*facepalm* My incompetence - let me share

Two or more years ago, I sent in a very nice little erotic story for potential publication in a well reputed small press. Then sent back a fairly quick reply saying I had not won the contest but my story was still in consideration for publication. Due to the nature of small presses (among other things, they nearly went out of business not too long after the submission call closed) and I pretty much forgot about the whole thing. About a year later, they sent another letter saying my story was still in consideration for their much reduced publishing plans (e-book instead of print). I said yay and pretty much forgot about it.

So, this week I get a letter from them saying I'm *still* in consideration - on their short list no less - and could I please send them an e-version of the story?

Only problem is ... I've gone through at least one, possibly, two computers since then and I *have no idea where there story is*. I don't even have a physical copy I could re-type.

Groan. This weekend, I'm going to have to comb through all my various saved disks/old computers and see if I can turn up a copy.

OTOH - supposedly, a writing job I did also about two years ago, the company finally published and is going to pay me. *golf clap*