Market woes

A story was accepted for publication in an anthology a couple years ago.  Still not published.  Small publishing company that is now having money woes.  Publisher claims anthology is still on the green light.  But.  I'm thinking this will eventually collapse.  I certainly hope not.  But.  As far as I know, none of the other authors are withdrawing stories yet.  I counted this sale as one of my bigger sales, I was so excited.  And now to see nothing happen is disappointing, to say the least.

Another story was accepted last October.  I signed and mailed the contracts.  I've yet to receive my signed contract from the publisher.  I queried in Feb., and was told the story was on track to be published in May.  In April I checked the website, and stories from Feb. were still up.  That wasn't looking too good.  Finally, a combined March/April issue went up.  I checked just the other day, now a note is up onsite stating they are taking a break until July.  That's worrisome, given the state of small markets.  It's disappointing because that story got several personal replies in its rejections, and then finally found a market that "got" it.  Yay!  And now?  Ummm... maybe eventually a Yay? 

This waiting game of the publishing business is .... slow and disappointing and frustrating ... and all part of the game I suppose.