Cruel And Unusual

Aren’t there laws against this kind of thing? The previous message from Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show said ‘Queen of diamonds’ had been passed on to the editor; I would hear back in 30-45 days. Today, 9 days later, I get a message letting me know that the editor in question is in fact an assistant editor, who has just passed my story on to the real, honest-to-god editor. I can expect another reply within 4-6 weeks…

Note on 12/10/07: As it turns out, the message was sent twice, one over the course of their normal slush process, once in response to my query. Also, I’ve discovered that the editor is in fact a fellow member of Codex