tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post7310325642017419203..comments2024-03-25T20:40:44.806-04:00Comments on Literary Rejections on Display Now Has Long COVID: One Story, One DonationWriter, Rejectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-73635853160420694372007-11-22T00:27:00.000-05:002007-11-22T00:27:00.000-05:00But see, journals can't save the short story. The ...But see, journals can't save the short story. The so-called death of the short story is a symptom of the malaise known as publishing, which is a pox on writing as it stands now. See, publishing and writing are not the same thing, but as publishing has become the ultimate goal of so-called writers... Do I make myself clear? No. OK. Well, writing is not business, and it's not charity. So One Savior... I mean Story, can go the way of the eight-track for all I care. It doesn't mean that the short story is dead or any such craziness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-59372072463850027922007-11-21T20:20:00.000-05:002007-11-21T20:20:00.000-05:00I counter the venerable NYT; One Story has been a ...I counter the venerable NYT; One Story has been a little spot of hopelessness for me.<BR/><BR/>I could give myself a little pep talk here: Rah, Rah, make a donation, submit again. Except I realized that after receiving this e-mail that I kind of like the hopeless theme and find it rather rewarding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-73193935040997812232007-11-21T14:18:00.000-05:002007-11-21T14:18:00.000-05:00I'm gonna pass. What are the chances that that ONE...I'm gonna pass. What are the chances that that ONE story is any good? Out of four to six stories in a regular journal, maybe one is okay.<BR/><BR/>Give me "Dozen Stories." That would rock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com