Since most of our stories are local, writers don't incur many expenses, but when necessary we pay for things like long-distance phone bills. We pay for mileage when you need to travel more than 20 miles to get the story. Check with us ahead of time if you plan to spend our money. Expense requests, including receipts, must be submitted within a month of publication. In the meantime, we plan to post content in the archive and pay no additional fee.
Freelancers can refuse to be included in the archive if they are so inclined.
Not very soon, in many cases. Unless an article is obviously timely, it usually takes us three to four weeks to consider it. And if we don't love it or hate it, we could hold it for months, waiting for an opportunity to publish it. It does happen, though rarely. If you know that you'll want your manuscript back in a hurry, inform us in a cover note.