1. got 12 acceptances in august, and 13 in september, but about one third from those where my work appeared once sometime in the past, as i realised later. having been published in so many magazines, i often forgot which publications i had already 'conquered'.
given my submission habit that i always prefer to send work only to those which have never published my work, i sometimes find myself in highly embarrassing and quite hateful situations, where i have been rejected so many times that i may well have been marked out in their blacklists. anyway, i have stopped making subs to certain magazines, knowing the editors are not interested in my writing itself or my writing identity.
2. recently, i have written some pieces which i myself consider quite strong and satisfactory, though not so often in my endeavours. as i continue poetrying, i cannot help keeping trying experimenting with forms (of such as line, stanza, spacing, punctuation, etc), use of language and play with 'ideas.'
3. i often feel tempted to try something else or new to enrich my retired life, besides writing poetry, playing e.keyboard (like an accordion), practising chinese calligraphy and reading mostly chinese stuffs, but have thus far failed to find it. maybe i should adhere just to what i enjoy the most and feel really good at, like poetry? i known spending too much time watching lousy chinese video products every day as i have been doing is simply unhealthy to both the body and the mind, but what else can/should i do?
it is no less easy to live an unproductive or leisurely/retired life after all.
