2 posts published by MMKaufman during September 2025| Rejection Letters
I had a dream about my son, S, a few days after he was born not breathing. I was in the bathroom and his brain was a monster and it was dying. Or it was being eaten by a monster and dying. I never …| Rejection Letters
Only the second quarter and it’s already a blowout. Dad holds the last bite of a salami sandwich between his index finger and thumb like the end of a joint, or someone doing the World’s […]| Rejection Letters
*** Aubri Kaufman, Emily Costa, Kirsti MacKenzie, Liz Abeling, M.M. Kaufman, and Terri Linn Davis are writing this from Barrelhouse Writer Camp while Aaron Burch glares at them over his morning cup of coffee. *** […]| Rejection Letters
Your Baby Shower is in 1 Day. 71 Total 6 Attending 19 Regrets 46 Not yet replied So sorry to be missing this! – Lee Reis Thank you for the invitation. I will make sure […]| Rejection Letters
Hello, Thank you so much for submitting. Unfortunately, this isn’t what I’m looking for. To be brutally honest, I’m looking for this story that came to me in a dream last year. I remember that […]| Rejection Letters
Dear Caller, Allow me to quickly thank you, on behalf of all the team members here at Hidden Agenda, for the piles of money you have spent over the years on cam girl sessions through […]| Rejection Letters
*** Lauren Theresa is an ever-diverging creative, plant witch, trauma therapist, visual artist, queen of all trades, mom of 2, author of 3, and co-founder-instrument-of-chaos at Icebreakers Lit. Check out her books, art, and musings […]| Rejection Letters
Unfortunately, at this juncture, we are not able to offer you employment as a Bruce Springsteen impersonator. We assume your audition tape did not attach correctly— instead of an MP4 file of you singing a […]| Rejection Letters
Thanks for submitting to Regrettable, We regret to inform you that your measly $3.00 submission fee is simply not enough. We don’t get out of bed for less than $3,000, so put some zeros on it. For …| Rejection Letters
Every time I see a typewriter, something in me shifts. Nothing dramatic. Just enough to make the room feel off-balance. I own three typewriters. Two of them work. The third, my Royal Remington, cam…| Rejection Letters
“Why Don’t You Write About [ ]?” Because it’s all blurry or gone Because I never went to [ ] meetings or [ ] meetings Because I have trouble with the word recovery Because when [ …| Rejection Letters
Old Woman cut the girls’ hair every month and gathered up the dead fluff to make pillows. There was plenty of fabric left, rolls of stars, stripes, polka dots. “We’ll run ou…| Rejection Letters