Hv been having fun someplace else.

Went swimming, taking advantage of lst of summer. Dancing. Out 2 dinner. Out on the town, San Francisco looks better than ever. Went 2 hear my favorite local band, LOS BOLEROS, they started in Open Mics @ a cafe in Pacifica.  Not writing, editing or submitting.  

Meantime u keep writing. WRite write write & write

Come join me.

Litquake 2008  October 3-11 San Francisco CA 

You r invited 2 join me & several other great authors  

October Saturday 11.

The Dark Room  2263 Mission St

Phase 1: 6-7

SoMa Literary Review–Stories and Poems from the Pages of the San Francisco Ezine

For the complete calendar of October 3-11: http://www.litquake.org/the-festival/lit-crawl-2008/

Rejetions. How 2 cope?

Well, having just rcvd 1 this morning I can say best way is 2 take your work, clean it up–edit it–send it out again. That's what I always done & its work very well 4 me. Do I like rejections? No. The important point is 2 keeping trying. It is work. Yes. But it is hard work that's worked very well for me. Not just in publishing my work but in every area of my life, like earning my Masters degree. And up 2 date I hv had published in English & Spanish, 129 poems, 49 short stories and several literary translations in dozens of  Lit & E-Zines publications for which I'm most honored, thankful & humble. Bottom line rejections r our stepping stones 2 publishing better & better work. Meantime WRite  WRite & then write some more.

I'm, again, most thankful, honored, humble as somalit.com has published another of my short fiction: THE AFFAIRE. Also want to share that the calendar 4 Litquake Crawl in San Francisco CA is published on Internet. Ck it out. There is something 4 every taste. I'll b on Oct 11 in the eve.

C u there. Meantime write. WRite & then write some more. Also let me hear from u. What r u writing?