Well, that was odd...

[prusik]

I just heard back from IGMS, more or less on schedule. However, what they told me was that when I emailed them my submission, I'd attached a copy of the RTF of their submissions guidelines rather than a copy of the RTF of my story. Odd...

Now, I don't doubt that when they opened up my email, and looked at the attachment, they saw a copy of their submissions guidelines rather than my story. However, sitting in my Sent mail folder is the e-mail I had sent them three months ago. When I open that email, I see an RTF of my story. Considering that I've never even seen an RTF of their submission guidelines (only the plain text), I have absolutely no idea what happened there. I certainly couldn't have sent what I don't have. Obviously, strange events are afoot.

They said that I'm not the only person to do this. I'm interpreting this as "I'm not the only person this has happened to." So, something weird is happening to a bunch of submissions. (I hope they don't think I'm one of those people who don't follow submissions guidelines.)

Anyway, they suggested putting the story, as plain text, in the body of the email, just in case. So, if anyone is submitting to Intergalactic Medicine show, consider putting in your story as plain text along with attaching your RTF, Word or WordPerfect file.

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[prusik.livejournal.com]

To be fair, their exact words are: "Yours is not the first to be received this way,
and we have yet to figure out exactly what is going wrong."

I think that's suitably circumspect. I think I've spent so much time eliminating passive voice that I now do it automatically as a matter of course. (This is really going to screw me over when I write something where passive voice is exactly the right tool.)

I'm only disturbed because I did exactly what I did when I sent to Clarkesworld and to InterZone. I know they received my stories because I received personal rejections. (Or perhaps they're psychic...)

Anyway, I'm glad that I get to submit it again.