If you've followed this blog from the beginning, you may recall a mainstream (or so I think) story of mine called at various stages "Astoria," "Did Jimmy Olsen Ever Wonder?" and most recently, "Stragglers."
The story follows three college friends who must find their way back to Long Island after their car conks out on a cold night in Queens.
Hailed by teachers and friends as my most realistic story, it's been rejected by New York Stories, Other Voices, Lynx Eye, Pindeldyboz, and today, Berkeley Fiction Review. Editors and outside readers have called it "Pointless. Their car breaks down, they walk around awhile, then take a cab home. Why these people? Why this night?"
When I have answers to these questions, the story might have a chance somewhere.
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