5% of my poetry submissions have resulted in sales, but only a dismal 0.5% of my short story submissions have. I usually receive a rejection every day--often more than one. "All That Shimmers" was composed in part as a response to the frustration of having stories that I know are well-written be constantly shot down. And Shimmer has shot down enough of my stories for a novel-length collection.
"All That Shimmers" takes the form of a satiric fairy tale. I had great fun packing as many "sh" sounds into it as possible. This playful consonance really makes the story shimmer. I used other poetic devices to advantage as well. Hopefully, the slush readers at Shimmer will have as much fun reading it as I had writing it.
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