Just Daum Luck

There's a new anthology out called Bookmark Now, edited by Kevin Smokler. Go get it, and read the Megan Daum essay called "If I Had a Stammer." It's about down-talking, the opposite of up-talking, and it's hilarious stuff.

Also, a new site called Silence of the City promises to publish Talk of the Town pieces rejected by the New Yorker. Nothing is up yet, but I am curious about what will be published. Some of the finest minds of my generation have been rejected by the New Yorker.

I'm of two minds on the subject. On the one hand, it's hard to get published by certain publications. On the other hand, maybe most of the stuff deserved to get rejected.