Q & A 173

I foolishly submitted a short story to a magazine I'd never read. Their description of what they wanted sounded like a match, but when I later found a copy of the magazine I realized that I'd misinterpreted the guidelines. I didn't like their stories and I doubt that they'd like mine. They take over 6 months to respond to submissions. I've just found another magazine where my story might fit better. Can I write to the first magazine and withdraw my story without getting put on a magazine ed