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It All Started . . .
With my usual mix of anticipated glory and stomach-sinking trepidation, I submitted an essay about my love for the thesaurus to one of the top writing magazines. With the manuscript, I enclosed a letter summarizing the essay and listing some credits. (They specified only surface mail with the then-requisite self-addressed stamped envelope.)
A month later, to my shock, I received a personal note from the editor-in-chief. She rejected the essay with great grace: “I regret that we cannot make a place for it and I am returning it to you herewith.”
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