plainly and painfully

1.2%

Approval rate

3,230

Submissions

39

Approved

“Hooks, please, but rusty & in the ribs. Reverb. Full of heart. Control achieved through willing proximity to its loss.”

Approval rate is approved / total submissions, lifetime. Real indie blogs often run 2–6%; over 50% can signal either an easy-to-please curator or a low-quality pay-to-play farm.