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

Friday, 5 December 2025

My poem “Chilean Sea Bass” has been published in Constellations, Volume 15, my seventh poem to appear there 🙂

Tuesday, 2 December 2025

I’m delighted to report a poetry acceptance from Solstitia, my first from them 🙂

Thursday, 27 November 2025

I’m delighted to report a poetry acceptance from Star*Line, the 94th poem of mine that they have accepted 🙂

Sunday, 23 November 2025

My poem “Feline Domestication” has been published in Plott Hound, my first appearance there 🙂

Monday, 17 November 2025

I’m happy to report that my poem “Enough” has appeared in yawp 🙂

Tuesday, 11 November 2025

Belatedly reporting the happy news that my poem “Eating with the Dead #2” appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Sep/Oct 2025 🙂

Sunday, 2 November 2025

I’m happy to report that my poem “Corn Snake #6” has been published in US1 Worksheets #70 🙂

Thursday, 23 October 2025

I’m happy to report another poetry acceptance from Star*Line 🙂

Thursday, 16 October 2025

I’m delighted to report a poetry acceptance from Plott Hound 🙂

Thursday, 16 October 2025

I am delighted to report that Peter Heck reviewed The Sign of the Dragon in the
On Books column in Asimov’s Science Fiction 🙂 🙂 🙂

N.B. Currently, The Sign of the Dragon is the 3rd of 11 reviews. But in a couple of months, the column will be updated with a new set of book reviews.

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