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Jul 23
Acceptance from Andromeda Spaceways Magazine (48 days) (Congratulations Dr Mike Adamson!)
1 Rejection from Aurealis (3 days)
Acceptance from Brilliant Flash Fiction (14 days) (Congratulations Karen Heslop!)
1 Rejection from Freeze Frame Fiction (41 days)
Acceptance from Helios Quarterly Magazine (22 days) (Congratulations Deborah Davitt!)
2 Rejections from Helios Quarterly Magazine (22 days each)
1 Rejection from PodCastle (89 days)
Acceptance from Storyland (6 days) (Congratulations Russell Richardson!)
Jul 22
4 Rejections from Aliterate (ranging from 25 to 31 days)
1 Rejection from Alternative Truth Anthology Series - Fiction (47 days)
1 Rejection from Asimov's Science Fiction - Fiction (83 days)
2 Rejections from Beneath Ceaseless Skies (ranging from 4 to 10 days)
3 Rejections from Clarkesworld Magazine (1 day each)
3 Rejections from Daily Science Fiction (ranging from 10 to 11 days)
1 Rejection from Diabolical Plots (4 days)
1 Rejection from Fantasy & Science Fiction (F&SF) (32 days)
1 Rejection from Forge Literary Magazine (4 days)
6 Rejections from Galaxy's Edge (ranging from 10 to 22 days)
Acceptance from Mad Scientist Journal (25 days) (Congratulations Jo Miles!)
3 Rejections from Metaphorosis (ranging from 0 to 1 day)
2 Rejections from Mythic Delirium - Fiction (ranging from 112 to 140 days)
1 Rejection from Phantaxis (41 days)
Acceptance from Phantaxis (59 days) (Congratulations Matencera Wolf!)
3 Rejections from Room Magazine (ranging from 84 to 170 days)
Acceptance from Self-Published (0 day) (Congratulations Evil Overlord!)
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2 Rejections from Southern Indiana Review (ranging from 109 to 113 days)
Acceptance from Spank the Carp (11 days) (Congratulations Margret Treiber!)
1 Rejection from The Baltimore Review (95 days)
1 Rejection from The Maine Review (161 days)
Acceptance from Wiser Truth Serum Volume 2 (119 days) (Congratulations DL Shirey!)
Jul 21
6 Rejections from Aliterate (ranging from 25 to 28 days)
1 Rejection from Alternative Truth Anthology Series - Fiction (67 days)
5 Rejections from American Poetry Review (166 days each)
5 Rejections from Apex Magazine (ranging from 30 to 59 days)
1 Rejection from Beloit Poetry Journal (21 days)
4 Rejections from Beneath Ceaseless Skies (ranging from 8 to 19 days)
1 Rejection from Bitterzoet (54 days)
1 Rejection from Black Dandy (0 days)
2 Rejections from Clarkesworld Magazine (1 day each)
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