Rejection

"Awesome character, awesome setting, and awesome twist at the end. I love how the story makes it unclear whether she's actually experiencing any of the climax, or has gone completely insane. She's a nice enough girl, though, so the reader actually feels for her and hopes that she managed to escape."  That's from my rejection slip.  That's nicer than most acceptances that I've received.  To be fair, it was a comment from a reader, not from the guy writing my rejection slip--he didn't indicate that he'd actually read the piece.  He might have.  I have no idea. 

 Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine rejected me after 223 days because they hadn't found a place for my piece and it's not their policy to hold on to a piece indefinitely. 

I can't be too shocked about this whole debacle because my friend Pete had a similar experience with them some time ago, though his piece that the couldn't find space for was only 400 words.  I don't know how long they held on to it before they just gave up the effort of finding space for it. 

On the bright side, though, I got to hear about how awesome I am.  That's never a bad thing.