I've heard there's some rule about publishers not accepting material that's being considered elsewhere - the first read rule or something. Can anyone name it please?

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That's very useful, thanks.

...a free kitten.

"Insanity; doing the same thing again and again and expecting a different result" (Albert Einstein).

Once upon a clear dark night an elderly man with a wicked cat who ate all of his freshly caught shrimp in a most peculiar, yet satisfyingly white china bowl.

There were sounds outside his window as the wind turbine that spins came crashing down scattering the crows. The sounds of wings, furious and

flapping came through

The Cat in the Hat is hilarious. I loved that. Haven't read it in a while though.

Anything with a good plot that's easy to read.