Letters of Rejection.

Dear James Bezerra,

Thank you for submitting your work to Fugue. We appreciate the opportunity to review new material and have given your submission careful consideration. Unfortunately, we must pass. We wish you the best of luck placing this story elsewhere, and hope that you will try us again in the future.

Sincerely,

Fugue

Dear James,

Thank you for sending us "About Her. About Me.." Thank you, also, for your patience in waiting to hear back from us. Unfortunately, we must pass at this time.

Best of luck placing your work elsewhere.

Sincerely,

Tin House Editors

Dear James Bezerra:

You are receiving this detailed note because your story was a finalist for publication. While we will not be publishing this story, I want you to know that I greatly enjoyed the prose style of this piece, and found that it suited the narrative perfectly. However, ultimately, I did not feel this was a story of myth or legend. Please read my Editor’s Note, http://ficklemuses.com/2015/07/21/fiction-submissions/, and continue to submit works to Fickle Muses.

Sincerely,

Sherre Vernon

Fiction Editor, Fickle Muses

Dear James Bezerra:

We've closely read your submission, and we're writing to say that unfortunately it didn't work for us, so we'll have to say no. We get a lot of submissions and can only use a fraction of them, so please understand that this No most likely means "Not Quite the Right Fit," not "No Good."

Thanks for thinking of DIAGRAM as a possible home for your work.

Sincerely,

DIAGRAM

Dear James,

Thank you for your submission to Two Hawks Quarterly. We enjoyed the opportunity to read your work, but unfortunately we will not be able to use it in our forthcoming issue.

Thank you for considering us, and we welcome the opportunity to see more of your work.

Sincerely,

Marcia

Editor, Two Hawks Quarterly

Dear James Bezerra,

Thank you for submitting your work "Hamlet and the Pirates." We regret that we are unable to publish it.

Your work has received careful consideration. Unfortunately, the large number of submissions prevents us from commenting on many worthy manuscripts.

We very much appreciate your interest in The Kenyon Review.

The Editors

Dear James,

Thank you for submitting your work to Crack the Spine. While we very much enjoyed reviewing your work, we are unable to accept it for publication at this time. We wish you the best of luck in placing this piece elsewhere. Please continue to send us your submissions, as we hope to make a stronger connection with your work in the future.

Best regards,

Crack the Spine

Dear James Bezerra:

Thank you for sending us "When Meeting an Interesting Woman". We appreciate the chance to read your work. Unfortunately, it does not suit our upcoming issue. Best of luck in placing this writing elsewhere.

Sincerely,

the Gigantic Sequins editors

Hey there,

Thank you for sending your fiction to us. Although we appreciate the chance to read your piece, we are going to pass.

Thank you again for your patience during our editorial process. Best of luck in placing this work.

Best,

Danny Goodman & Laura Brown

fwriction : review

Dear James Bezerra:

Thank you for your submission of Subgame Perfect Equilibrium to Ploughshares. Although we will not be publishing your work at this time and are sorry to disappoint you, please be assured that your submission was read carefully by editors and trained screeners. Our reasons for not accepting particular submissions are varied and often have more to do with the shape of our recent acquisitions and upcoming issues than with the quality of writing we receive. Thank you again for the opportunity to consider your work, and we regret any delay in our response to you. We hope you'll continue to read and submit to Ploughshares.

Sincerely,

The Editors of Ploughshares

Dear James Bezerra,

Thank you for your interest in Extract(s). We have been pleasantly overwhelmed by the response to our call for submissions. We thank you for the opportunity to review "Improvements in Telegraphy," but we regret we must pass on it at this time. We hope you will continue to read our daily posts.

Thank you again, and best of luck in your writing endeavors.

Sincerely,

Jenn & Chris

Dear James,

Thank you for sending us "12 Needles." We enjoyed reading it, yet feel it is an unfinished piece. There seems to be much more to explore and reveal to readers. Namely, what is the reason for the induced memory loss? What trauma had the narrator suffered that would prompt him to such a disturbing procedure? Furthermore, Sheeler and the Giant are ostensibly villainous/malicious forces, yet their characterization and purpose are not sufficiently fleshed out. Overall, your story has enormous potential; consider the deliberate "holes" you want to preserve for suspense, plot, and theme versus impediments to readers' understanding.

We hope you'll resend it if you do decide to rewrite this piece. As it stands, we are unable to accept it for our next issue. You're also welcome to send other work as we were impressed by your writing.

Best,

Sahar Mustafah,

Fiction Editor

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