Rejection, Softened.

I got a rejection from Tor.com, as expected.

However, it seemed...real. Like, I get a lot of rejection emails, but this one was the first that felt somehow genuine, as in , not only did they read my story, but they were apologetic about how long it took and in the future. Somehow, the almost sheepish tone made it feel good.

But, in the end, it was a rejection, so I have a story floating unaccepted.

Sigh.