I knew this last story rejection was coming.

There's always a Sad that comes with knowing that the money would have helped, but I *always* treat a submission as a pending rejection. Past success is no guarantee of future success, & I love competing in open slush piles.

However, I won't be resubmitting it. Like I said, outside the novel MS, I'm putting fiction aside now. Over a decade of publishing, had my chance, etc.

Will make this one free-to-read soon.
Maybe in another era, I'll do better.