hurray for me, sorta

So I suppose beating more than seventy other contestants is something to be celebrated. But it's a lukewarm kind of happiness I feel as I announce that my short story WHACK won honorable mention in a ByLine Magazine contest recently. Alas, contest winners do not necessarily receive publication (which for me was the real prize, not the $40 or whatever they dangled). Which I suppose means I'm free to send it elsewhere.

It's been a busy year, so this is the only story I've managed to submit anywhere. But I can't say I'm batting a thousand... it's more like my only at-bat resulted in an RBI sacrifice fly. Congratulated by my teammates, I return to the dugout wondering if I could have powered it over the fence with just a little more effort...

WHACK is short and (I hope) amusing, so if you would like to read it, let me know and I'll email it to you. Critiques welcomed since I do plan to send it out to other markets in the future.