Post Roe: Another Day, Another Contract . . .

And, yes, another day and another contract, this one for my 400-word “the devil made me do it” story “Rights,” from B Cubed Press. The acceptance time on this was short, as is the story, for POST ROE ALTERNATIVES, an anthology on possible consequences of the supreme court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. And don’t look for the news to be good, necessarily — at least not from my story.

My story, in fact, is a little outrageous — at least so I hope — and its acceptance came with a request for some editing which I okayed (cf. September 15), mainly for a sex change for one of the assailants to underscore a gender-neutral ambience. This isn’t a battle of the sexes! In fact, as I understand, even authors’ bylines will replace first names with initials, so one may not know if the writer is which or what. My initials, by the way, will be J. S. — so that way you’ll know it’s me.

Then, also short, is the time expected for publication. The contract went back early this afternoon, questions answered and John (Joan?) Hancock affixed, and within the hour, a Status Update for Alternative ROE bounced into my e-mailbox. Final edits/verifications to be done this weekend, and. . . .

To put it in Editor Bob Brown’s own words: We intend to have the book launched by October 20, that is in advance of the election.