Editor's Note
'25 is starting out pretty good here at chez Billy. I've got a lot to be grateful for, so I thought I’d start the year off with some thank yous.
Thanks first and foremost to the writers whose work makes this thing bang and hum. Not just the outstanding group in the February issue, but everyone who has contributed to the first five issues. Obviously enough, without your creativity and generosity, there wouldn’t be anything going on here. I’d also like to thank everyone who has sent me work so far: even if your work has not been published here, all those submissions keep me reading and keep me interested, so I hope you keep them coming. I would also like to thank the artists who put forth the time and effort to submit artwork for issue five. Not many people came forward, but I appreciated seeing the work of those who did. And lastly, a special thanks to my friend Jean Wills who came forward somewhat unexpectedly and provided the illustrations for the front cover and the contents page/back cover. I’m always happy for the help.
Jean has agreed to stick around for a while, so for the moment I am not looking for additional artwork. As for fiction, anyone interested in submitting for future issues please check out the guidelines, as there have been a few small updates there.
In issue five, I’ve been trying to cast a wide net here in terms of genre, and I hope that you appreciate the mix of stories. In addition to some fantasy and science fiction this time around, we have some crime, some strangeness, and a bit horror, too. As a fan of pre-pulp-era pulp, I was especially pleased to serve up some Mary E. Wilkins Freeman this time around, and I’m looking forward to digging back even further into the dark past in future issues.
I hope you enjoy this issue. See you again an April for #6.
Keep rocking and rolling,
Billy
PS. Coming in April to the publications page, a true-crime rarity!
Thanks first and foremost to the writers whose work makes this thing bang and hum. Not just the outstanding group in the February issue, but everyone who has contributed to the first five issues. Obviously enough, without your creativity and generosity, there wouldn’t be anything going on here. I’d also like to thank everyone who has sent me work so far: even if your work has not been published here, all those submissions keep me reading and keep me interested, so I hope you keep them coming. I would also like to thank the artists who put forth the time and effort to submit artwork for issue five. Not many people came forward, but I appreciated seeing the work of those who did. And lastly, a special thanks to my friend Jean Wills who came forward somewhat unexpectedly and provided the illustrations for the front cover and the contents page/back cover. I’m always happy for the help.
Jean has agreed to stick around for a while, so for the moment I am not looking for additional artwork. As for fiction, anyone interested in submitting for future issues please check out the guidelines, as there have been a few small updates there.
In issue five, I’ve been trying to cast a wide net here in terms of genre, and I hope that you appreciate the mix of stories. In addition to some fantasy and science fiction this time around, we have some crime, some strangeness, and a bit horror, too. As a fan of pre-pulp-era pulp, I was especially pleased to serve up some Mary E. Wilkins Freeman this time around, and I’m looking forward to digging back even further into the dark past in future issues.
I hope you enjoy this issue. See you again an April for #6.
Keep rocking and rolling,
Billy
PS. Coming in April to the publications page, a true-crime rarity!