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

Thursday, 2 April 2026

I’m triply delighted that three of my poems have just been published in Star*Line 🙂 The poems are How the Dragon’s Daughter Tasted, Unspoken, and Dilettante.

Monday, 30 March 2026

I’m delighted that my poem “Mushroon” has just appeared in the fungi/mushrooms issue of Strange Horizons 🙂 This is my tenth poem to appear there 🙂

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

I’m delighted to report a poetry acceptance from Dreams and Nightmares 🙂

Sunday, 22 March 2026

I’m delighted to report that Uppagus accepted two of my poems 🙂

Friday, 20 March 2026

The eBook versions of the The Sign of the Dragon are on sale until the end of March at Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kindle, and, theoretically-but-not-yet-as-I-type-this Kobo.

The print editions remain as expensive as ever (it is a chunky book).

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

I’m delighted to report another poetry acceptance from Strange Horizons, my eleventh from them 🙂

Tuesday, 3 March 2026

I am very happy to report that I sold one poem to Asimov’s Science Fiction and three poems to Analog, and the contracts were signed and countersigned today, so everything is official 🙂

Tuesday, 3 March 2026

Star*Line accepted a poem of mine — the 96th poem they’ve accepted from me!

Monday, 2 March 2026

My poem To an Imagined Critic has appeared in Uppagus, my 53rd poem to appear there!

Monday, 23 February 2026

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

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