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Working on a 2020 thread because I’m proud of my writing and had an incredible year. A typical year for me has been 2 pubs, and I far exceeded that number. So I’d like to honor the editors who took a chance on my stories because they are writers as well, and damn good ones.
Thanks to @missg3rd for taking a deeply personal teacher story in @PorcupineLit Here’s her story in @MaudlinHouse https://maudlinhouse.net/we-left/
Thanks to @thesurfingpizza for including my story about runner’s diarrhea in @TBQuarterly. This is M.M.’s story @The_Rumpus https://therumpus.net/author/m-m-carrigan/
Thanks to @Camdmay for publishing my baseball story about the birth of my daughter in @carvezine , a story that earned my first Pushcart nomination. Here’s his story on the effects of Covid on small businesses. https://www.insidehook.com/article/travel/for-americas-iconic-inns-weathering-storms-comes-with-the-territory-but-covid-19-is-different
Thanks to @Aaron__Burch for believing in my story about Nine Inch Nails and underage drinking in @hobartpulp and for creating a new genre of “My firsts” that I can’t stop writing about. Here’s one of Aaron’s stories in @xraylitmag https://xraylitmag.com/american-lake-by-aaron-burch/cnf/
When the pandemic hit, @KristenPloetz accepted a short piece about my arduous search for home gym equipment in @AtlasAndAlice Here is Kristen’s work in The Saturday Evening Post. https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2020/07/the-things-loretta-cant-have-at-the-bluffs-of-placid-haven/
I discovered a new sports lit mag @UnderReviewLit and was honored to meet @terryhorstman and @hammermv who have put together the ideal place for my writing. Here is Terry’s essay in Taco Bell Quarterly. https://tacobellquarterly.org/menu/malik-for-the-win/
I had the pleasure of working with @covo_noa on a story of mine published in @xraylitmag Here is Noa’s story in Waxwing.
http://waxwingmag.org/items/issue21/40_Covo-Dark-Waters.php
http://waxwingmag.org/items/issue21/40_Covo-Dark-Waters.php
I wrote another embarrassing story of teenage life that was picked up by @Desisoccermom at Rejection Letters. Here is Jaya’s wonderful CNF in @PitheadChapel https://pitheadchapel.com/homeland/
This fall I’ve had the privilege of working with @SBB_Writer and writing a weekly column on bad fantasy football advice for @dailydrunkmag Here is one of my favorite stories from Shawn this year.
http://ryethewhiskeyreview.blogspot.com/2020/07/dont-judge-me-but-i-think-i-have-secret.html?m=1
http://ryethewhiskeyreview.blogspot.com/2020/07/dont-judge-me-but-i-think-i-have-secret.html?m=1
Over the summer I went back to my roots, writing about soccer for @MattRalph_tBG at @BrotherlyGame and haven’t stopped. I learned so much from Matt in the past six months and am grateful for his mentorship. Here’s one of Matt’s many great features. https://www.brotherlygame.com/2020/4/30/21237131/20-years-ago-hershey-had-its-shining-moment-in-the-international-soccer-spotlight
