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

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 🙂

Saturday, 21 February 2026

I am honored and delighted to report that my poem Reaper has been nominated for the Rhysling Award; the poem first appeared in Strange Horizons.

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

I’m delighted to report another poetry acceptance from Star*Line, this time for a poem from the midquel for The Sign of the Dragon that I’m working on 🙂

Monday, 2 February 2026

My poem “Corn Snake #3” has been published in The Oakland Review, Volume LI, my second poem to appear there 🙂

Friday, 23 January 2026

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

Wednesday, 7 January 2026

My poem Happier Ever After #3 has been published in Uppagus, my 52nd poem to appear there 🙂

Thursday, 1 January 2026

I’m delighted to report that my poems “Harbor” and “Mouse Dragon” were published in Star*Line #49.1, Winter 2026, my first publications of 2026 🙂

Tuesday, 23 December 2025

My poem “To Skeptics,” first published in Fantasy & Science Fiction, has been reprinted in Solstitia 🙂

Tuesday, 23 December 2025

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