This just in: I actually submitted something for publication.

Yes! I finally did it! Apropos the original heading for this blog, viz., "An academic battles against himself to get something written", I used the month of January to work on an article, have sent it off, and have gotten notification that it was indeed received!

Now the only problem: in order to be "sending things off for publication," — which I must do — I must immediately set to work on my next submission, for, if I don't, then it will only be true that I did send something for publication, not that I am sending things off for publication.

Nonetheless: I sent something!