But If You Try Sometimes You Might Find You Get What You Need...

so, a day when i'm looking at putting a story i'm writing for submission to an "Oz" anthology back up on the rack, ripping out parts of it and reworking the ending, and i'm feeling a little down about writing. i don't like it when even i recognize that my first instincts on a story didn't work out - makes me surly and sad at the same time (never a pleasant combination).

then i look in my email and LO! the "final edit" copies of my story and bio for "Ladies of Trade Town" come in and i have to read over it again... and it's a good story. it lifts my spirits. i can prepare to go work on the "Oz" story in a lighter, brighter headspace.

you can't always get what you want...