By a local parenting magazine. That can't pay me and accepted my inquiries because they're new enough that they'll take any effort given them. Actually, I want to include in here that the editor did say that my article was 'well written and organized.' Plus, she thought the photo I sent for my contributor's bio was cute.
I will take it.
Meanwhile, I got rejected the other day in record time. Two days was all it took for a return email. Which I'm pretty sure was mass-produced.
But, back to my successful foray into the publishing world. My article is all about this free strings class offered by a local mom. She's been doing it for the last couple years and has built up a student base of approximately 80 students, divided up in six different skill levels. Suffice it to say that this woman, who is also pregnant and has three other children, possesses some mad skills.
Until this last week or so when she informed all of us (thru mass email.... isn't technology awesome?) of her husband's downsizing experience and their need for immediate relocation.
Which just goes to prove that life is cruel and unfair. Until you consider that, built purely from the goodwill this particular mad-skills mother has produced, both the school that has been housing her rehearsals and the volunteer teachers that have been assisting her have committed together to continuing the program regardless of what happens from here on out.
People know a good thing when they see it I guess. The whole thing is very encouraging to me.
Also, I spent most of the day yesterday sleeping off the kid's strep-induced madness and a couple hours today back in the company of actual adults, so, I'd say, overall, I'm feeling encouraged anyway.
Amazing how an actual full night of sleep can do that.
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