The phone rang at six p.m. I was supposed to meet my husband and his colleagues at a fancy restaurant downtown for dinner at 6:15. I was running so late that I was trying to iron my clothes while I wore them. That was with one hand. With the other hand, I stirred a pot [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Getting Published’
July 1, 2008
A Cautionary Tale: Don’t Iron Your Clothes While They are on Your Body, No Matter How Late You Are
July 1, 2008
Hanging from the Weakest Limb of that Twisted Tree Called Love OR How to Survive Rejection
I am an expert in the field of rejection. I stand before you today with exquisitely impressive rejection credentials. I’ve been rejected by The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Ploughshares, a top children’s book agency in California, and my first grade boyfriend, Walter Flemke, may he rest in peace.
You may be asking yourself, why doesn’t [...]
