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Empty Calories

Rejection Letter

We regret to inform you.

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Lisa Kholostenko
Feb 22, 2024
∙ Paid
Photo by Lukasz Wierzbowski.

Dear Writer,

Thank you for your submission to our esteemed publication.

While there is much to admire about your piece, we regret that we are unable to use it in the magazine.

We are looking for something more culturally relevant, like stories about Traylor Swelce, the mob wife aesthetic or a new pop psychology term readers can…

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