Daniel Kason

During December 2025, I submitted four stories to publications, including Total Quality Reading (1^st sub), the Writers of the Future Contest (1^st sub in many years), Penumbric (5^th sub), and Dark Horses Magazine (1^st sub). I haven’t submitted to the Writers of the Future contest since I started keeping a record in 2022, but I did earn two Honorable Mentions many years ago.

I also received two rejections from publications, including Haven Speculative (4^th rejection) and Lady Chulchill’s Rosebud Wristlet (2^nd rejection).

Finally, more good news. Dark Horses Magazine has accepted my story, “Something Sensational,” for publication in their sister magazine, Mobius Boulevard, most likely in Issue 32 (June 1^st). Expect a full write-up of the story’s submission history in the coming weeks.

With the holidays, this was predictably a slow month for both submissions and rejections, but the story acceptance makes this a big win. I have five remaining short stories out for submissions, but I’m considering submitting previously published stories as reprints. I’m also hoping to write new ones as soon as I have breathing room between larger projects.