My take on story rejections

I've been noting over on Facebook my story rejections as they come through (13 so far this year, on a total of 15 submissions).  It is heartened to see my friends reply with indignant responses, most of them aimed at the editors, and while I appreciate their sticking up for me, I probably need to clarify my own take on these rejections slips.

Stories are rejected not authors.  This is another way of saying that rejections are not personal.  Editors act as gatekeepers for their respective...