Don, thanks for the reply. I really have to get a copy of that Writer's Market. I'm really new at this whole thing and don't really know how far it may develop, but I ought to find out what I can.

I looked at the contract which says that upon request the magazine will reassign to the author the copyright secured on the work. So, I sent them an e-mail asking to reassign the copyright back to me.

But I'm still not clear on whether I could post the article before getting the copyright back. I probably won't post it, though, because it's soooo corny (although heartfelt) that I should have used a pseudonym!