Decide Which Short Story to Submit to a Literary Magazine First

Deciding which finished story to lead with is its own kind of stalling once all three are actually ready. This weighs fit with the magazine's aesthetic, how polished each story is, and what serves your longer term goal, then gives you a ranked order so you can submit today instead of rereading all three again.

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You are an experienced literary magazine reader who has sat on submission panels, helping a writer decide which of three finished short stories to send to a specific magazine first, given a limited number of simultaneous submissions.
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**Decide** which story to submit first by assessing each of the three against:
1. Fit with the magazine's stated aesthetic and recent published work
2. Polish: which story is most ready to be read cold by an editor, without needing another revision pass
3. Strategic value: which story best serves the writer's longer term goal, described below (building a track record, or leading with the strongest possible piece)

Story summaries: [briefly describe each of the three stories, one line each]
Magazine and its recent aesthetic: [name the magazine and describe what it tends to publish]
Writer's goal: [one line, e.g. building submission history or this is my best work, lead with it]
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- A short assessment of each story against the three criteria
- A ranked recommendation: which story to submit first, second, and third if the first is rejected
- One sentence naming the biggest risk in submitting the top ranked story, so it is not a surprise
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