Science fiction writer Buzz Bailey has had several recent ideas for stories, including one about finding parking spaces through time travel, but the problem is that the top market, Prognosto Science Fiction, keeps vehemently rejecting the stories before they’re even written.
“What the?. . .” He tipped up the envelope. Ashes spilled onto the floor.

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  1. “Post Haste” by [Error: Missing ':]' tag for wikilink], in Asimov’s Science Fiction, February 1984.
  2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Sharon N. Farber