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Uh-oh. *cringe* This is the type of "article" about which my dad said "write it and stick it in a drawer and look at it in a week." Then, after a week, I'd look at it, rewrite it, and stick it back in the drawer. After about a month, it just didn't matter and I'd moved on.

Very few people can write well after experiencing rejection. What is written just doesn't come across as anything other than sour grapes, all too frequently. And, in my experience, the feelings seldom (if ever fit) the facts of the situation.

Unfortunately, this is Out In Public now and may have future repercussions for this young woman that she hasn't even considered. Some may be positive, others negative; who can say?

Her disappointment is palpable underneath all those cliches. For that, I'm sorry; it's a hard life lesson. Would that we were all spared from the heartaches, hard knocks, and blows of life; but then, what would our characters be?