Curses! Foiled Again!




A little while back, I submitted two pieces to Purple Passion Press, a start-up press putting out their first anthology.


Purple Passion Press is pleased to announce our first call for submissions. We’re excited about our anthology on the theme of “the dead.” We’re seeking poetry and literary flash fiction dealing with the dead that walk alongside us, the afterlife, ghosts, spirits, hauntings and the supernatural—the theme is open to interpretation.

Seemed like a natural for me.



So, I submitted a flash piece called Grief and a short poem called Among the Stones. The flash submission was a longer version of an idea I'd done for Five Sentence Fiction called Tears of Stone. The poem was one I'd originally submitted to Scarlett River Press. When I never heard from them (they sort of disappeared), I put it on the back burner waiting for a chance like this.



Unfortunately, they did not accept any of my work. I got the e-mails this morning.


Dear K Smith,



Thank you for your submission "Grief". While we can’t include this piece, we enjoyed reading it and wish you the best of luck in placing your work elsewhere.

Please know that this is not a reflection on the quality of your writing. We received many fine pieces, but could not accept all of them.



Sincerely,

The Editors

Purple Passion Press

http://purplepassionpress.com



Dear K Smith,



Thank you for your submission "Among the Bones". While we can’t include this piece, we enjoyed reading it and wish you the best of luck in placing your work elsewhere.

Please know that this is not a reflection on the quality of your writing. We received many fine pieces, but could not accept all of them.



Sincerely,

The Editors

Purple Passion Press

http://purplepassionpress.com



I hate it when people repeat themselves.



Thus a couple more pieces are placed (or returned) to the back burner. If this keeps up, I'm going to have to get a bigger stove...






P.S. I saw this on Twitter and had to add it...









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