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ABOUT THIS STORY

A short while ago, my good friend Stacey Brewer posted a note on the "Where Writers & Authors Meet" page on Facebook, letting us know about a magazine called Clarkesworld that was looking for short fiction. I decided to check it out. On their website, they provided a list of items that would not necessarily rule out a piece being accepted for publication, but would make it difficult to accept.
As I looked down the list of items, I noted that at one time or another, I had broken easily half of the "rules" on their list, so I went back to the FB page and reported that I would probably pass, for the reason noted.
Shortly thereafter, Stacey commented that I should do it, and see if it were possible to break every single one of their rules. She predicted it would be funny, and if anyone could do it, it would be me.
Feeling as if the gauntlet had been thrown by Mrs. Brewer, I accepted the challenge. And since it was her idea in the first place, I decided to dedicate this spoof to Stacey Brewer. Check out her blog at http://staceyhaggardbrewer.com/
In the mean time, I present for your reading pleasure Stories from the Trunk - Breaking All Thy Rules. For a complete list of the rules I have broken, look at the appendix at the end of the story.

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