D-Day Plus 2 and 3

Last evening, I kept working on my research project until I was just too tired to think. Then I went over to Netflix and watched Stranger Things for a while.

Some distractions from work follow. 

The Archaeologist Who Collected 4,500 Beer Cans - just some fun, got to have some.

No one is talking about going with a primary vote that puts all the candidates on one ticket like they do in California, or why is it the people are stuck with two parties: Closed primaries are in vogue with Indiana Republicans. But what would they look like? 

I don't live in Maine, so I've not been so concerned about Platner. There is a good case against him in What’s the Difference Between a Platner Senate and a Collins Senate? But also a good reason not to get one's knickers in a  twist:

 Democratic primary voters are still perfectly free to reject Platner on Tuesday in favor of their own Democratic governor. If they don’t, those tempted by consequentialist arguments to vote for a creep in November should first weigh the actual consequences—for Congress, as well as their own credibility and conscience.

It is a decision for Maine voters and they are not stuck with Platner. 

Sara Majka's Saint Andrews Hotel (Public Spaces) took my mind and slapped it around. I think I want to submit a piece to Public Spaces, only this story scares me to do so.

I walked down to the convenience store - out of smokes and Coke, I have been doing too much of both - with the clouds gray and thick and promising rain. When I came back, the apartment was stifling from the heat generated by one pan on the stove. Glad I got the inhaler. Summer has arrived with all its heat and suffocating humidity.

Oh, how things have changed - department stores with display windows?

 6/9

 Down a little later than the previous days and up a little later today.

Rejections are coming in again.

We appreciate the opportunity to read "Saved by Rock and Roll," and we appreciate the time and effort you spent crafting it. Unfortunately, we have chosen not to accept this story for publication.

Thank you for considering Orion’s Belt as a destination for your work. We wish you the best of luck in finding a home for this story.

Best regards,
Orion’s Belt Editorial Tea 

For “Agnes”:

Thank you for submitting to the 2025 Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers. We received many excellent entries this year and are delighted to announce that the winning story is "In America" by Sebastian Edward Bliss. 

Congratulations also to our runner-up, "Canary" by J.L. Zhang.

All stories will appear in an upcoming issue this year.

Sincerely,

Dusty Freund

Editor,Boulevard

“After Making Landfall” went to The McNeese Review and The Good Life Review. “Plain Tales From The Flatlands” went to Publc Spaces.

I worked on a couple of blog posts, one of which is published and a couple that will be. A trip down to the convenience store. I wonder about putting off the laundry.

 YouTube running the background, trying to learn a few things about America, or trying to reclaim knowledge. I will share this one now:

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