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[serene]

This may seem weird to some people, but sitting all morning in the slush pile, reading submissions to 42, is making me feel so happy and loved. If it weren't for this, I'm pretty sure I'd be curled up in the closet in the fetal position.

Thank you to everyone who has poured time and energy into this project. We're still looking for submissions, lots of them, and we may even be going full-color on the cover, so if you've got cover art that fits the theme, I'd love to see it.

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[phinnia.livejournal.com]

that looks very nifty; i do not know how i missed it before now. *squirrels it away in the 'things to write for' spot*

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Yay! :-)

[mamagotcha.livejournal.com]

What IS this issue's theme? Or do you mean just the general theme for the magazine?

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

I mean the general theme for the magazine, which is "Life with Meaning", and I think the first issue will make a bigger deal about making that explicit than will ensuing issues.

[windsea.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're enjoying your slush pile, but I'm sorry you're having a hard time right now. Thoughts and vibes on the way from the Atlantic ...

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[firecat]

I still plan to submit something...

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Yay! The deadline isn't until January 15th, but I'm enjoying all the early stuff, and it's shaping up to be a wonderful issue.

[loveyerlife.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!

This post reminds me to get my recipes to you! Do I need to submit with photos of the finished product?

ps: Turns out that this weekend won't work to pick up the books, will Monday after work, work for you? Let me know what time is best after 5:30.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

We'll pay more for recipes with art that will render well in black and white than for recipes without art, but art's not essential.

The main thing on the recipes is that they use only ingredients to be found in an average food market. Unless, of course, you want to pitch a whole article with a different focus -- say, local foods, or how to cook family foods to bring the generations in your family together, or whatever. Go with your passion and write it well, is my basic advice.