Hey guys!
Just a reminder to not give up on finding a home for those HMs. After several rejections, I just sold my first HM to an anthology.
You just never know.
Awesome! I always think that HM stories and better have at worst good seeds, and potential to find themselves a home somewhere. I'm really glad to see yours finding itself one!
DQ:0 / R:0 / RWC:1 / HM:15 / SHM:7 / SF:1 / F:1
Published prior WotF entries: PodCastle, HFQ, Abyss & Apex
Pending: Q2.V42
My flash is out today in DSF! http://dailysciencefiction.com/science-fiction/biotech/yelena-crane/less-misery-enough-to-bear
V36:Q3 HM V37: Q3 R, Q4 SHM V38: R,HM, F, HM V39: HM, SHM, SHM, SHM V40: SF, RWC, ?
Nice! I was just on my way to post it myself.
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Congratulations Yelena. 
I actually read the story before coming here.
Today's science fiction is tomorrow's reality-D.R.Sweeney
HM x5
Published Poetry
2012 Stars in Our Hearts
Silver Ships
Thank you! It was such a pleasant surprise to wake up to. Yelena Crane? That name is so fami.... oh it's me!
V36:Q3 HM V37: Q3 R, Q4 SHM V38: R,HM, F, HM V39: HM, SHM, SHM, SHM V40: SF, RWC, ?
@scribblesatdusk Just read it, and can relate to it too. Really thought provoking. It reminded me of a scene in Being Human (UK version), where Annie the ghost is performing with a medium and her own mother comes into the theatre. She says something along the lines of "Losing a child is a unique pain, but if anyone could take away that pain I wouldn't want them to, because that pain is all I have left of her."
It's very close to the mark.
R:6 RWC:1 HM:9 SHM:3
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@scribblesatdusk Congrats
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, ? (HM Resubmit), Editing, ideas swirling about
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: ---HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -R--
@scribblesatdusk Just read it, and can relate to it too. Really thought provoking. It reminded me of a scene in Being Human (UK version), where Annie the ghost is performing with a medium and her own mother comes into the theatre. She says something along the lines of "Losing a child is a unique pain, but if anyone could take away that pain I wouldn't want them to, because that pain is all I have left of her."
It's very close to the mark.
I haven't seen Being Human but this is very much it, though my MC makes a diff decision from Annie's mom. I've been wondering what kind of pain people are willing to put up with and why.
V36:Q3 HM V37: Q3 R, Q4 SHM V38: R,HM, F, HM V39: HM, SHM, SHM, SHM V40: SF, RWC, ?
My flash is out today in DSF! http://dailysciencefiction.com/science-fiction/biotech/yelena-crane/less-misery-enough-to-bear
Congratulations, Yelena! A very poignant story.
Death and the Taxman, my WotF V39 winning story is now a novel! (Click Here >).
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New Releases:
"The Missing Music in Milo Piper's Head" in Third Flatiron's Offshoots: Humanity Twigged
"To Catch a Foo Fighter" in DreamForge Magazine
"Milo Piper's Breakout Single that Ended the Rat War" in LTUE's Troubadours and Space Princesses anthology
"The Rise and Fall of Frankie's Patisserie" in Murderbugs anthology
"Felix and the Flamingo" in Escape Pod
"The Devil's Foot Locker" in Amazing Stories
Thank you!!
V36:Q3 HM V37: Q3 R, Q4 SHM V38: R,HM, F, HM V39: HM, SHM, SHM, SHM V40: SF, RWC, ?
Hi all, I had a flash story published recently on 365 Tomorrows, if anyone fancied a read: https://365tomorrows.com/2022/08/18/dutch-courage/
3rd Place Vol 41 Q3 ("The Stench of Freedom")
Submission record: R x 2 / HM x 7 / SHM x 2 / W x 1
Stories published in Daily Science Fiction, Every Day Fiction, 365tomorrows, and Gwyllion Magazine.
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Nice story Joel. Congrats on the publication.
Today's science fiction is tomorrow's reality-D.R.Sweeney
HM x5
Published Poetry
2012 Stars in Our Hearts
Silver Ships
Thank you @storysinger 
3rd Place Vol 41 Q3 ("The Stench of Freedom")
Submission record: R x 2 / HM x 7 / SHM x 2 / W x 1
Stories published in Daily Science Fiction, Every Day Fiction, 365tomorrows, and Gwyllion Magazine.
Find out more on my website (www.joelcscoberg.com) or sign up to my newsletter for updates on my writing journey.
Congrats, Joel! Fun story.
Death and the Taxman, my WotF V39 winning story is now a novel! (Click Here >).
Death and the Dragon launches on Kickstarter August 27th. (Click Here >)
Subscribe to The Lost Bard's Letter at www.davidhankins.com and receive an exclusive novelette!
New Releases:
"The Missing Music in Milo Piper's Head" in Third Flatiron's Offshoots: Humanity Twigged
"To Catch a Foo Fighter" in DreamForge Magazine
"Milo Piper's Breakout Single that Ended the Rat War" in LTUE's Troubadours and Space Princesses anthology
"The Rise and Fall of Frankie's Patisserie" in Murderbugs anthology
"Felix and the Flamingo" in Escape Pod
"The Devil's Foot Locker" in Amazing Stories
@lost_bard Thanks, David!
And massive congratulations to you on entering the ranks of WotF Winners!!
3rd Place Vol 41 Q3 ("The Stench of Freedom")
Submission record: R x 2 / HM x 7 / SHM x 2 / W x 1
Stories published in Daily Science Fiction, Every Day Fiction, 365tomorrows, and Gwyllion Magazine.
Find out more on my website (www.joelcscoberg.com) or sign up to my newsletter for updates on my writing journey.
Sold a story to Kaleidotrope! It's a little story I wrote while playing around with prompts from the Super Secrets thread, actually, intended as a kind of throw-away fun exercise, but I liked how it turned out, and it had received some positive feedback from other markets before finding its home.
(I'm really happy to make a sale to Kaleidotrope, too, as they're a market that, for whatever reason, was on my want to crack list of markets.)
It likely won't see the actual light of day until 2024 though, so it'll be a while before I can share a link to it. Still, though -- woot!
DQ:0 / R:0 / RWC:1 / HM:15 / SHM:7 / SF:1 / F:1
Published prior WotF entries: PodCastle, HFQ, Abyss & Apex
Pending: Q2.V42
@doctorjest Congratulations! That's really awesome. I'll keep watching for that link.
VOL 40 2nd Quarter: Third Place ("Ashes to Ashes, Blood to Carbonfiber")
Past submissions: R - HM - HM - HM - HM - HM - SHM - SHM
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@doctorjest Congratulations! It’s a great feeling to crack a market you’ve been trying for.
Death and the Taxman, my WotF V39 winning story is now a novel! (Click Here >).
Death and the Dragon launches on Kickstarter August 27th. (Click Here >)
Subscribe to The Lost Bard's Letter at www.davidhankins.com and receive an exclusive novelette!
New Releases:
"The Missing Music in Milo Piper's Head" in Third Flatiron's Offshoots: Humanity Twigged
"To Catch a Foo Fighter" in DreamForge Magazine
"Milo Piper's Breakout Single that Ended the Rat War" in LTUE's Troubadours and Space Princesses anthology
"The Rise and Fall of Frankie's Patisserie" in Murderbugs anthology
"Felix and the Flamingo" in Escape Pod
"The Devil's Foot Locker" in Amazing Stories
Accepted for publication (no contract signed, as yet) by the Fabulist
https://fabulistmagazine.com
of a sci-fi short I'm very proud of: "No Such Place as Nebraska"
They compared it favorably to "Aye, and Gomorrah..." which, well, that's... (!)
Just 1¢/word but a solid publication with great interviews, reviews fiction and art, since 2007!
@DonMarkmaker
@angelslayah Congratulations! Well done!!!!
“Stories are the collective wisdom of everyone who has ever lived. Your job as a storyteller is not simply to entertain. Nor is it to be noticed for the way your turn a phrase. You have a very important job—one of the most important. Your job is to let people know that everyone shares their feelings—and that these feelings bind us. Your job is a healing art, and like all healers, you have a responsibility. Let people know they are not alone. You must make people understand that we are all the same.”
Brian McDonald
2022: Second Place Winner V39 Q1
2021: HM, HM, SHM
2020: R
2019: SHM, R
2018: HM
2017: HM
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Congratulations @doctorjest for cracking that nut! and also to @angelslayah, what feedback. Brilliant news both, I look forward to seeing them when released (a reminder may be needed @doctorjest for 2024!)
3rd Place Vol 41 Q3 ("The Stench of Freedom")
Submission record: R x 2 / HM x 7 / SHM x 2 / W x 1
Stories published in Daily Science Fiction, Every Day Fiction, 365tomorrows, and Gwyllion Magazine.
Find out more on my website (www.joelcscoberg.com) or sign up to my newsletter for updates on my writing journey.
Accepted for publication (no contract signed, as yet) by the Fabulist
https://fabulistmagazine.com
of a sci-fi short I'm very proud of: "No Such Place as Nebraska"
They compared it favorably to "Aye, and Gomorrah..." which, well, that's... (!)
Just 1¢/word but a solid publication with great interviews, reviews fiction and art, since 2007!
Congrats. 
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, ? (HM Resubmit), Editing, ideas swirling about
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: ---HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -R--
Sold a story to Kaleidotrope! It's a little story I wrote while playing around with prompts from the Super Secrets thread, actually, intended as a kind of throw-away fun exercise, but I liked how it turned out, and it had received some positive feedback from other markets before finding its home.
(I'm really happy to make a sale to Kaleidotrope, too, as they're a market that, for whatever reason, was on my want to crack list of markets.)
It likely won't see the actual light of day until 2024 though, so it'll be a while before I can share a link to it. Still, though -- woot!
Congrats. 
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, ? (HM Resubmit), Editing, ideas swirling about
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: ---HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -R--
Hi all, I had a flash story published recently on 365 Tomorrows, if anyone fancied a read: https://365tomorrows.com/2022/08/18/dutch-courage/
Congrats. 
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, ? (HM Resubmit), Editing, ideas swirling about
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: ---HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -R--
My flash is out today in DSF! http://dailysciencefiction.com/science-fiction/biotech/yelena-crane/less-misery-enough-to-bear
Congrats.
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, ? (HM Resubmit), Editing, ideas swirling about
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: ---HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -R--
Congratulations.
Today's science fiction is tomorrow's reality-D.R.Sweeney
HM x5
Published Poetry
2012 Stars in Our Hearts
Silver Ships
SOLD: To DreamForge Anvil, my short sci-fi, set in LEO, "Grasshopper/Ant"
I first encountered the publication when @wulfmoon drew some of us from the Forum to a seminar they were hosting on Zoom, during the Covidtimes; thanks Woofman!
Only my second submission to the market, but a story that I'd submitted thirty-eight other times... so... keep hammerin is, I guess, the moral there
@DonMarkmaker
@angelslayah Congratulations! Glad that webinar helped. That’s a great market, and you’ll get a custom illustration. Best present of all—it’s rare to get that in other pubs. And yes, persistence yields rewards. I never give up on my stories. Cheers!
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SOLD: To DreamForge Anvil, my short sci-fi, set in LEO, "Grasshopper/Ant"
I first encountered the publication when @wulfmoon drew some of us from the Forum to a seminar they were hosting on Zoom, during the Covidtimes; thanks Woofman!
Only my second submission to the market, but a story that I'd submitted thirty-eight other times... so... keep hammerin is, I guess, the moral there
That is great news. Congrats.
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, ? (HM Resubmit), Editing, ideas swirling about
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: ---HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -R--
SOLD: To DreamForge Anvil, my short sci-fi, set in LEO, "Grasshopper/Ant"
I first encountered the publication when @wulfmoon drew some of us from the Forum to a seminar they were hosting on Zoom, during the Covidtimes; thanks Woofman!
Only my second submission to the market, but a story that I'd submitted thirty-eight other times... so... keep hammerin is, I guess, the moral there
Congratulations! I sold one to DreamForge too! It’s a fantastic publication and Scot and Jane are great to work with. I look forward to reading your story!
Death and the Taxman, my WotF V39 winning story is now a novel! (Click Here >).
Death and the Dragon launches on Kickstarter August 27th. (Click Here >)
Subscribe to The Lost Bard's Letter at www.davidhankins.com and receive an exclusive novelette!
New Releases:
"The Missing Music in Milo Piper's Head" in Third Flatiron's Offshoots: Humanity Twigged
"To Catch a Foo Fighter" in DreamForge Magazine
"Milo Piper's Breakout Single that Ended the Rat War" in LTUE's Troubadours and Space Princesses anthology
"The Rise and Fall of Frankie's Patisserie" in Murderbugs anthology
"Felix and the Flamingo" in Escape Pod
"The Devil's Foot Locker" in Amazing Stories
