Rejecting Disability

I pitched my In Praise of Moss: An Argument for Sustainable Disability Positivity zine to Microcosm Press.

The rejection feedback I got back from the press is that they don't understand the guiding metaphor. "There would be a lot of moss fans who would be disappointed to learn that this is also a zine about disability," they wrote.

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Ah well. I knew it was a long shot. I pitched to Microcosm Press because multiple people asked me to do so, and now I guess I have something to say in reply.

Re: Rejecting Disability

Satan, sitting on my shoulder, just recrossed his legs and sexily whispered into my ear: Start your own press.

Gabriel, sitting on my other shoulder, said nothing. But I can hear him smiling.