Ms. Wells,

    We would like to use your submission, "Ezra Pound Hard Pounds My Snatch," but would you consider changing the title to something a little less risqué? Perhaps "Ezra Pound" or simply, "Pound." We feel that, as is, the title is a bit too graphic for our publication.
    We are also hoping that you could rewrite the paragraph where you describe your vagina as a "shattered cave, dark and smoldering with fecal matter of bats." We feel that this image detracts from the overall tone of the story, which is otherwise quite upbeat.
    Actually, we would feel more comfortable with the story as a whole, if you could insert a few references to Pound's writing and accomplishments, as we are fans of his and aren't looking to offend any of our readers. If you were writing about Yeats, who we all know to be rather promiscuous, it would be a different matter.
    Could you also remove the several references to Pound's genetalia as an, "Angry coiling snake with a bulbous loopy head that looks nearly detached and unhealthily pallid?"
    Thank you and we look forward to reading your submission with our suggested changes. Please send it back to us ASAP so we can include you in our next issue. Otherwise, your work will be considered for the following issue, a themed issue focusing on animal rights and the preservation of a green earth. This would probably require a few more adjustments to your story.

Sincerely,
The Editors



About the author:
Brandi Wells is a student at Georgia Southern University, soon to graduate with a BA in Writing and Linguistics and a BA in English. Her fiction appears in or is forthcoming in The Saint Ann's Review, Hobart, Elimae, Dogzplot, Decomp, and Robot Melon. She sometimes blogs at http://brandiwells.blogspot.com/

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