Today I received this in my inbox: "Thank you for submitting "The Bombing of Morrta" to Strange Horizons, but we've decided not to accept it for publication. We appreciate your interest in our magazine."
Alas, the hope, the small flame that somehow managed to stay alive, was snuffed out this afternoon. But honestly, I'm not even upset. I expected this, after all. And it's not like it's a novel that's been rejected. I only poured a week or so into my short story, not the months/years it takes for a novel. Still, it doesn't feel good getting rejected, especially over something you're proud of.
So now I'm undecided what to do. I could try submitting it again, but I don't particularly like that idea. Truly, I want to share it and get feedback on it, and one way for that would be to post it here on Rememorandom. Ideally, I'd be involved in a writing group where I could share this, but sadly, such a group does not exist close enough to my residence.
I think I'll think on this some more before I do anything else. Probably do a bit more editing. And who knows, maybe I'll submit it again, or maybe I'll just put it up here as a long-forgotten Writing Wednesdays serial.
Many thanks to all of you.
