Don’t take it personally

Yearsago, I dated a woman who was a painter, but she wanted to try her hand atwriting.  I tried to help her out, even pointingout a small magazine that had published a couple of my stories which I thoughtwould be a good place for her to submit her first story.  I can’t remember what this magazine paid,maybe $5, and they published six issues a year, and before she even submittedsomething she