December 2008
134 posts
“New Year’s Resolution: To refrain from saying witty, unkind things, unless...”
– James Agate
In Defense of Hackery
As part of a recent effort by our staff to crawl out from under our respective rocks and join the land of the living, we recently “did a lunch meet” at the OG, (our people called our people, it was the height of business efficiency). Several interesting ideas and exciting new directions were borne of this little get together, but it was a conversation with our waiter that really stuck with us.
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“The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure pure reasoning, and...”
– Bill Watterson
Submission Guidelines - Babel Fruit →
Occasionally, whilst perusing submission guidelines, we come upon a set that leaves us speechless.
Submission Guidelines - The American Drivel Review →
The American Drivel Review welcomes “all forms and genres of humorous literature and black and white artwork… If you feel uncertain of what is funny, read an issue of The American Drivel Review. ADR is funny incarnate.”
Wow. Pretty full of themselves aren’t they? We imagine them, treading the concrete trails of downtown Portland, admiring their own reflection in every...
“I write because I hate. A lot. Hard.”
– William Gass
“What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh,...”
– Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
“The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 to heterosexuals....”
– Lynn Lavner
Submission Guidelines - OutTraveler →
OutTraveler, sister publication to The Advocate, focuses on travel from a Gay perspective. Having perused their website, with an open mind and a generous heart, we will now list for you the items we encountered which most tested our ability not to giggle our way through the reading:
Section titled “Nice Package”
Request for “700 words of meat.”
November theme:...
“Now, my own suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose,...”
– J. B. S. Haldane
Submission Guidelines - Queer Dimensions →
At last! The prayers of Bill, the staff member currently filling the dual roles of token gay and token sci-fi aficionado at MWP, have been answered—well, one of his prayers, he has ¹another which we will not divulge here for fear of jinxing it—science fiction has officially gone gay.
QueeredFiction is on the prowl for sci-fi stories to include in their upcoming fiction anthology, Queer...
“If I read a book that impresses me, I have to take myself firmly in hand before...”
– Anne Frank
“Christmas is over and Business is Business”
– Franklin Pierce Adams
“I’ve only written a tenth of what I know— and they’re already...”
– Albert Camus
Submission Guidelines - News from the Republic of... →
First, a word from The Republic of Letters’ editor: “We are VERY elitist & literary, and people wanting to submit should look at the magazine first. We do pay; we are not quick responders; we come out irregularly.” With such tantalizing incentives, how are we to resist?
Please note, “TRoL does not accept multiple or Email submission (except under extreme...
“[Writing is] a bit like shitting…if it’s coming in dribs and drabs...”
– Germaine Greer
Submission Guidelines - A Public Space →
A Public Space is a literary journal that doesn’t take itself too seriously. As a consequence, we have ¹nothing clever to say. Any writer should be proud to publish here, under their own name, for whatever pittance the editorial staff of A Public Space might care to pay. That is all.
¹This is not unusual, we very seldom have anything clever to say, but we generally take quite a bit more...
“Getting even is one reason for writing.”
– William Gass
Submission Guidelines - New Genre →
New Genre, “a review of science and horror fiction with the goal of breaking genre stereotypes by publishing highly crafted and compelling stories…”, has genuine genre-esteem issues which can only be remedied by a steady stream of outstanding submissions. Should your submitted story fail to be of the very highest quality, you will be held solely responsible for the death of the...
Now Playing at MWP World Headquarters: Cursive, A...
A Career In Transcendence
One: All
Two: We think
One: We are
Two: Today
One: Is all
Two: We say
One: We'll be
Two: Tomorrow
Now Playing at MWP World Headquarters: Soul...
“Are you aware that rushing toward a goal is a sublimated death wish? It’s no...”
– Tom Robbins
Submission Guidelines - Loose Teeth, Tapes on Book →
Tapes on Book is an anthology loosely hung around the theme of music. This ode to sound is published by Loose Teeth, “a small press located in Vancuver BC, very close to both the water and the mountains, but with a view of only the latter.” How that last tidbit of information is at all relevant to their desire for music-themed essays and art is a mystery, but we will refrain from...
“I love deadlines, I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.”
– Douglas Adams
Submission Guidelines - Matrix, the Anxiety Issue →
Matrix is putting out an anxiety issue. They want your topically relevant poetry and fiction. They want it to be both insightful and brilliant. They want it fully edited and presented in near print-ready fashion. They want it before January 1st.
If this post makes you feel anxious, or doubtful of your ability to be sufficiently stunning in such a short span of time, then your submission should...
Scientists extract images directly from brain →
We are being rendered obsolete by the awesome power of Japanese innovation. Type fast.
“The natural state of all writing is mediocrity.”
– Ira Glass
“Writing is easy - until you become a professional.”
– Leonid S. Sukhorukov