There's something sort of quaint about this Yale Review rejection. The word "kindness" does not often grace a rejection slip, for instance. Also, the way the letter leads you to the logo is kind of charming; reminds me of the old Mad Libs, where you fill in the blank with a noun or a verb, so it comes out silly.
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LROD, I think your site has been satirized in a new novel!, After the Workshop. I think. Unless it's about another site dedicated to rejections. Or unless it's completely fabricated. Whatever the case, it's a very funny novel that pokes fun out of EVERY aspect of being a writer. It might be up your alley. Or not. But if I were you, I'd claim to be the one being satirized. As Oprah would say...Own it, girl!
that was actually the coolest rejection ever!
Ooo Ooo--madlibs!
"...we have not found a place in it for
Y(our) R(ejection)
Zip
Yes, WR, I think you need to read the book After the Workshop and make a post about it. I think the writer was the guy who left the comment you posted in http://literaryrejectionsondisplay.blogspot.com/2008/05/iowa-mfa-grad-speaks-out.html.
It seems to be a direct reference to your blog, and while it's not necessarily flattering, it's funny. He names the blog something like Rejections are My Heartbreak...you seem to have a sense of humor about these things, so you might like it.
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