The Gauntlet: The Busy Season
Sundry Sunday #1 – August 30 For my first Sundry Sunday, I felt at a loss for what to share. The last month has been busier than I expected, with a lot of ups and downs, some big feelings, some wins, and some setbacks. I don’t think I’ve managed to fit this much work-work, social…
The Wrong Side of Quickening
Suffering Sunday #2 – August16 The physical suffering was more pronounced this go around! After months upon months of a sedentary lifestyle—justified by working on my MFA while working full time—the exercising has begun. It’s like the quickening, if you’re the one being beheaded. I’ve returned to the gym (thank you, new apartment!) and gearing…
Plans, Schedules, and the Sheets to Track Them
Submitting Sunday #3 – August Well, I can check another query off my list as a “No thank you.” I appreciate having clear markers, like an email response or a note that if no reply has been made after X number of weeks, it’s a rejection; it’s hard when there’s no measure and you just…
Suffering Sunday #1
The “suffering” of this first Suffering Sunday is not so pronounced because I’m back at residency and I’m so happy! But there’s a bittersweet edge to the week, with graduation and the end of my program coming up on Friday. I started this MF-Adventure three years ago when I applied to Western Colorado University three…
Submitting Sunday #2
No new submissions for the tracker, alas! I’m still eyeing up the same open calls at the top of my list (sorry WotF, I’ll submit for Q4), as well as a couple others for July that look really interesting: Phobos – for their fifth issue, “The Uncanny States of America,” they’re looking for short stories…
Submitting Sunday #1
Welcome to Submitting Sunday #1 It’s Pikes Peak Pride this weekend and while I’m not much of a parade person, I’m so stoked to head out and enjoy the events, today! June (honestly, 2026), has been a slow month for submissions for me. This time last year, I had 31 short stories submitted to various…
Whimsy Crossroads 