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

Tuesday, 23 April 2024

I’m honored and delighted to report that How to Navigate Our Universe has been nominated for the 2024 Elgin Award 🙂 🙂 🙂

Monday, 22 April 2024

I’m delighted to report that Radon Journal accepted two more of my poems 🙂

Wednesday, 17 April 2024

My poem “On Dragon Food” is in the new dragon-themed issue of Eye to the Telescope. This is my twentieth appearance in Eye to the Telescope 🙂

Thursday, 11 April 2024

Jeff Georgeson’s interview with me is now online at Penumbric 🙂

Wednesday, 10 April 2024

I am honored to have two poems included in The Heartbeat of the Universe, a poetry anthology of work from Analog and Asimov’s Science Fiction, edited by Emily Hockaday 🙂

Monday, 1 April 2024

Two of my poems — Silver Linings + What the Hero Didn’t Do — are included in the new issue of Star*Line 🙂

Thursday, 21 March 2024

I’m happy to report a poetry acceptance from Rune, literary journal of nearby Robert Morris University.

Thursday, 21 March 2024

I will be one of the readers at the book launch for “The Heartbeat of the Universe,” an anthology of poetry from Asimov’s and Analog 🙂

Thursday, 14 March 2024

I’m happy to report a poetry acceptance from yawp 🙂

Sunday, 10 March 2024

I am very happy to report that Uppagus has accepted four more of my poems 🙂 🙂

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