Print Issue 50 of Vestal Review

The story ideas are like blood cells: they come to life until you die.

Whatever doesn’t kill us, make our doctors richer. He was married twice, both times unhappily. The first wife left, the second stayed. When all the rats left the sinking ship, it stopped sinking. I didn’t want to hurt you. I just lucked out.

When I see the word “always” in the question, e.g. “is writing always fun?” I always say no.

Words of wisdom.

The role of a literary magazine editor is to improve the world by publishing better stories and poetry and not by punishing writers for their wrongs through blacklisting.

Publications reject your stories not because they are bad, but because the competition is better. Try to become your own competition.