Rejection Road … to publication BETA Opt In to Rejection Road To send High Fives, you need to Log in or Sign up. Rejection is universal, and sometimes it feels endless. Everyone understands this, but that doesn't take the sting out of rejection's bite. Rejection Road aims to reframe the submission process as a journey towards eventual success. We're all on separate paths, but we experience the same trials and tribulations. In this space, we support one another, celebrating the victories and offering compassion for the minor setbacks along the way. Learn how it works. Meet your fellow travelers (Note: all counts are based on the past 30 days) 135 people are currently sharing their journey along Rejection Road. Kenny Norton submitted 25 pieces and reported 31 rejections and 1 withdrawal.Kenny is pessimistic about his life as a poet. Kent Koprowicz submitted 19 pieces (goal met!) and reported 52 rejections, 5 withdrawals, and 1 acceptance!Kent is optimistic about Eight times rejected, then an enthusiastic yes. Yes makes the week. Sal Morano submitted 4 pieces and reported 4 rejections and 4 withdrawals.Sal is excited about Receiving positive feedback from several publications! J. V. Molenaar submitted 10 pieces (goal met!) and reported 5 rejections, 5 withdrawals, and 1 acceptance!J. is excited about My piece being fully accepted. Joana Oliveira reported 6 rejections. Katherine Garrison submitted 11 pieces and reported 48 rejections, 5 withdrawals, and 4 acceptances! John Bruce submitted 35 pieces and reported 53 rejections, 12 withdrawals, and 2 acceptances! Genevieve Sarnak submitted 3 pieces and reported 7 rejections. Brittany Hague reported 10 rejections and 1 non-response. Sigrun Benjamin submitted 1 piece and reported 7 rejections. Samantha Bryant reported 2 rejections. Todd Jones submitted 1 piece and reported 2 rejections. Michael Murphy reported 17 rejections. Samantha M Slaven submitted 8 pieces and reported 14 rejections. Cerys Harrison submitted 10 pieces and reported 10 rejections. Anthea Jones submitted 3 pieces and reported 6 rejections, 1 withdrawal, and 1 acceptance! Elliot Kang submitted 14 pieces and reported 17 rejections, 3 withdrawals, and 1 acceptance! Tracie McBride reported 1 rejection. Joshua James Jordan submitted 1 piece and reported 2 rejections and 6 non-responses. Charles Stromme submitted 1 piece and reported 3 rejections. Shannon Ryan reported 15 rejections and 1 acceptance!Shannon is encouraged by a recent acceptance. John Eric Vona submitted 1 piece and reported 5 rejections.John is disappointed about a lack of progress. Deborah Sale Butler reported 5 rejections, 1 withdrawal, and 1 non-response. Kit MacAllister submitted 3 pieces and reported 25 rejections. Martha Petersen reported 5 rejections and 1 acceptance! Holiday Noel Campanella submitted 15 pieces (goal met!) and reported 39 rejections, 5 withdrawals, and 2 acceptances! Gordon Mitchell Smith reported 20 rejections. Ben Cooper reported 15 rejections. Emily Alston-Follansbee submitted 15 pieces and reported 67 rejections, 2 withdrawals, and 1 acceptance! Mason Beyermann submitted 34 pieces and reported 13 rejections, 50 withdrawals, and 3 acceptances! James A Foster submitted 2 pieces and reported 12 rejections and 1 acceptance! Ronald R Strickland submitted 2 pieces (goal met!) and reported 2 rejections. Caitlin O'Halloran submitted 5 pieces and reported 50 rejections and 3 acceptances! Christopher Leigh Silverberg reported 80 rejections, 3 withdrawals, and 2 acceptances! Jonathan Daniel Gardner submitted 31 pieces and reported 54 rejections, 15 withdrawals, and 4 acceptances! Charles A Rubin reported 3 rejections. Natalie Paris submitted 2 pieces and reported 10 rejections. Paul Lamb reported 4 rejections and 2 non-responses. Vito Gulla submitted 1 piece and reported 1 rejection. Amanda Burr submitted 3 pieces and reported 5 rejections. Ân Nguyễn reported 2 rejections and 2 withdrawals. Georgene Smith Goodin submitted 11 pieces and reported 12 rejections, 2 withdrawals, 1 non-response, and 2 acceptances! Karama Neal submitted 2 pieces and reported 8 rejections. A.J. Litchfield submitted 3 pieces and reported 3 rejections. Faye Magnolia Barrett submitted 1 piece and reported 8 rejections. bailey loveless submitted 5 pieces and reported 18 rejections, 6 withdrawals, and 1 acceptance! Joanna Friedman reported 2 rejections. Matthew F. Amati submitted 2 pieces and reported 3 rejections, 1 withdrawal, and 1 non-response. Aeryn Rudel reported 3 rejections. Lys Granier reported 20 rejections and 1 non-response. Emma Goldman-Sherman submitted 4 pieces and reported 54 rejections. Marshall Wayne Lee reported 8 rejections. Lillian Csernica reported 1 rejection. Luke Ramsey submitted 2 pieces and reported 2 rejections. kerry rawlinson submitted 7 pieces and reported 15 rejections, 1 withdrawal, and 4 non-responses. R. J. Burchett submitted 3 pieces and reported 4 rejections.R. is ready to keep going until I've submitted 100 stories. Ason Peikoff submitted 1 piece and reported 1 rejection. Jake Cosmos Aller reported 1 rejection. M F Drummy reported 1 rejection and 1 acceptance! Christopher Seufert submitted 2 pieces and reported 2 rejections. Betty Stanton reported 7 rejections, 5 withdrawals, 19 non-responses, and 1 acceptance! Jess Cruikshank reported 3 rejections. Linda McCauley Freeman reported 5 rejections. Christopher Ankney submitted 5 pieces and reported 26 rejections, 2 withdrawals, and 1 non-response. Dara Laine submitted 10 pieces and reported 33 rejections, 2 non-responses, and 7 acceptances! Barbara Kessel submitted 1 piece and reported 1 rejection. Anne Whitney submitted 5 pieces and reported 5 rejections. Larina Warnock submitted 1 piece and reported 27 rejections and 1 acceptance! Laura Shell reported 1 rejection. J. Scott King reported 1 rejection and 3 withdrawals. Bennie C Smith submitted 1 piece and reported 2 rejections. Kim Barsamian submitted 3 pieces and reported 9 rejections and 1 acceptance!Kim is thankful for Possibilities. Megan Stolz Rogers reported 27 rejections. Mat Wenzel reported 35 rejections. Bruce Parker reported 10 rejections, 2 withdrawals, and 3 acceptances! Donald Pasmore reported 20 rejections. Robin E. Field reported 2 rejections, 1 withdrawal, and 1 acceptance! Rod Raglin reported 3 rejections. Todd C Truffin reported 6 rejections. Catherine Yeates submitted 1 piece and reported 2 rejections. Carl Tait submitted 1 piece and reported 3 rejections and 1 acceptance! Douglas Childs LaNier submitted 1 piece and reported 1 rejection. Jisun Park reported 4 rejections. J.D. Kraft submitted 2 pieces and reported 4 rejections, 3 withdrawals, and 1 acceptance! Nate Givens reported 1 rejection and 2 acceptances! Ellen S Romano reported 13 rejections. Joe Palermo reported 1 rejection. Andy Kristensen reported 1 rejection. Eric Tosky submitted 1 piece and reported 1 rejection. Sylvia Hollis Ward submitted 1 piece and reported 2 rejections. Amelia Michelle Nicol reported 1 rejection. Eve Lyons submitted 2 pieces and reported 2 withdrawals. Chris Gladis submitted 1 piece and reported 4 rejections. Jon Beight submitted 2 pieces and reported 2 rejections. Lee Redfern reported 1 rejection and 1 withdrawal. Bethany A. Reid reported 1 rejection. Peyton Stich reported 5 rejections and 5 withdrawals. M.R. Lehman Wiens submitted 2 pieces and reported 6 rejections. Madison Blackwell submitted 2 pieces and reported 4 rejections. Giovanni Giusti submitted 2 pieces and reported 3 rejections. 12NextAll counts are for the past 30 days. (Subject to change as we evaluate the beta period.) 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