I’ve made 109 submissions. 94 rejections. 8 acceptances.
SALES & ACCEPTANCES:-The Stiff In Pod G was sold to Medusa Tales, Jul 23rd ’22.
Four Women With Swords was sold to The Lorelei Signal, Dec 11th 22.
These were the final 2 unannounced sales from last year. I did have permission from Lorelei Signal, I just forgot to announce.
A Tollbooth On Mars was sold to Amazing Stories, Jan 1st, ’23.
The Boxing Men was sold to Dark Matter Magazine, Jan 24th, ’23. [REPRINT]
Empty Chest was sold to Spring Into SciFi Anthology Series, Jan 29th ’23.
My House Is Haunted, Ask Me Everything was sold to Eidetic, Mar 2nd ’23.
Hot Dust was sold to Galactic Treks, Apr 19th ’23.
John Lennon Is Feeding Me Instructions Across Time was sold to Eidetic, Apr 26th, 23.
On Reflection, It’s Life was sold to Psychotoxin Press, May 1st, 23.
Hostile Take-over was sold to Eidetic, May 10th, 23.
CAVEAT:-Be aware, I am now adding stubs for titles which have sold, but I’ve not yet received official permission to announce as sold yet.
There are currently 33 stories out in submission:-

PUBLISHED THIS YEAR:
I Made A New Friend Today was released at Eidolotry Digital #2. PsychoToxin Press. Jan 1st ’23.
A Monster Under Every Bed was released at It Came From Under The Bed, 13th Jan ’23
A Tollbooth On Mars was released at Amazing Stories, Feb 6th, ’23.
Sidekicks was released in A Hero Of A Different Stripe, Feb 16th ’23.
The Boxing Men was released in Dark Matter Magazine, Mar 1st, ’23
Empty Chest was released in Spring Into SciFi 2023 collection, Mar 21st, ’23.
Total Immersion was released in Bards And Sages Quarterly, Vol XV, Issue II, Apr 2023, Apr 1st, 23.
The War Machines was released at Utopia Science Fiction Magazine April/May 2023, Apr 30th ’23.
Tuck & Roll was released at Automobilia, Omicronworld, Apr 30th 2023. (DTBC)
On Reflection, It’s Life is appearing on bookmarks at various horror conventions after May 26th. 23.
LESSONS LEARNED:-(This is a new segment, I’ll be adding tips for myself for future blogs.)
Add sales as stubs as soon as those are received. Temp entries until announced then replace with official info.
Add releases when info is received to Shape Of Things To Come, so I don’t forget.
Add stubs to Shape Of Things To Come for unannounced sales.
Create entries for the Submission Challenge each day, as they come in or go out.
I removed the Stories On Hold section as I didn’t want any markets to feel pressure to buy stuff.
THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME!
Hostile Take-over will appear in the Eidetic Pride isue, June, 2023. (DTBC)
Spun Yarn will be released in Bullet Points, Jul 2023. (DTBC)
The Dragon Readers will be released in 99 Fleeting Fantasies, winter 2023. (DTBC).
Madam Midnight Fucks Shit Up will be released in Synthetic Reality Magazine, Issue 9. (DTBC)
The Stiff In Pod G will be released in Medusa Tales (DTBC)
Unannounced sale to market (not listed in sales yet). (DTBC)
You Have Summoned A Demon will be released at 34 Orchard, 2024. (DTBC)
Hot Dust will be released at Galactic Treks, (DTBC)
John Lennon Is Feeding Me Instructions Across Time will be released at Eidetic, (DTBC)
There’s some other stuff coming, I can’t officially talk about it yet. Just know it IS coming.
When I get more solid dates on the date to be confirmeds, I’ll announce them.
Publication of Madam Midnight was pushed back due to illness of the Synthetic Reality Mag editor. That may be delayed by at least 2 months.
The Stiff In Pod G is also in a void right now, I know as much as you do there.
A few publications have been pushed back. Some stuff I can’t talk about because they aren’t announced yet.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS:-I’m not setting any resolutions for 2023. I just want to write, submit, and hopefully sell stuff.
I wrote 3 stories this month, 6807 words in total. Two were for calls I decided not to sub for in the end. One story didn’t work out as well I had hoped because it was too vague a concept to flesh out in the time. I didn’t sub the other as I felt it had strayed too far from what they were asking for.
The second is solid enough to sell to the right horror market in the future. I don’t expect to write much during June with the submission challenge going on. I do have a call I want to sub it to & enough of a written up idea to make a decent story which fits. If I get time, I’ll write it. If it fits the sub well enough, I’ll send it there.