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    Bad Story

    Today I decided to retire one of my stories. And by retire I mean dispose of it (i.e., not waste time sending it out anymore). This is nothing new. I probably have dozens of stories that I’ve retired. What is different is that this story isn’t an old ‘trunk’ story that I’ve been sending out for years. This is a new story, one which I wrote only a couple months ago. After sending it to a couple of markets with no real interest being shown, I’ve taken another look at it. And I’ve decided it is a dud. Why? It is hard to say but after rereading it, its not…