It’s great to read all the stories, poems, and what-not you’ve been sending lately (and you know how much I love what-not). Of course, the more submissions we receive, the more frequently we have to send the dreaded “Thanks, but” note. As a writer myself, I get my fair share of rejections, so if you’ve received one of our “Thanks, but” notes, know that it hasn’t been any easier for me to send it than for you to receive it. (Hey, I even rejected one of my own stories for the Foolish Times. Strange moment there.) Sometimes the material is great, but doesn’t fit our immediate needs. Sometimes we just don’t know what we want until we see it. (Remember, you’re dealing with a bunch of fools here.) Anyway, I hope you’ll make persistence one of your resolutions for 2008. I know I will.

Mike T.