Anyone else write magical realist/surrealist/fabulist/spec fic stuff?

Or, I should say, anyone else write and publish this stuff?

I have a bunch of stories that are fundamentally literary but have elements of magical realism or speculative fiction or whatever thrown in, and it's so hard to find markets that accept this work. So many markets are either straight literary (realism only) or true sci-fi/fantasy, and my stories are definitely not sci-fi. I spent all of today searching for markets for one of these stories, and I think I found two in all that time! It's incredibly frustrating! Add to this the fact that my current story is on the long side (slightly over 7,000 words), and I'm rapidly seeing my prospects dwindle.

Anyone encounter similar problems with this kind of crossover work?

That I don't think I've ever seen. But if I do, you'll be the first to know.

Thanks for all the good ideas, everyone. As background, I'm trying to place three short stories. One is magic realist, one is surreal, and one might be categorized as speculative. However, they're all definitely literary in style.

Gillian - Thanks, I'll do that. I'd love to talk with someone who writes similar stuff.

LaceWing - Thank you. That was a good idea, and I'll look into it.

Jen - I actually posted here because I didn't think the stories would be classified as sci-fi or fantasy, at least not by the magazines that usually publish that genre.

Scarlett - This interests me because I'm planning a novel in which a main character is involved in the occult. In my case, though, I'll be presenting the magic as an unknown factor, something that is unexplained and unprovable and therefore may or may not be real. I'll try to find the samples you posted on the board.

Tri - I hear ya! Have you had much luck finding homes for your short stories? Do they usually end up in the lit mags or in more genre-oriented publications?

I_Shrugged - You're right, Duotrope is a great resource, and I did find a few markets there. The problem I've been having, though, is that it's hard to find markets that accept both literary and speculative material. My stories are not genre-oriented enough to be accepted in most of the sci-fi/fantasy mags. But then a lot of lit mags are unfavorably disposed toward them because they're not realist. And even though a lot of lit mags say they consider this type of work, in reality they publish very little of it.

I guess what I'm wondering is: Can anyone recommend some literary magazines that they know accept a fair amount of work with a nonrealist bent?

Thanks for the tip!