Oh crap.

“That’s the risk a writer takes when targeting a specific market,” he said grown-uppedly, while inside all he wanted to do was shout out: “NOFFAIR!!”

My short science fiction story “Whatever Happened to Relativity?”, that deals with some of the more unexpected effects of near-c travel, is so silly even Andromeda Spaceways decided not to buy it. And I was so convinced it was perfect for them. Oh well, the second-round readers know best, I suppose:

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I never really thought about this side of trying to reach the speed of light. Thanks, I'll never think of it in the same way again.
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I have some doubts about the science of this, but it's nicely done.
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Can't make up its mind whether it's going to be silly or straight, and winds up falling badly between the two.
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It is considered bad form to enter a discussion with editors who’ve rejected one’s work, but I feel like shouting out: “Of course there are doubts about the science! Of course it’s silly as opposed to straight! No one in their right minds would even consider the possibility that this is a serious story with sound science!” And for those of you who aren’t familiar with the story (which includes absolutely everyone in the world): in “WHtR?”, the relativistic mass increase at near-c speeds is expressed by the two astronauts growing really, really fat… 😀

Worst part is: I have absolutely no idea where to send this next…