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Entries from September 2006

Number Six

September 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Oh, Ms. Barer, you break my heart…
Dear Author,
Please forgive this impersonal note regarding your query, which we have considered but must decline. As we receive a tremendous number of queries, we are unable to respond to each submission individually, but we thank you for the opportunity to review your work.
We encourage you to keep writing [...]

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Tags: Agents

Why Does My Blog Look All Jacked Up on Internet Explorer?

September 28th, 2006 · No Comments

I normally use Firefox as my browser, but it’s not an option at work. I wonder if the latest version of WordPress fixes this bug…
I hate updating the WordPress software. If you’re using IE and are annoyed, just switch to Firefox so I don’t have to mess with my blog software.
That’s how lazy I am.

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Tags: The Mysteries of Everyday Life

New Job

September 28th, 2006 · No Comments

So, I have a new job, at a car dealership. I answer phones and shuffle paper for $11 per.
I’m not going to blog about the job and how ‘awesome’ it is because that would inevitably lead to my getting fired at an inopportune time.
One of the downsides is that I now have an actual full-time [...]

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Tags: Other

Rejection Number…Shit, I’ve Lost Count Already

September 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Ms. Kathleen Anderson sent her response sometime while I was gone. It was waiting in the mailbox when I returned home.
To satisfy your curiosity, herewith the text:
August 28, 2006
Thomas Litchford
[Address Redacted]
Dear Thomas,
Thanks very much for sending us your query which I have now had the chance to read.
As interesting as your story is, I’m sorry [...]

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Tags: Agents

Back in the US, back in the US –

September 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

I’m not going to finish that classic Beatles lyric because, well, I’m in the US, nor the USSR, which, also, no longer exists.
I’m still a bit out of sorts from all the traveling, so I’ve not fully submerged myself back into the book world. Just wanted to write and say hello.
Hello.

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Tags: Other

Vacation

September 2nd, 2006 · No Comments

Just a warning that I’ll be on vacation in the UK and Ireland until 20 September. I may drop the occasional post if I can find an internet cafe or something. I don’t know how prevalent that sort of thing is over there.
This will be my first trip ‘across the pond,’ so I’m very excited. [...]

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Tags: Other