DNA Prospector

Date Sent	Sent To	Returned	Result	Their Comments (and mine)
5-17-91	Analog SF	6-20-91	Reject!	Unsigned form letter.
6-24-91	Starshore	7-7-91	Reject!	Unsigned form letter.
7-8-91	Amazing Stories	11-4-91	Reject!	"Why confine yourself to a few sleepy verb forms that cause your work to drone on repetitiously? There are so many colorful, lively action verbs to chose from in the language. Use them. They will help bring your writing to life." Jesus, it's a wonder I didn't throw the story away right then and there!
11-12-91	Hobson's Choice	1-2-92	Reject!	Unsigned form letter.
8-17-92	The Leading Edge	12-4-92	Reject!	Signed form letter and five very helpful student's critiques.
10-8-93	F&SF	12-6-93	Reject!	"Some excellent writing here, Jerry, but I'm afraid the story's not quite what I'm looking for. Sorry. Please do send your next."
4-24-96	Absolute Magnitude	5-6-96	Reject!	"This is a good story, but not, I feel, right for Absolute Magnitude. Not tense enough. I would like to see more of your work."
5-7-96	Science Fiction Age	5-21-96	Reject!	Unsigned form letter.
6-19-96	The Cosmic Unicorn	8-19-96	Reject!	Signed form letter.
12-2-96	Analog SF	1-18-97	Reject!	Unsigned form letter.
3-6-98	Space and Time	5-26-98	Reject!	"A pleasant story neither awe inspiring nor sickening. However the plot: adventurer pushes himself past his fears because his girlfriend's in danger, and then realizes he cares for her more than anything else in his life, does not depend on the SF premise." I gave up and retired the story from circulation.