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And my story The Birthday Party is in yet another journal...this one is a relatively new journal called Alephi, which is based in Chennai, India...check it out if you get a chance, they do accept fiction, non-fiction, art, and poetry...and though they don't pay anything, they do accept previously published stuff...

Alephi - The Birthday Party
http://alephi.com/2016/10/15/the-birthday-party/[/size]
Literary e-clectic is Seeking Fiction and Nonfiction Stories about 'Lost and Found'
Payment: $50/story
Job source: WritingCareer.com

Literary e-clectic, a new digital literary journal published quarterly by Renfield Press, has an open reading period to curate new submissions for the Winter 2017 issue. Writers are welcome to submit stories based on the theme...note that the themes change each quarter...

Renfield Press - Submissions

http://www.renfieldpress.com/2016/02/literary-e-clectic-submission-guidelines.html[/size]
I'm going to give this one a bit of a bump, since it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month once again...and this book supports a great cause...


Rhubarb magazine Calls for 'Playful' Submissions for Upcoming Issue
Payment: $50/story or poem
Job source: WritingCareer.com

The editors are giving writers the creative freedom to interpret "play" and write prose or poetry based on what the word means to them. The editors also welcome book reviews, personal narratives, humor pieces, and artwork connected to the theme...

Calls - Rhubarb Magazine

http://rhubarbmag.com/submit-or-enter/calls/[/size]
32 Publishers that Pay $250+ for Short Stories
The following is a huge list of publishers that pay for short stories. Included is a wide variety of genres and publications. Whether you want to appear in a anthology, print magazine, website, or podcast, there’s something here for you. Note that some of the publishers are currently closed to submissions, though the majority are...

32 Publishers that Pay $250+ for Short Stories
https://www.freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/32-publishers-that-pay-250-for-short-stories/?2[/size]
Submit Your Poetry to FIELD magazine's Open Reading Period
Payment: $15/page
Job source: WritingCareer.com

Oberlin College Press has reopened the annual reading period to FIELD (est. 1969), a literary journal showcasing the best in contemporary poetry. The biannual journal is published by poets, faculty and students at Oberlin College (Oberlin, Ohio)...

Oberlin College Press - Submissions
https://ocpress.submittable.com/submit[/size]
The Wanderer: Now Accepting Poetry Submissions

They pay poets $25 upon publication...English or Spanish btw...and they accept previously published work, as long as it was not published in another journal...sounds like a good deal actually...

Submit

http://wandererpoetry.com/submit/[/size]
Editors of 'The Notre Dame Review' Invite Submissions of Prose and Poetry
Salary: Paying Writer's Market
Job source: WritingCareer.com

The Notre Dame Review (est. 1995) has opened a three month reading period to curate poetry and stories for the 2017 academic year. The literary journal, along with its website, publish present-day American and worldwide poetry, fiction, literary commentary, and art...

Notre Dame Review
https://notredamereview.submittable.com/submit[/size]
Cool song...and a nice performance here...

Patti Smith - Ask the Angels - 1976 - Stockholm

Southern Voices Anthology Calls for Short Fiction Submissions
Payment: $50/story
Job source: WritingCareer.com

Calls For Submissions
The Liz McMullen Show Publications is curating submissions for Southern Voices, a forthcoming anthology of diverse short fiction stories celebrating the Deep South. This anthology intends to fray the media-hyped stereotype that all Southern people impart the same beliefs...
http://www.thelizmcmullenshow.com/cfs-southern-voices-anthology/[/size]
Copper Pen Press is Seeking Suspenseful Fiction Stories for 'Freakshow' Anthology
Payment: $50/story
Job source: WritingCareer.com

Calls For Submissions
Copper Pen Press is inviting writers to submit short fiction stories for possible publication in Freakshow: Freakishly Fascinating Tales of Mystery and Suspense. This planned anthology will feature riveting stories embedded within the fascinating ambience of a traveling circus...
https://copperpenpress.com/freakshow/[/size]
Someone turned lines from a poem of mine into a song...and if you're on my Facebook friends list you probably already know the story...but basically the other day I came across this song which used lines from a poem of mine, but was not properly credited...since I actually liked the song, rather than just having it pulled off YouTube, I contacted the poster, and he initially acted ignorant...apparently he played guitar on it, but was not the singer or writer...

Anyway, after a few e-mail exchanges, he saw the light and now I am properly credited..."Lyrics: Alan Jankowski & Lairdy333 - Special thanks to Alan Jankowski!!"...

I think it's kinda catchy actually...



And this is the poem that inspired it...if you read the first five lines of my poem here, and then read the lyrics to that song, you'll see exactly what he did...and the lyrics are on that YouTube video. I'm putting the poem here, as it was never submitted here to Stories Space, as it's a bit too "adult" for the site...or at least it was considered so a few years back...by the standards of what gets posted here today, it's actually fairly mild...

Size Does Matter

Size does matter, if you’re a car,
A bigger engine will take you real far,
Size does matter that’s understood,
When we’re talking about what’s under the hood,
You need lots of power to make those tires squeal,
But when we’re talking about women it’s a whole other deal,
Because size matters when racing on a track,
But in the bedroom it’s the motion in your back,
Because in a hotrod, you better have a big block,
But to a woman, it’s how you use your cock,
Because in the bedroom it isn’t a race,
To put that look of delight on her face,
Because in a car you need a big engine for motion,
But in romance, it’s love and devotion,
So where size matters on a drag strip,
In love it’s a whole other trip,
In a car you want it to go,
But in the bedroom, you best take it slow,
It’s no race to cross the finish line,
Take it slow and you’ll do just fine,
So remember you’re a man not a car,
Do things right and you will be her star,
Because it doesn’t take power and speed,
To satisfy a woman’s every need,
Be honest and kind and tell her no lies,
And you’ll be the man to win first prize,
Too much worry about the size of your tool,
Only makes you look like a fool,
So if you don’t learn to do what you can,
She might go out and find another man,
Because size may matter for spinning your tires,
But it takes a real man to satisfy a woman’s desires,
And if you can’t do it she’ll go out and find,
Another man who’s loving and kind,
While you're all alone worrying about size,
She’ll be out with some other guys,
Who may not do as well on the drag strip,
But got your woman doing a flip,
So size may help you racing on the streets,
But it ain’t gonna help you between the sheets.

01-13-10.


Alaska Quarterly Review Calls for Submissions of Prose and Poetry
Payment: up to $200/story
Job source: WritingCareer.com

Alaska Quarterly Review (est. 1982) has opened its annual reading period to review unsolicited manuscripts from writers and poets. The literary journal is published bi-annually by the faculty and students of the University of Alaska Anchorage...

Writers Guidelines
https://aqreview.org/writers-guidelines/[/size]
I do believe this one is worth taking note of...for anyone here who uses WordPress for their site or blog...

25 Plugins to Consider After Creating Your First WordPress Site
http://neilpatel.com/2016/08/06/25-plugins-to-consider-after-creating-your-first-wordpress-site/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email

And if you're serious about this sort of thing, you might want to subscribe to Neil Patel's newsletter...I do, though I'd be lying if said I get a chance to read most of them...sometimes they do catch my attention though...
Speculative Fiction Stories Wanted for New Journal, 'Persistent Visions'
Payment: 7 cents/word
Job source: WritingCareer.com

Persistent Visions is inviting writers to submit their speculative fiction stories to the forthcoming journal. The editors are seeking edgy, crass, thought-provoking sci-fi/fantasy stories that push the thresholds of reality, embrace the wide range of human experience...

Submission Guidelines

https://persistentvisionsmag.com/guidelines[/size]