Smart or Heart?

I've been juggling stories all summer. I have alleged deadlines (nothing fixed, just due soon) for two of them, and might have a publisher interested in two others, so you'd think those stories would be top of my list.

Right?

So what has been on my mind? A short story I haven't got a home for yet. Do I give in and keep working on it, or shove it on the back burner to work on the alleged deadline stories? I know the smart answer, but my heart wants to pursue the short story.

Argh!