Editor's Note...

Hi, Loyal Readers:
Just a note to let you know that "The Rejected Writer's Journal" is going on hiatus again.  We've got lots of projects to pursue, including the self-publication of Children of Vallejo.  I know, I know: I've been threatening to take that plunge for a long time, but it's now or never.  Wish me luck.

The last couple of weeks have been brutal, with a half-dozen rejection notices falling on the mailbox like a spring shower.  However, there are a couple of bright spots:

• Mike Shannon, the editor of Spitball - the Literary Baseball Magazine, dropped me a note to say he wants to publish my story "High and Tight."  It's a question of finding a place to "...work it in."  If you'd like to refresh your memory, "High and Tight" was posted on this blog March 19, 2009.
• As reported earlier, "Party Crashers" will be published in the June issue of The Storyteller.  Something to look forward to, even though it's a modest publication with a very Southern vibe.  (Brother-in-law Sid suggested I change my pen name to Uncle Charlie.  Or maybe it was Cousin Bubba.  Can't remember which.)

Thanks for your support.  And rest assured, I shall return with more scintilating tales designed to put you on the edge of your chair.  Or sound asleep, whichever comes first.  In the meantime, feel free to browse the archives in search of your favorites.

-The Editor
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