Serendipity

Last night, I drafted about two-thirds of a new story. KH got called and helped me out with a plot point.

I spoke with my cousin Paul. I really need to get up to Kokomo to see him.

"Colonel Tom" received another rejection:

Thank you for submitting your work to Stonecoast Review, Issue #18. We applaud your commitment to literature, and we couldn’t do our work here without authors like you. We can accept only a small percentage of submissions and will not be able to include your work in our next issue.

We hope this finds you safe and well. Keep writing, and we hope to read your work again the next time submissions open up.  Be sure to follow us on your preferred social media platform to get updates about future opportunities.

Best Wishes,

Caite McNeil (Editor-in-Chief)

Melissa Alipalo (Assistant Editor)

& the Stonecoast Review Editorial Team

www.stonecoastreview.org

Two additions to pretrial detention finished this morning, scheduled for next month.

Read Size was Everything to Him, A Shout-out for a Decade’s Hidden Pop Pleasures

 Did Statehouse drama doom battered Indianapolis bus project? 

Indianapolis’ public transportation authority last week finalized a controversial cost-cutting change in a bid to save a financially precarious bus rapid transit project with built-in infrastructure help.

IndyGo and transit advocates argue three consecutive years of legislative efforts by state Republicans to kill the project led to costly delays, while opponents say the undertaking was never financially feasible.

“What angers me is that these people at the Statehouse know that Indianapolis doesn’t have enough infrastructure revenue … So we look at creative methods to fund our projects and then they kill one of those creative methods without giving us the funding to complete the infrastructure work,” said City-County Councilor Jared Evans, a Democrat representing parts of Indianapolis’ west and southwest sides.

And the Republicans cut what benefits people.

Laundry started

"Problem Solving" submitted to The Woven Tale Press.

I read "Commentary on the Gospel of John" by Addison Zeller. I found it a very good story, and considering rats figure into, and I hate rate, it was a very good story. Give it a read, it will take no more than 10 minutes. Seriously. Give it a chance.

Serendipity has fascinated me since I first understood its meaning. Today it was Merriam-Webster's word of the day. Maybe an omen? Let us see what I find today and what you do.

I finished the laundry.

Two rejections for "Problem Solving":

Thank you for sending us your work. We appreciate your submission to our journal.

"Problem Solving" was not chosen for publication on Atticus Review. We are, however, grateful for the opportunity to read your work and wish you well in your continued writing.

Sincerely,

Michelle Ross

Fiction Editor, Atticus Review

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Thank you for sending us "Problem Solving." We appreciate the chance to read it. Unfortunately, this piece isn't the right fit for us. Please consider us for future submissions, after one month has passed.

Thanks again for submitting, Samuel, and we wish you the best in finding a home for this elsewhere.

Sincerely,

The Editors

Pithead Chapel

It is 7:09 pm. I have been away from this room only to get ice from the office, my supply of Coke from McClure's, and dinner from Puerto Valerta which is across the street. I did not go grocery shopping. What I accomplished today may not seem like much - finished the draft of my story, finished two long post on Midwest writing that will appear later in the month, and talked to TJ - but I am tired. One more trip to McClure's, write some letters, get some sleep, go to work tomorrow. This is my life. I like it.

I listened to a lot of Bob Dylan while I was writing this morning. So I leave you with this:

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