Another Internet Mystery Unveiled: Monster Party “Late” Contract Received from Deadman’s Tome

This had been my original cover letter:  Attached is an 1800-word largish flash(?) submission for MONSTER PARTY, “The Stalker.”  While this is the original version, a “clothed” variation of “The Stalker” has been published in THE GREAT TOME OF CRYPTIDS AND LEGENDARY CREATURES (Bards and Sages Publishing, 2016) [cf. June 23 2016].  I hope you will be able to use it and, either way, will look forward to your report and any comments.  The tale was submitted to MONSTER PARTY, an anthology to be published by DEADMAN’S TOME, on September 6, not so long ago.  But today the email arrived from “Mr. Deadman”:

J Deadman

To:  james dorr [image error]

(sending the contract again in case you missed it).

Hot military chick fighting a yeti, how could I pass on that?

This contract is made between Deadman’s Tome, hereinafter referred to as the PUBLISHER, and James Dorr hereinafter referred to as the AUTHOR.  The parties agree . . . .

That is, the contract was being re-sent — but I’d never received the original document, much less an acceptance!  Strange are the mysteries of the internet, and its dread hench-being, email!  But never mind (and never mind either that technically the monster is a wendigo, a North American possible equivalent of a yeti — that’s but a quibble), the connection has now been re-connected, or for the first time, or whatever.  Rescued from the Great Black Hole of Electronic Doomed Correspondence.  And this afternoon my own acceptance went back, to wit:  I would be happy for “The Stalker” to appear in MONSTER PARTY and I agree to the terms of the contract below.

I hope it arrived.