Hmmm.  Woke up today to a rejection email on my blackberry.  Not going to go down as one of my favorite ways to wake up.  It’s certainly not as good as Paul’s wake up to acceptance.  I like this piece that just got rejected, I think it’s pretty strong, for the first time I was actually surprised about a rejection (e.g. the piece was strong and the publication seemed right for it and not TOO respectable and difficult to get in to). 

Anyway, rejection rejection rejection…see they always come in painful little clumps.  I guess I should expect a few more this month.  I’ve got three more piece out there (one WAY overdue from McSweeney’s) awaiting rejection, and a handful of stories – between four and six that should go out for submission in the next month.  I’m going to try to stay focused on that…