Haven’t gotten one of these in a while (not b/c I’ve been getting acceptance letters, but because I haven’ t been sending anything out). Forgot how much it sucks.

Hello Barbara, 

On behalf of MARY: A Journal of New Writing, I would like to extend our gratitude for your submission “Unknowing” to our journal. Unfortunately, we were not able to publish your work in our Winter 2010 Issue.

Thank you for your interest in our publication. 

Sincerely, 

Rebecca A. Eckland, M.A. M.A.

Assistant Editor of Nonfiction