I got my first rejection letter today! Why, you may wonder, am I happy about this? Well, my inquisitive little friend, I recently made the decision that I am a writer, I will be a writer, I love writing more than anything else in the world, and there's nothing I can do to change it so I might as well write like mad. I entered a short story contest and received the "We appreciate your participation blah blah blah insert name here" letter today. This marks the beginning of what will probably be a long yet hopeful string of similar letters. Mmmm...the warm scent of rejection. I think I will frame it.