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Letters of Note: Onward! Great “rejection”...

Letters of Note: Onward!

Great “rejection” letter. But gives me pangs in my stomach from when I was trying to be a short story writer. The whole system just seems so weird to me now — you send off stuff in the mail to sit in a pile that MAYBE somebody will look at? Insane. Where would I be if I was sending off blackout poems to lit journals?

via merlin

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   Hey, thanks! I take comfort in the fact that with a mess of a rejection like that, it’s pretty clear to me that they...

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   Wilcox, I’ve read your poetry. And I like it. You’re good.

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    Yeah, the system is crazy....at least this is a refreshing rejection letter....

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    Great “rejection” letter. But gives me pangs in my stomach from when I was trying...a...

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    merlin: Letters of Note: Onward!...This is the most lovely and personal form letter I’ve...

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    What interests me most about...can tell it’s genuine. Howard transcends eye rolls at

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    If Photojojo ever had to send rejection notes, I’m sure it would be like this (except theirs would be handwritten.)

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