RE: Charmi’s Gentle Rejection

One of my own, from a week or two ago:

Dear Ryan,
Thank you for submitting to bateau. We’re sorry, but these aren’t quite right for us. The first came closest. It recalls a story that came out years ago by Stephanie Dickinson that I loved. “Lessons” we hope will come out in a magazine sometime soon.

James Grinwis
editor

www.bateaupress.org

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Not bad as far as rejections go, not bad at all. I now officially have zero ‘outstanding’ submissions. Hmm.