So today I got the awesome news that “Geography of Desire,” one of my favorite and oldest short stories in my short story collection, ALL THE PLACES WE WERE BROKEN (currently under submission), was accepted by Juked. The Editor-in-Chief, Ryan Ridge, who is a talented and interesting writer, and who I met during a campus visit years ago, sent me the good news today in one of the fastest replies I’ve ever received. I think this is a great way to end 2019 and usher in the new year.