Anthony Rapino

Rejection Town. Ever hear of it? I’m one of their renowned citizens. Well, I got another rejection today. Admittedly, I didn’t expect this one to get picked up. It was a short piece that I wrote in a day or two. The premise was loose and it probably could have used some more work, but

The Unreachable Itch. I’ve got it bad. This weekend has been a different kind of hell. Usually I like being home, getting work done, writing, submitting–it’s what I do. But this weekend, something was different. I wrote and edited and read and just couldn’t seem to reach that darned itch. Eventually I reduced myself to

I received a 6-day rejection from Tapestry today. It had a note stating that they are currently full on flash fiction (which is what I sent them) and they are now looking for longer pieces. On to the next one.

I finally decided to rip down the old header (provided by the blog site) and create my own. This was a quick photoshop creation that I made earlier today. I may go back and tinker with it. The text reminds me of the Twilight Zone, which I guess is fitting, considering the name of my

Reminder:I have at least three hidden features on this site, two are cartoons that I made, and one is a picture page of my drawings. Think of them as little Easter eggs. Have fun. Just a quick update on works in progress. I am very near completion of “Retired,” which I plan to send out

Tapestry Magazine I just got word of this new market opening up for submissions. The four or five other people who submitted heard back from the editor in anywhere from 12 minutes to 7 hours. In all cases they received either an acceptance or rejection. I submitted a piece about an hour ago and just

I nearly forgot. I have added some new links, including Ralan’s markets page, the dark wisdom page, and maybe a couple others. So, anyone looking for horror markets, you’ve found ’em. (located on sidebar). -oni

I seem to remember promising a mini-review of Dark Wisdom issue #8 once I had finished reading through it. Well, I am finished. This being my first time reading Dark Wisdom, I went into it hoping it wasn’t a waste of money, and I came out of it just itching to send some of my

Every writer has a certain part of the process that they hate. For some it is the conception, for others the outlining, and for most the editing. I think for me it is the long wait between the submission of a story and the reply. Whether it be rejection or acceptance, it is the waiting