straw clutching

Well I got another agent rejection. I kid myself that it’s not a stock letter (although I know that it really is) and I take heart from the phrase: While your work certainly has merit, it simply isn’t right for his list.

Yes yes – I know it’s a stock letter, but I take comfort in whatever I can – Ok?

I have been researching military uniforms recently. Did you know that hussars’ trousers had 18 buttons down the outside of each leg so they could be removed that way?