I sat on a rock by the shore and waited for the first fish to walk out of the sea, and when it did I stood on my own two feet, which may have been […]
Category: Rejection Letters
SAVE UP TO 20% OFF YOUR NEXT SHOP (John Banning)
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A PUBLIC BREAKUP LETTER TO THE LOVE OF MY LIFE (Isabel Rae McKenzie)
Dear alcohol, I almost died for you. An incomplete list of things I lost through loving you includes many years, feeling in my left arm, a fully functional liver, a burning slew of codependent lovers, […]
Streetlight People (SR Schulz)
I cannot remain silent. I reached my breaking point two weeks ago when you stood up on the table and shouted how you, Won’t stop believin’, to Mom, her face full of tears and sadness. […]
Rejection Letter: Semilore Kilaso (Semilore Kilaso)
Dear MG Dawn, Thank you for sharing your work with us. We are grateful for your support of Black Owned Businesses and effort in the Black Lives Matter movement. What you and your team are […]
Curse-Form-Rejection-Template.docx (Renee Agatep)
Subject: Poetry Rejection and Death by Bloody Mary Hey There [NAME], Don’t remember your name. Never heard of you. Saw the poem. Hard pass. Also – THIS EMAIL HAS BEEN CURSED ONCE OPENED YOU MUST SEND IT. […]
Rejection Letter: Bridget Lillethorup
Dear Catholic Upbringing, Thank you so much for your interest in my morals and values, as well as your commitment to my fast-growing inferiority complex and panic-inducing sense of shame. Unfortunately, at this time, I […]
RE: [This Queer Body] SINGLE CHIN HAIR
Dear My Face, Thank you for submitting SINGLE CHIN HAIR for our consideration. Again. While we admire your perseverance, we still believe that SINGLE CHIN HAIR is not a good fit for us at this […]
Please, Sir
Sir, While it is of course the prerogative of literary magazines such as yours, esteemed or otherwise, to choose what and indeed who they wish to publish, your recent rejection letter caught me by surprise. […]
