...you succeed, but then in all subsequent attempts, fail, try another outlet.

after my first mcsweeney's submission, i have gone something like 0-for-20. however, i was asked for submissions to another site, feathertale, on the strength of my mcsweeney's piece. again, they took the first thing i offered, so i of course expect to never get anything on the site again.

so that you, my gthedamned readers can feel special, a little inside info. the piece was inspired by the question "do you have your baby gate bought?" which i then went riffing away on.

publish or perish (or continue to languish on in obscurity).