Cowabunga! Wise Sister Selected for Third Flatiron Things With Feathers/Hope Anthology

The publication was to be THINGS WITH FEATHERS: STORIES OF HOPE from Third Flatiron Publishing, known for the eclecticism of its separately-titled quarterly anthologies (cf., e.g., March 10 2018, et al.). The story submission was “The Wise Sister,” sent July 20.

Today came the reply, from Editor/Publisher Juli Rew: We’d be pleased to accept the story, “The Wise Sister,” for inclusion in Third Flatiron Publishing’s Fall/Winter 2021 anthology, with the tentative title, “Things with Feathers: Stories of Hope.”

Please let us know if the story is still available and is a first publication.

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We greatly enjoyed the story of two sisters who make different preparations for a tsunami. Though it is on the long side, we will probably include it in the Grins & Gurgles section.

“Grins & Gurgles” is a section for short, under 1000-word humor pieces while “The Wise Sister” comes in at more like a mainstream 1500-plus, though the story does take a black-humored approach to the prospect of hope (in this case, of course, being for survival — though maybe with a little bit of sisterly rivalry on the side). But the pay is “pro rate” and an acceptance is an acceptance so this afternoon I sent back my assurance the sister in question is indeed unattached and still available.

Unable to resist noting, however, that somehow that sounds more like a dating site reply.