Cover of the 2015 edition of Rain Magazine
Last winter I started reworking a short story I wrote in 1986. It was initially based on an experience I had in Salinas, CA, during the summer of 1967. I originally submitted the story to Oregon English, a publication of the Oregon Council for the Teachers of English. They rejected it, but the editors gave me plenty of feedback.
I set the story aside for years until I retired and started to rewrite it. Over and over again. Revision is one of those quirks most writers have I suppose: there’s always something to be revised. I submitted the story—”The Sketch—in January of this year to Clatsop Community College’s literary publication Rain Magazine and they accepted it, along with a very short poem.
Considering the writers listed on the cover, I am in good company.
Tonight is the reading. The writers all have a chance to read from their pieces. Since Jackie is in the hospital recovering from her foot surgery, Veronica is going with me. It will be a good experience for both of us.
Call and Response 