I’ve worked hard on “Something Rich and Strange”.
It’s been through five versions and is currently on submission to its seventh market. After feedback from Beneath Ceaseless Skies, I tightened up the beginning. After another rejection or two, I expanded the middle and gave the protagonist more agency. And I’ve just sent it back to The Overcast, whose editor mostly liked it but wanted me to give it a stronger ending.
Hopefully, they’ll like the changes.
#shortstorychallenge
Short stories are hard!
They are much harder than novels, certainly on a per-word basis.