nile… #
  • 08:14 Too wet for the Farmer’s Market. Breakfast at the Diner!! #
  • 09:47 Where the hell is my BookTV???? #
  • 12:58 Definitely fighting a bug. Energy level is a fucking yo-yo. Guess I’ll just dissect more Bobbie Ann Mason stories ’til I feel better. #
  • 13:35 Trying to stay as chill as possible. ♫ blip.fm/~adn2 #
  • 18:04 DONE! Done, done, fucking done! And now–on to editing the next MS. #

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Light Reading (Not!)

I know it looks like I read a fair amount this week. I really didn’t, seeing as the last bunch of stories were flash. So, here’s the roundup.

The first two are from the collection Report to the Men’s Club (from the local library, but I just ordered my own copy).

“Grandma” by Carol Emshwiller. A nice tale that took its time getting to the SF/F element, but was well worth the wait. Not your standard plotted story; it seemed more like a series of vignettes and flashbacks skillfully arranged into a narrative. 5 out of 5.

“The Paganini of Jacob’s Gully” by Carol Emshwiller. You just need to read this! Just do it! It is without a doubt the absolute fucking best lit/genre-blended love story I have ever read! 5 out of 5!

“The Rookers” by Bobbie Ann Mason. Another piece from Shiloh and Other Stories. I’ve took my time reading this one, remembering how well-crafted I remembered the story “Shiloh” was. “The Rookers” didn’t disappoint. Her character and setting descriptions are proof positive that “minimalism” doesn’t mean “2,000 words or less.” While the ending wasn’t as shocking as the one in “Shiloh,” it made me think just as hard. 5 out of 5!

I don’t know why I waited so long to get a copy of The Girl on the Fridge. That was just dumb. Before I knew it, I read these stories in one sitting during my lunch break one day…

“Asthma Attack” by Etgar Keret. Not a story, but it’s the piece that sets a metaphorical rationale for the economic for the economy of word use in rest of the book. Very, very nice. 5 out of 5.

“Crazy Glue” by Etgar Keret. Another valuable lesson for me that fantasy doesn’t have to mean magic and such. 5 out of 5.

“Loquat” by Etgar Keret. Another story involving a grandmother, this is simultaneously a piece on the socio-political complexities of Israeli daily life and on the lengths anyone, anywhere might go to for family. 5 out of 5.

“Hat Trick” by Etgar Keret. Definitely loved the “gonzo magical realism” thing this story had going. Wasn’t too big on the non-ending ending, well-written as it was. 4 out of 5.

Tweets for Today

  • 07:22 Of course, now that I have a breather, it’s supposed to rain. Oh, well. It’ll keep me indoors writing. #
  • 10:45 If this bastard of an MS insists on being 6,250+ words, fine. Off it goes on Monday to whatever market might have it! Good riddance! :P~ #
  • 12:48 I know this is the attitude I should have with my writing: ♫ blip.fm/~a3jr #
  • 14:09 I am hereby banning myself from the campus bookstore for at least the rest of the month!! #
  • 17:32 I’d love nothing better right now… ♫ blip.fm/~a77d #
  • 22:09 Why, oh why do I feel a second wind at 10 pm?? #
  • 22:39 My second wind sure wasn’t from watching the presidential debate, that’s for sure. #
  • 22:43 Then again, am I really complaining that this debate actually looked like a debate? #

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Tweets for Today

  • 09:01 New attitude today. Yesterday’s got old really quick. ♫ blip.fm/~9ox0 #
  • 09:06 Mostly caught up with skoolwork, too. Which means more writing tomorrow!! #
  • 13:18 Is it bad that I plot my walk from work to class to walk up the fewest staircases possible? #
  • 18:07 Nothing like a fresh pair of eyes on an MS. Not that I’ll get to process any comments before tomorrow–it’s still a skool nite 🙁 #
  • 22:00 Skoolwork done until next week! (Aside from reviewing for next week’s midterm.) #

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