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

Saturday, 1 March 2025

I have a guest post, An Epic in Verse, up at The Future Fire πŸ™‚

Saturday, 1 March 2025

I am honored and delighted that three of my poems have been nominated for the Rhysling Award πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚

The poems are What Dragons Didn’t Do, Right to Shelter, and The Blackthorn (first published in Dreams and Nightmares).

Saturday, 1 March 2025

My poem “Grandma and the AI” has just been published in Snakeskin πŸ™‚

Wednesday, 26 February 2025

I’m happy to report that a poem of mine will be reprinted in Odyssey, a publication of the British Interplanetary Society πŸ™‚

Friday, 21 February 2025

My first ever Goodreads giveaway started today. I’ll be giving away five copies of the print edition of The Sign of the Dragon.

Tuesday, 11 February 2025

My poem William Carlos Williams’s Cat has been published in Uppagus, my 47th poem to appear there! πŸ™‚

Monday, 3 February 2025

Signed print copies of The Sign of the Dragon may be bought from Phantom of the Attic in Pittsburgh (411 S Craig St 2nd floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15213).

Thursday, 30 January 2025

I was delighted to discover that The Sciku Project just reviewed my book How to Navigate Our Universe πŸ™‚ The review may be read here.

Monday, 27 January 2025

Brandon O’Brien, Poet Laureate for the upcoming Seattle Worldcon, asked me about speculative poetry. You can read the interview here.

Saturday, 18 January 2025

I’m happy to report that my poem “Dragon in a Bottle” is in the latest volume of Constellations, my sixth poem to appear there πŸ™‚

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