I don't let it get to me anymore, Richard. I send out poems, hope something will be accepted, but I don't get upset if they're rejected. I've had so many rejections by now that I hardly react now when the rejection letter comes in the mail. I immediately send the poems out somewhere else. Acceptance is a really subjective matter anyway. I can send the same group of poems to 10 different places and get rejected and then finally fall on an editor who likes one of the poems. So I don't take rejection to mean the poems are bad--just that that particular editor didn't find them suitable for his/her magazine.

wishes for luck are so nice to get. waiting for a decision to be made is really hard. lori, you must be feeling constant anticipation when you have poems submitted. how do you do it? i mean, how do you make it a positive part of your life? this is harder than taking care of small children.

Thanks, Kathi.

Our fingers are crossed, Richard!

Hi from Vermont....nasty weather here today. It started out in the 30s and rain and by 10am was snowing, windy, and cold. We now have at least 8 inches of new stuff with ice underneath with blowing winds and temps around 12. Wind chills are -20 something...oh well, only 2 more weeks until SPRING. Haha. Patti did you get your bathroom finished? Lori, exciting news about being published and Richard congratulations on getting your grant in. I'm sure good things are in the horizon. Happy Thoughts.