Peace Like A River


It was a wide river, mistakable for a lake or even an ocean unless you'd been wading and knew its current. Somehow I'd crossed it... Now I saw the stream regrouped below, flowing on through what might've been vineyards, pastures, orhards... It flowed between and alongside the rivers of people; from here it was no more than a silver wire winding toward the city. - Leif Enger, Peace Like A River

Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Yyyeesss!

I've made my first short story sale! Actually, I suppose it's not technically a sale yet, it's an acceptance.

It's from a magazine called TOTU. It's a magazine produced here in the Twin Cities. A smaller magazine, but it is well known in the genre, and reaches good readers.

The only bad news is that the editor wants to use it in the issue slated for 2007. It only publishes once a year, and each issue generally has a theme. The editor wants to use it in the "Heroes" issue. They're looking at maybe publishing more often, but otherwise, will have to wait a bit to see it in print. (And hopefully I can make other sales before then.)

The story is entitled "King Under The Bed". It's about a boy, about fifth-grade age. He's not really a hero, in the superhero sense. But his imaginary world and the real world come together in unexpected ways.

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