I'm probably posting this just to myself since I've been away for a while. Life certainly changes in a heartbeat. I've lost 30 pounds... my diabetes is in remission... I'm healthier and happier than I've been in over 20 years. There comes to pass a lot of soul searching when life heads in a new direction. I was discouraged that Kidlitszine.com met such resistance from elementary educators. It was a solid project but federal testing has left little room for creative writing in our younger kids' lesson plans.
I am continuing with the Society for the Advancement of Young Writers though new volunteers are few and far between.
So with my new found energy I am turning back to my roots. I have always loved editing and was lucky enough to witness the birth and expansion of the internet. I love writing which winds its way throughout my history. I love horror, need more be said since most of my publications have flowed in that vein. I love genre theory. Many hours were spent in my undergrad talking about genre fiction and film with my dear friend and mentor, Welch Everman. So what do you get when you turn back to those roots? Well a website of course! The site is yet unnamed but the fiction zine portion of it is called "The Feral Pages." You'll have to stop by when I get the URL.
What's it about? The guidelines are simple. Short stories from 500-2500 words. Alternative fiction (fiction that blends genre elements) and Horror preferred. All genres accepted if fall/autumn plays an important role in the work. Use your heads... no stories with a single wind blown leaf as it's fall reference. The season should be the reason the story was written. Anyway, I'll have better guidelines once the publication is up.
I'm hoping to launch in October but it may be as late as November. I'm sending invites to a few writers I know in the hopes they'll want to do something for the pages.
That's all for now.
