From: julie@pascal.org   
      
   On Sunday, August 31, 2014 5:14:52 AM UTC-6, William Vetter wrote:   
   > I have a question, and it might be a dopey one.   
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   > A couple months ago, I submitted a ms. to a magazine that only accepted   
   paper manuscripts, and it was probably the only place I'd want to send it that   
   didn't take electronic submission.  So I typed THIS MANUSCRIPT IS DISPOSABLE   
   on it and didn't include    
   a return envelope with stamps on it.  I haven't done this very often in the   
   past, told them to throw out the ms.   
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   > An assistant editor sent me a letter in an envelope, with the address from   
   the masthead of the manuscript scrawled across it, that said, "Include a SASE   
   next time."   
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   > This was totally unexpected for me, because I think that a decade ago, I'd   
   pay to return the manuscript, and they'd mail me a rejection slip in a little   
   envelope.  Is this my imagination?  Has it always been normal to include   
   postage and stationery for    
   your own rejection slips?   
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   > I know this makes me sound mental, but I hadn't submitted anything on paper   
   for maybe 8 years before that.   
      
   I think that the answer is "yes".   
      
   It's been at least that long since I submitted short stories to anyone, all on   
   paper, all with "manuscript is disposable" or something like that.  The SASE   
   is there so they can stick their form-check-list rejection in it.  And I sent   
   a stamped post card    
   too, but I'm trying to remember why... I think it was "toss this in the mail   
   to prove you got my submission."  I know I bought a bunch of funny little   
   postcards for the purpose.   
      
   -Julie   
      
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