One

I finished and submitted my first short story of the year, a 2,450-word bit of dark crime fiction that might also be considered non-supernatural horror.

I'm surprised that I'm five months into the year and this is my first completed story.

5

I received my 5th acceptance of the year this mrning. This one's for a 3,200-word bit of crime fiction.

3, 4

I awoke to two acceptances this morning: one's a 4,700-word PI story, the other's an 1,800-word science fiction story.

2

I woke this morning to my second acceptance of year, this for a 4,100-word bit of crime fiction.

1

I received my first acceptance of the year this afternoon, this for an 800-word romance.

Eighteen

I completed and submitted my eighteenth short story of the year this afternoon. This one's a 3,200-word bit of crime fiction inspired by a group conversation after dinner at ShortCon.

Seventeen

I completed and submitted by seventeenth short story of the year this afternoon. This one's a 4,100-word April Fool crime story. 

Sixteen, 30

This morning I finished my sixteenth story of the year—a novella co-authored with Joseph S. Walker—and it became my 30th acceptance of the year. Ths one's a bit of a cheat as I'm editor of the project.

28, 29

Since my last post, I've received my 28th and 29th acceptances of the year: one for a short romance and the other for a bit of crime fiction.