Monthly Archives: January 2012

Wither the sickness

Life with chronic health conditions and no health insurance is interesting. Celiac disease is pretty much a condition of maintenance. There’s no cure and the only preventative measure is avoiding eating or drinking gluten (wheat, barley, rye, and oats). Gluten is everywhere. Beer and bread are bad but I’ve found it in foods I would never [...]

Quick Stats – 2010 vs. 2011 submissions

I thought it’d be interesting to look at some rough numbers, based on my Duotrope stats, year over year. 2010 13 submissions to 10 different markets 4 stories on submission 13 rejections, 5 personal (38%) 10 markets 0 acceptances 2011 43 submissions to 36 different markets 11 stories on submission 39 rejections, 16 personal (41%) [...]