Submission History of Elko the Potter
| Date Sent | Sent To | Returned | Result | Their Comments (and mine) | 
| 5-17-91 | Asimov's SF | 7-22-91 | Reject! | Unsigned form letter. | 
| 7-29-91 | Analog SF | 8-22-91 | Reject! | Unsigned form letter. | 
| 8-27-91 | SF&F | 10-24-91 | Reject! | "Interesting story, Jerry, but I'm afraid it's not for me. Sorry. Please do send your next. Best, Kristine Kathryn Rusch." | 
| 10-25-91 | Amazing Stories | 1-30-92 | Reject! | Signed form letter. | 
| 8-17-92 | Hobson's Choice | 9-30-92 | Reject! | "Good to hear from you again; best wishes and good luck with the new little one!" (my daughter Jessica) | 
| 11-9-92 | Mindscape | 10-20-93 | Reject! | Unsigned form letter. | 
| 10-20-93 | Eldritch Science | 10-27-93 | Reject! | Unsigned form letter. | 
| 11-1-93 | Figment | 11-17-93 | Reject! | "Overstocked on works over 4K." | 
| 11-18-93 | Pulsar SF&F | 12-16-93 | Reject! | Unsigned form letter. | 
| 5-7-96 | Absolute Magnitude | 5-21-96 | Reject! | "This is well written but it didn't pull me in. Let me see more when you have it!" | 
| 5-21-96 | Crank! | 5-31-96 | Reject! | Signed form letter. | 
| 6-10-96 | Aberrations | 7-24-96 | Reject! | "This story was a near miss with us. The plot is familiar and therefor somewhat predictable because it's too much like a new movie/tv show." | 
| 3-6-98 | The Leading Edge | 4-4-98 | Reject! | Signed form letter. I gave up and retired the story from circulation. |