I have been lucky enough to land a story at Factor Four Magazine (Issue 52, November of 2025). Factor Four has a decent acceptance rate and pays pro rates. The only quirk I experienced was that I didn’t get a notification of when the story was to go live. Once I received payment, I just keep checking back every couple days to see if the story was on their site. This is not completely uncommon in short fiction markets, so I wanted to mention it for any budding writers out there who haven’t experienced that yet.
Please check out my story, We don’t like to use that term, when you have a chance. It is a quick 700 word read and, I think, a fun one.
-James
Breaking Into The Craft 
Great story! Glad you landed it.
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Thanks Curious!
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Congratulations! Feels good, doesn’t it?
Just read it. Like the twist.
As far as “The only quirk I experienced was that I didn’t get a notification of when the story was to go live“—I don’t remember getting similar notification when my Hope went live here (not that it matters, felt good anyway).
Cheers!
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Hi Y’ Len. Thanks for subscribing to the Blog.
Thanks for pointing that out. I will be sure to let authors know in the future!
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