Mailbox Blues

When I started submitting stories in 1992, I became obsessed by my mail, listening out for mail vans and postal workers. I learned that ninety-nine out of a hundred 9×12 inch envelopes contained rejection letters. My early acceptances came not by email, but in exciting small envelopes, addressed and stamped by the magazines themselves. This page contains mail reports and other updates. Many thanks to Christopher Reynaga for the camel-and-mailbox artwork.

The Most Recent Mailbox Blues

Wednesday, 15 July 2026

I am thrilled to report a flash-fiction acceptance from Lightspeed 🙂 🙂

Tuesday, 7 July 2026

I’m delighted to report that my poem “Alien Chrysanthemum” has been selected for the ninth volume of Best of Penumbric 🙂

Sunday, 5 July 2026

My poem Tools of the Trade has just been published in Uppagus, my 55th poem to appear there 🙂

Thursday, 2 July 2026

I’m honored to have a poem (Reaper, first published in Strange Horizons) in The 2026 Rhysling Anthology, and another poem (What Black Holes Read, first published in Star*Line) in Dwarf Stars 2026 🙂

Wednesday, 1 July 2026

I’m doubly pleased to have two poems — Star Dragon + Black and White — in the new issue of Star*Line 🙂

Monday, 29 June 2026

I’m delighted to report that Inlandia Journal accepted four of my poems for their upcoming speculative issue 🙂

Saturday, 27 June 2026

I’m delighted to report that my poem “Twelve Words” has appeared in Dreams and Nightmares 🙂 The poem is part of the midquel to The Sign of the Dragon that I’ve been working on 🙂

Monday, 22 June 2026

I’m delighted to report a poetry acceptance from Strange Horizons, my twelfth from them 🙂 🙂

Monday, 22 June 2026

I’m delighted to report that my poem “Robert Frost 2.0” appeared in Light, my first appearance there 🙂

Sally Wiener Grotta’s 2025 interview with me about The Sign of the Dragon is now available on Substack 🙂

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