Submission History of Strong Metallic Arm

Date Sent Sent To Returned Result Their Comments (and mine)
2-25-88 Starwind 3-15-88 Reject! "Although it doesn't meet our needs at the present time, I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that the editor who originally read the story was impressed enough by it to return it to me for a second read."
12-29-88 Asimov's SF 12-16-89 Reject! Unsigned form letter.
2-16-89 Amazing Stories 3-6-89 Reject! Unsigned form letter.
3-6-89 Owlflight SF 3-16-89 Reject! Unsigned form letter.
5-21-89 Aborigial SF 6-21-89 Reject! Unsigned form letter.
5-2-90 Fantasy & SF 5-28-90 Reject! Unsigned form letter.
5-29-90 Space and Time 6-4-90 Reject! Unsigned form letter.
6-15-90 Omni 8-1-90 Reject! Unsigned form letter.
9-4-90 Hobson's Choice 10-2-90 Reject! Unsigned form letter.
10-29-90 The Leading Edge 2-4-91 Reject! Signed form letter, along with five student critiques, all of them lukewarm and complaining about the computer jargon. I guess this story was a little ahead of it's time.
2-7-91 Analog SF 3-6-91 Reject! Unsigned form letter.
5-24-91 Beyond SF&F 7-18-91 Reject! "Too long. Characters too uninteresting or unpleasant for readers to care about what happens to them."
10-11-91 Boundaries of Sanity 11-6-91 Sold! Rave reviews! Yay!