Numbers

Some statistics, for those who are interested in such things. (Since 2003ish, when I started keeping track)

Total number of submissions - 263
Number of unique stories submitted - 131
Number of acceptances - 26
Number of stories that have seen publication (to date) - 13
Number of publications that have folded after accepting, but before publishing my work - 4.5ish (some appear to be in a state of indefinite limbo)
Number of hold requests - 18
Number of hold requests that turned into sales (to date) - 7
Number of hold requests currently pending - 4
Longest wait time (to date) 1 year, 8 months, and counting
Shortest wait time - Less than a day

Note: All data subject to error based on my poor record keeping, and inability to count.

Short Story News

My short story, The Woodwife’s Song is the featured story for this month’s issue of Reflection’s Edge. Should you feel inclined, you can also check out their archives and find my story, After the Lake, which appeared in the November 2006 issue.