I would not have believed it. I was under the impression that SOL readers were a hardy bunch. But my latest submission, "Sex Party," a police procedural that has received favorable comments, is stalled in the fives. The story contains a photograph depicting a girl being shot in the head. My other turkey has a screaming woman engulfed in fire.
Are SOL readers placing votes based on the illustration, without reading the story? It's got me scratching my head.