Dear JR Thumbprints:
Thank you for submitting your piece, "The Better To See You With ..." to River Walk Journal. The editorial staff read your submission with interest. We apologize for the late response.
Overall, we thought this was pretty good, but we had some concerns. We realize this is CNF, but "how else"? could be answered fairly simply *if* the female corrections teacher had been in on things.
Stranger things have happened. Over the past seven years I've seen three (maybe four) of my teacher colleagues brought up on charges I * never * would have conceived of.
If this was all the other inmates' fault, that's perfectly fine....but if that's true then any other implications without corroboration should be removed. We just think some clarification would make the piece that much stronger.
Because of the above concerns with the piece, we offer a tentative acceptance at this time. This means that the piece will be considered for publication when a revised version is submitted.
Once again, we want to thank you for submitting your work to River Walk Journal.
Best Regards,
Joseph Koch
River Walk Journal
