prusik | Two down, how ever many to go

Got my Clarion West rejection this morning. Actually, it arrived last night about half an hour after I went to bed. Too bad. I'd have slept better if I'd seen the rejection first.

It's the standard "too many good stories, not enough slots" type rejection. Next time, I'm seriously tempted to say "because I'm really sick of writing good stories that don't get chosen" when they ask me why I want to attend Clarion [West]. (Ok, this rejection merely allows me to infer that mine was one of those. However, I have gotten rejections that explicitly say that my story was one of those good stories they wished they could have taken. I figure that means I can complain about wanting to get over the hump without too much hubris.)

Clarion is supposed to get back to me today or tomorrow. I'm not optimistic. However, they could still be notifying people and someone has to be the writer they contact last. And, hey, ice cream. (Well, maybe not tonight. I have rehearsal from 6pm-10pm.)