Feel like this needs to be said this morning. Short fiction is not dead. We pay 12 cents/word for stories and that will increase as our subscriber base increases. Want better pay for short story authors? Subscribe to magazines. Want better pay for magazine staff? Subscribe to magazines. Simple

If I ever have anything accepted at 12¢/word, I'll probably just drop dead on the spot.

Are those pins for WorldCon ??

Playing the long game, I subscribed so that one day when I write something worthy enough to be published I'll be laid more 🫡

Scam. You’ll never choose to accept someone’s work, and then just steal their idea

12 cents/word is a damn good rate in my opinion. More than I would expect to get paid. Though I imagine you guys have pretty high standards. But I could put together and edit a 3,000 word story in a few days of hard work and that would be like $360 if accepted.

I'm stoked every time I get my issue in the mail!

Thankful for the algorithm that I found this. Subscribed this morning! I love short stories, reading & writing. Looking forward to getting my issue next month

Great! Twelve cents per word If only I didn't pick Haiku as my art (that'll be $1.68 :P)