On Persistence

Yesterday, Melissa De Kler at Nossa Morte notified me that my short-short "Tesoro's Magic Bullet" will appear in a future issue. I'm thrilled. Nossa Morte is a quality market, garnering four honorable mentions in The Year's Best Horror (ed. by Datlow). I've read, and enjoyed, their offerings for the past two years.

But here's the back story: this wasn't the first time I've submitted to Nossa Morte. Or the second. Or third.

I think you can see the pattern.

"Tesoro's Magic Bullet" was at least...