Glutton for Something
stole this from submitmma.com cause I'm tough What do I do when the rejection comes in? First I send the rejected story back out again (with a few edits) , this time to an online magazine generous enough to publish one of my stories a couple of years ago. Then... THEN... in a show of writer bravery that even has me baffled, I write and submit another story to those who hath rejected the first. Either I'm an absolute glutton for punishment, or I read some of the short-stories they publish, realized I had submitted the completely wrong story for their audience and wrote something I think is perfect for them. I'm probably a glutton for something, anyway. Maybe negative attention. Certainly not punishment. This is a bit exciting, isn't it? I wonder what will happen. I wonder if they'll like my second attempt. I wonder if they'll see my name and say, "What the hell does he think he's doing? We told him we didn't like his work last time." (They didn