In Reply to: Robert Redford RIP. That Stings* posted by Fuzzy on September 16, 2025 at 09:56:24
… I submitted a crossword puzzle I wrote to the LA TImes editor. 15x15, its 4 themed items all had the clue = “Sundance”, and the answers were:
“RODE WITH BUTCH”
“CHICK COREA ALBUM”
“INDY FILM FESTIVAL”
and
“UTAH SKI RESORT”
The editor wrote me back and said they couldn’t use it, because the film festival was held AT the ski resort. I honestly don’t know what that mattered, but I chalked it up to “They’re the publishers”.
Fast forward to a few months ago, and I saw a news item on the tube saying that the Sundance FIlm Festival was moving to Colorado! I dusted off my 2 year old rejection email, and forwarded it back to them, saying essentially that based upon their rejection reasoning, that was no longer an issue.
I waited a couple of months for a response. The response was “We’re still not going to publish it”. Haha