Finally got my R from Stupefying Stories at 85 days.
Mr Bethke wrote me a very nice response:
"After reading and discussing it, and then holding it for further consideration, we've decided it's not right for us at this time. Good luck placing it elsewhere. You write very well and we liked this one a lot, but in the final analysis we receive far more good stories than we have space to publish, and we end up having to split some pretty fine hairs to separate the stories we really like from the stories we love. In the final cut, I'm afraid this one ended up on the out side. Send us another one."
Does that mean it got passed to the final round? That is encouraging. Although I'm not sure where to send it next!
Commiserations on the Rs everyone.
Mr Bethke wrote me a very nice response:
"After reading and discussing it, and then holding it for further consideration, we've decided it's not right for us at this time. Good luck placing it elsewhere. You write very well and we liked this one a lot, but in the final analysis we receive far more good stories than we have space to publish, and we end up having to split some pretty fine hairs to separate the stories we really like from the stories we love. In the final cut, I'm afraid this one ended up on the out side. Send us another one."
Does that mean it got passed to the final round? That is encouraging. Although I'm not sure where to send it next!
Commiserations on the Rs everyone.