Got informed yesterday that The Doorman did not make the finalist cut in the Rod Serling competition.  My congratualations to those who did, none of whom are likely reading this, so I could probably say some equally nasty things, but I won’t.

No word from Writers of the Future about Queen of Belmeth yet.  Which has me rather more optimistic than it probably should.  Last two times I entered the WotF contest, I had my rejection firmly in hand by the first week of the judging month, which I think is to encourage people to turn something around and get it in before the next deadline.  We’re now past the halfway mark in June, and I still haven’t seen that little SASE in the mail.  Which could be a good thing.  Or could be them just running a little slower this quarter.  Or me mis-addressing my SASE.  It could be any number of things other than good news.

But it could be good news.  So until I have reason to doubt that, I’ll choose to keep hope alive.

Though I have no idea what I’ll submit this month if that SASE does come back with rejection.