pins & needles (or, update from the author)

Although I've already received my first novel rejection letter, I am currently on pins and needles awaiting the result of three short story submissions, all due today. Two are "flash fiction" submitted to Quick Fiction, and the other is a 2,000 word story submitted to The First Line. I've already got another story in first draft to submit to Thema, though they have been affected by the hurricanes. (If any of my regular readers would like to read any of these stories, let me know. I would be happy to share them privately and accept any comments.)

kicked, raw, from the nest
will it fly or will it fail?
story submitted