You wrote a thing! Now what? Well, you can always graffiti it in an abandoned warehouse, or chant it around a bonfire under the light of a full moon, but perhaps you want a bit more exposure. Maybe even money. I’ve got a couple things to say about this, but take this post with a whole …
Creative Writing Submission Do’s and Don’ts
As of this writing, I’ve racked up about 230 submissions and 23 acceptances (which is a super weird coincidence in terms of numbers. I swear, I wasn't aiming for a 10% batting average). If you didn't know how many rejections I'd received, you might assume I wake up every morning and walk around like I rent …
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Why do I write?
It’s different every day. Today, for instance, I feel like an entire hive at work within me. Bees have partitioned my bones into their waxy cubicles. Their buzzing is the backdrop rhythm of a city in motion and my thoughts are a sweet elixir on my throat. Writing lets me do this; pour honey from …
Rejected
Well, they pulled the trigger and I can’t say I’m surprised. It’s hard to think what I have to say is important when every letter has “sorry to inform you” in the second line. What am I supposed to do with that? Pull up the planks of those sentences and nail together a raft as …
Reflections on Self
I press into the mirror, but there’s a gap between my fingertip and its reflection. I guess it’s the glass covering the polished silver-skin, like a window between me and the otherside. Invisible, impenetrable. Ignorable and imminent. I heard if you saw yourself on the street, you wouldn’t recognize the bend of your jaw, the …
Loveliness
A bloom of ladybugs is called a loveliness, I think as a tear streaks across my face like a firework scream in the open, July sky. A loveliness. My mom bought a swarm of them once. Let them loose on a golden chain tree bejeweled with aphids. Turned the right way, those green lice hummed …
How to Wreck Your Life: DIY Toxic Cesspool
Have you ever looked at someone and thought, "wow, they royally screwed up their entire existence. How can I do the same?" Well, wonder no more. These things! Net on a stick! Before we get on with ruining your life, let's start with a metaphor. Metaphors are great for ruining lives. Imagine you're in a …
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Wave Hello to my Inner Impostor
If you're anything like me (and I'm going to generalize and say you're exactly like me), you've probably struggled with impostor syndrome. It's this great feeling that others overestimate your ability and all of your accomplishments are unearned, even accidental. Three days ago in an interview with The Sunday Times, David Tennant, who has starred …
Caity Scott Writing 