This makes me really happy. I love seeing this. You are putting yourself out there in such a big way, there's so much strength in that. Not to sound patronizing, but this makes me proud of you. It's cliche, but you can't hit a home run unless you swing: "In 1923, Babe Ruth broke the record for most home runs in a season. That same year, he also broke the record for highest batting average. There is a third record he broke that year that most people don't know about: In 1923, Babe Ruth struck out more times than any other player in Major League Baseball."
Thanks. Submissions are my least favorite part and annoy me/strike me as pointless - but gotta do 'em, you know? My goal is/was to get 6 poems accepted this year. I'm at 4. I am not certain I will hit six. But I am putting 'em out there, even though they are generally my weird little monstrous babies. That's a great quote. I'm actually going to steal it for my Facebook.