Stuck in the middle

I'm digging hard and dirty to get the editors of Big Magazines to acknowledge receipt of an essay I've written.

Meanwhile, as editor of Vital Speeches, I'm fending off repeated requests by a contibutor who wants a report on how many unique visitors saw an article he for our website.

Of course, I can't scream at the Big Magazine editors.

But this contributor of mine is about to get it.