Short fiction and ‘zines…

I’ve always loved short fiction. I read many collections and anthologies as a kid and still do as an adult, and I subscribed to some well known periodicals or picked them off the racks when I could. When I became a full-time writer, and even before, it was natural that I’d think of publishing in ‘zines and anthologies and making my own short fiction collections.

First problem: It’s not worth my time to submit a story to a ‘zine. Remember the Cancer Stick man from the X-Files? That’s most authors...