Dear Barrington, Thank you for submitting to the ——- Review. After much consideration, we regret to inform you that your short story, “Photograph of Four Woman,” will not be included in this upcoming issue. Inundated with incredible stories, poems, and art, we are forced to select only a handful of pieces. We encourage you to … Read more
Check it out here!Each year in the wake of international disasters, well meaning people gather items like cans and clothes to send to the disaster site. Hundreds of cans collected for people who might not have can openers. Clothes are donated that might or might not be appropriate for the culture or the weather. Inappropriate … Read more
I go through phases in my life where even though I am ostensibly living my life, largely doing things I want to do, working toward my stated goals as much as I know how to in my everyday actions, I still feel as if something else should happen. I check my mailbox, my email, waiting. … Read more
I opened my my google account this morning and found this new “upgrade,” which sent me into a flurry of righteous indignation…I wrote a post, then started to rant to Paul, who pointed out, correctly, that this was April Fools Day. In the spirit of honesty–I’m leaving my post here…fool on me! I’m very happy … Read more
I’ve just heard that postage rates will go up again on May 12, from 41 to 42 cents. Most of my submissions to literary journal require a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) for them to send me my rejection letter. I have of late been affixing all my old 37 and 39 cent stamps, with the … Read more
1) Last night I went to get Chinese food with Paul and his friend. I always have food left over when I eat there, and get a to away container. This time I took my own container. When the waiter/owner asked if he could put it in a box for me, I felt a little … Read more
Today was the day when winners from the Keen Footwear competition were notified. Normally I do not wait with bated breath for such announcements, but in this case there was a little part of me that hoped for an email or a call–not because it was my best writing, far from it, but (to put … Read more
I purchased two boxes of Girl Scout cookies from a professor at school who was selling them on behalf of his daughter. Now I want to eat them, and am, occasionally, doing so. The only problem with this is that they contain partially hydrogenated oils–banned in several countries because they are unhealthy. In general, I … Read more
Because they do things like this. What have I been up to? Writing and not writing. Spring break has come to an end far too fast. My writing is coming along far too slowly… I struggle with keeping balance. I have progressed beyond guilt, I think, but I am very aware of the time that … Read more
I’m going through an old journal right now trying to jog my memory for some of the ‘cancer’ essays that I’m writing. Something that I had kind of forgotten was how, even before I came to school to be a writer, I was really wishing in that direction, and was often doing these little exercises … Read more