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, 26 August 2025

There’s a lovely review by Sia of The Sign of the Dragon at Every Book a Doorway 🙂 🙂 🙂

Sunday, 24 August 2025

I am delighted to report that I have had four more poems accepted by Uppagus 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Wednesday, 13 August 2025

My poem “Not Like This” (part of The Sign of the Dragon) has been reprinted in the Worldcon 2025 Souvenir Book 🙂 The poem first appeared in Apex Magazine.

Wednesday, 13 August 2025

My poem “To Undertake a Quest” has been reprinted in the Worlds of Possibility Poetry Anthology 🙂

Saturday, 9 August 2025

My poem How to Save the Dynasty has appeared in Heroic Fantasy Quarterly 🙂

Tuesday, 5 August 2025

I’m delighted to report that my poem “What Death Reads” has been published in Asimov’s Science Fiction 🙂

Sunday, 3 August 2025

My poem Corn Snake #2 has just been published in Uppagus, my fiftieth poem to appear there 🙂 🙂

Friday, 1 August 2025

My poem “Hanging Gardens of the Moon” has just been published in Utopia Science Fiction 🙂

Thursday, 17 July 2025

I’m delighted to report my first poetry acceptance from Baubles From Bones 🙂

Thursday, 17 July 2025

I just signed a poetry contract from Utopia Science Fiction 🙂

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