End of Month Report - February 2015

It’s been another busy month of writing with some very fine results. A nice mixture of pieces of micro-fiction, flash fiction, and poetry have all been accepted for publication. 

I received five acceptance letters this month:

·         Conceit Magazine/The Ultimate Writer: I won the January Flash Fiction Contest sponsored by Conceit Magazine; PTP Publishing. My winning short fiction piece, “A Birthday Party in Winter in Southern California,” will be published in The Ultimate Writer in March. (Feb. 5, 2015/Notified)

·         101 Words: This online journal has quickly become a new favorite of mine. I read it every morning. My submission, “Rock, Paper, Scissors” was accepted and then published on February 25, 2015. (Feb.17, 2015/Notified)  ~~~  

Edited to Add: I just found out my entry won the monthly contest! My little story received the highest number of comments and shares. Yay! I already loved this site, but now I love it even more.  :)  (March 2, 2015/Edited)  ~~~  http://www.101words.org/rock-paper-scissors/

·         The Citron Review: A piece of Micro-Fiction was accepted for publication with this online journal. This was the first time I've submitted to The Citron Review so I was really excited to hear back from the fiction editor. We did a few edits and cuts via email, a completely painless process, and voila, “After the Funeral” will be published in the Spring 2015 issue. (Feb. 20, 2015/Notified)

·         Illya’s Honey: My poem, “Blow Off the Dust,” was accepted on the 20th. This poem is a follow-up piece to a previous poem, “42 Days Since the Death of His Wife." And I've also written a third poem in this series entitled, “Light of a Low-Hanging Moon.” I just submitted this third poem for the first time today, so we shall see. Hopefully it will find a home soon as well. (Feb. 20, 2015/Notified)

Edited to Add: "Light of a Low-Hanging Moon" was just accepted by Dead Snakes. (March 2, 2015/Edited)  :)

·         Pyrokinection; Kind of a Hurricane Press: Three poems were accepted and will be published online on March 3, 2015. Interestingly, I initially submitted these three pieces to be considered for the Mind[Less] Muse, but they weren't quite right for that journal’s format and so were accepted for Pyrokinection instead. A pleasant surprise. No complaints.  :)  (Feb. 21, 2015/Notified)

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February was also another busy month for rejections. Gotta love ‘em. It’s all part of the process. 

I received eleven rejection letters for the month of February:

2015-02-02                  Thrush Poetry Journal / 3 Butterfly Cinquain

2015-02-02                  Blood Pudding Press Chapbook Contest / “Let It Bleed”

2015-02-03                  Apalachee Review / 5 Poems                                                 

2015-02-07                  Prime Number/53-Word Story Contest – “Something New”            

2015-02-07                  100-Word Story/ Monthly Prompt – “Two Women in Frame”

2015-02-09                  South Dakota Review / 5 Poems

2015-02-11                  Haiku Haven / Postcard Poems & Prose / 3 Haiku

2015-02-22                  Day One / 1 Poem      

2015-02-26                  Postcard Poems and Prose / 1 Poem                         

2015-02-26                  Postcard Poems and Prose / 1 Cinquain                               

2015-02-26                  Up the Staircase Quarterly / 3 Poems            

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And finally, February was also a very nice month for online publications. Interestingly, most of them went live at the beginning of the month, coinciding with the week of my birthday. That was pretty darn special. 

Additionally, the final publication for the month, "Rock, Paper, Scissors," turned out to be the winner of the monthly contest sponsored by 101 Words. I'm so pleased with that one. And that makes two contests I won in February. It's been a great month. I’m one happy writer these days.   :)

These four online journals published some of my work in February:

The Manhattanville Review / February 2, 2015 – “Widow’s Mites” –   http://mvillemfa.com/journal/widows-mites/

101 Words / February 4, 2015 – “Passing” - http://www.101words.org/passing/

The Bond Street Review / February 5, 2015 – 2 Poems - http://www.inkpublications.com/bondstreetreview/The-Bond-Street-Review-2015-Winter.pdf

Leaves of Ink / February 6, 2015 – 6 Cinquain - 

http://www.leaves-of-ink.com/2015/02/affinity-six-cinquain.html

101 Words / February 25, 2015 – “Rock, Paper, Scissors” (Contest Winner)

http://www.101words.org/rock-paper-scissors/

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It’s been a wonderful month. This report turned out to be even longer than expected. And now back to work for me. Until next time. Keep on writing.    :)

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