I submitted my short story Pete’s Plan to Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine a few weeks ago. This week they sent me a note to say, “it does not suit the needs of the magazine at this time”. I was disappointed, but people were supportive.
The magazine encouraged me to submit the story elsewhere. I plan to do that, but I am in procrastination mode. They didn’t really say why they rejected it, so I wonder if I should try to rewrite it before I do. On the other hand, I don’t really know why they didn’t want it.
If you would like to give the story a read over and let me know what you think, I would appreciate it.
I think it is a good little story. Before I submitted it, I read some stories from a Best SF of the year anthology from a couple of years back. I found some good ones, but many of them were disappointing, so I felt mine would be acceptable. I wonder if it is too political for them.
Note: This story is now available on my website at: https://dynamiclethargyfilms.ca/stories/petes-plan/
