Got "Wake Up Call" back from The Third Alternative tonight, after only sending it out six days ago. This is a response time that rivals Fantasy and Science Fiction, who usually respond within a week. But I sent it out again tonight, like a good little writer should. For those of you interested, here's the current lineup:

"One Big Crunch" -> Eighth Chiaroscuro Short Story Contest
"Wicked Game" -> Black Gate
"Little Miracles" -> SciFiction
"Shiny Diner Blues" -> Albedo One
"Going Home" -> Glimmer Train Very Short Fiction Contest
"Wake Up Call" -> Strange Horizons
"Book Storey" -> Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet
"Songstress" -> Asimov's Science Fiction
"The Old Switcheroo" (non-fiction) -> The Neil Gaiman Reader

I'll have excerpts of all these stories up soon at the Fiction section of my website, for all to enjoy or deride.

I'm getting back to An American Symphony tomorrow; I needed a few days after completing "The Old Switcheroo" to simply rest my sensuous manifold. Now, I'm back and raring to go!