Barrington Smith

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Rejection

Another “100 Rejections” Post

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January 29, 2019. I have a new short story that I feel like has got some legs, despite it receiving its third rejection today. It’s a story with a sci-fi twist so I’m trying sci-fi mags first, but have a feeling it’s not really sci-fi enough. The sci-fi doesn’t become apparent ’til near the end, … Read more

To Embrace Rejection, or Not To…

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An interesting article from Salon showed up on my Twitter feed this week, on the science of how and why rejection hurts. Here’s a quote from it: Humans are social animals; being rejected from our tribe or social group in our pre-civilized past would have meant losing access to food, protection, and mating partners, making … Read more