All For Jack (previously "For Jack")
For Jack is a story I wrote specifically for the Scratch Contest. Scratch is a quarterly contest with publication and an annual anthology. My writing group this month decided that we should write something specifically for this contest. My entry was For Jack.
For Jack is a story about what could happen if the devil went to visit a young boy.
Update: On Friday, December 19, 2008, Steven Marshall, from SNM Horror Magazine, responded to my submission. He specifically didn't accept or reject For Jack, but he did provide some great feedback and suggestions for improving the story. The submission deadline for the January issue is quickly approaching, but he told me that if I could get the rewrites done, he would reconsider it.
Update: On Monday, December 22, 2008, For Jack was accepted for publication in the January issue of SNM Horror Magazine. We also changed the name from For Jack to All For Jack.
Update: On Wednesday, December 31, 2008, All For Jack was published in the January issue of SNM Horror Magazine.
Update: On Sunday, January 17, 2010, my short story All For Jack was accepted for publication by House of Horror. It will be published in Issue #12.
Word Count: 2,188
Submission History
| Market | Submission Date | Status |
| House of Horror | Saturday, January 2, 2010 | Accepted for Publication! It will be published in Issue 12! |
| SNM Horror Magazine | Sunday, December 21, 2008 | Published! SNM published this on December 31, 2008 in their January 2009 issue! |
| SNM Horror Magazine | Thursday, December 18, 2008 | Neither Rejected or Accepted - Friday, December 19, 2008 |
| Shock Totem | Sunday, November 30, 2008 | Rejected - Wednesday, December 17, 2008 |
| Arkham Tales | Sunday, October 19, 2008 | Rejected - Saturday, November 22, 2008 |
| The Drabblecast | Friday, October 3, 2008 | Rejected - Sunday, October 19, 2008 |
| The Scratch Contest | Thursday, September 24, 2008 | Did not win- Wednesday, October 1, 2008 |
