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, 23 April 2025

A Russian translation of Elemental Haiku, written by Ivan Alekseev, is online at his website.

Sunday, 20 April 2025

I’m delighted to report that my poem Primordial Pouch has appeared in Uppagus 🙂

Thursday, 17 April 2025

I’m delighted to report that my poem “So This Is Mars,” originally published in Analog, has been reprinted in Odyssey (The Science Fiction, Space Art & Culture Magazine of the British Interplanetary Society).

Wednesday, 16 April 2025

I’m delighted to report a poetry acceptance from Uppagus 🙂

Thursday, 10 April 2025

I will be attending Balticon over Memorial Day — virtually, not in-person — and will be on a couple of panels: “Juggling POV” and “From Concept to Final Draft.”

Wednesday, 9 April 2025

I’m glad to report a poetry acceptance from Rune, the journal of nearby Robert Morris University 🙂

Monday, 7 April 2025

I’m delighted to report that my poem Reaper has been published in Strange Horizons 🙂 🙂

Sunday, 6 April 2025

I’m delighted to report two poetry acceptances from Heroic Fantasy Quarterly 🙂

Thursday, 3 April 2025

I have two poems – Robot Lullaby + The Dodos of Deimos – in the new issue of Star*Line 🙂 🙂

Sunday, 30 March 2025

I’m delighted to report a poetry acceptance from Constellations, my seventh from them 🙂

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Mailbox Blues

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