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All three of mine were rejected
Here's the reply I received:

"Thanks for sending in your stories, but after much thought and discussion, we've decided we're not going to take them. You're a talented person, and I'm sure you'll find another publisher to snatch them up.
Thanks for thinking of us,"

Form rejection?

anis said:

All three of mine were rejected
Here's the reply I received:

"Thanks for sending in your stories, but after much thought and discussion, we've decided we're not going to take them. You're a talented person, and I'm sure you'll find another publisher to snatch them up.
Thanks for thinking of us,"

Form rejection?

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Nothing like mine.

"Dear Jeanne,

By the time you read this, your manuscript will have already been rejected.

There's no sense in asking me why or what you could have done differently, because I've already moved on to other stories.

It wasn't you. It was me. I -- Awww, who'm I kidding… it was partly you. You didn't make me feel like you were really interested in making this relationship work. I didn't feel any sparks between us. You didn't make me laugh.

This story wasn't a match made in heaven, but the next one may be. Submit again. If you don't, you'll regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But soon. And for the rest of your life.

Sincerely,

On the Brighter Side


PS: I'm keeping the ring."

I think that was their form letter. So, hopefully your rejection means it was either personal or someone there figured out "my" rejection letter wasn't as funny as they'd hoped.

RGame said:

They still have the July issue up.

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You know, I would swear I signed up for this, but either I did it wrong or I don't get whatever info that says the magazine's live, because I haven't seen any of the issues. (And yeah, this just occurred to me. What can I say? There's a lot going on. LOL)

Do the rest of you get the issues in your inbox or go to the site?

RGame said:

Jeanne, you can just go to the site at othebs.com

I'm pretty sure the first issue came out right on July 1st. That doesn't necessarily mean each new issue will be out on the first of the month, of course, but it's got me wondering.

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Oh, for some reason I thought they'd already had several issues out. Thanks for the link, I'll check it out!

I signed up, too, and never received it. I suspect e-mail-snatching aliens. Of course, that could just be due to the fact I'm listening to Coast to Coast AM.

anis said:

"Thanks for sending in your stories, but after much thought and discussion, we've decided we're not going to take them. You're a talented person, and I'm sure you'll find another publisher to snatch them up.
Thanks for thinking of us,"

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Nope Jeanne, this was a form rejection, too.
Someone just told me they received the same one.
And here I was thinking I was "talented."

Take heart. We'll get 'em next time

Just FYI, based on the content of the July issue, there seems to be a preference for non-fiction, especially essays, over fiction. While it's early here in Austin-town, which ups the odds for my having missed something, I didn't notice any stories.

There was nothing about submission periods in the guidelines, but the opening, An Open Letter From The Editors, mentioned that those who submitted too late for the July issue would have to wait until August to re-sub.

Bayou Bill

eta: I submitted five short stories ranging from 100 to 1600 words. I'll post the results. bb