The idea for The Rift popped into my head one morning when I woke up and looked in the mirror. I wondered
what it would be like if you looked in the mirror, but didn't know who was looking back at you.
Here is a rejection letter I received for this story from Storyteller Magazine. They only read the first two
pages then gave up on it. I didn't really agree with the editor's opinion of the story, but upon reading again tonight I can see many
ways the story could be improved with re-edits. However, I suppose there isn't enough
of a story to keep sending it off for publication anyhow, so here it is.