Category Archives: Writing

Second Short Fiction Sale to The Colored Lens

Posted on Monday, June 3, 2013 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I have some great news to report. Today, Dawn Lloyd, the editor-in-chief of The Colored Lens, notified me that she would be buying my short story, “Remember New Roanoke.” The story is scheduled to appear in the online magazine’s Summer … Continue reading →

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First Short Fiction Sale to Plasma Frequency Magazine and Writers of the Future Contest 4Q29 Update

Posted on Monday, December 31, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I have some great news to report. Late last week, Richard Flores, the editor-in-chief of Plasma Frequency Magazine, notified me that he wanted to buy my short story, “Movement to First Contact.” The story is scheduled to appear in Issue 4, … Continue reading →

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Writers of the Future Contest 3Q29 Update

Posted on Sunday, November 4, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Back in August, I posted an update on the 1Q29 and 2Q29 quarters of the Writers of the Future Contest. On Friday, I received the results for my 3Q29 submission.

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Writers of the Future Contest 1Q29 and 2Q29 Update

Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Back in December, I posted an article on the Writers of the Future Contest, and ultimately reported my Honorable Mention for 1Q29. Since then, the contest has gone on to report the overall contest winners for 1Q12 (aka 1Q29) and … Continue reading →

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Writers of the Future Contest 1Q29 Results

Posted on Monday, April 30, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Back in December, I posted an article on the Writers of the Future Contest, and then provided an update in early March once contest participants started receiving rejections. I then posted another update estimating that as of March 15th, the … Continue reading →

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Writers of the Future Contest 1Q29 Update: Statistical Torture

Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Back in December, I posted an article on the Writers of the Future Contest, and then provided an update earlier this month once contest participants started receiving rejections. As of today, I have both good news and bad news. The … Continue reading →

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Writers of the Future Contest Update

Posted on Saturday, March 3, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Back in December, I posted an article on the Writers of the Future Contest. Since then, the contest has reported 4Q11 contest winners, and rejections have started trickling in for 1Q12. Unfortunately or fortunately, I have no news to report … Continue reading →

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Introducing ROARR Contributor: Kevin Remus

Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

It is my pleasure to introduce ROARR contributor Kevin Remus. Kevin lives in San Diego, California, and is an intellectual property attorney specializing in patent prosecution. He is also a Major in the California Army National Guard. Prior to law … Continue reading →

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2011 in Review

Posted on Monday, January 2, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. The numbers differ a bit from the data that WordPress reports in its normal statistics package (e.g., the report below claims the site had ~59,000 page views, … Continue reading →

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ROARR’s Guiding Principles (Part VII): A Strong National Defense Is the Cornerstone of a Robust Republic

Posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In Part I of this series, I argued a fundamental reason our government is broken is the political selection process favoring ideological warriors over pragmatic problem solvers. I introduced my “Funnel of Futility” theory: as ideology becomes increasingly important in … Continue reading →

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