Dear Friends,
Another issue. And a little early this time.
Saints be praised. I'm sure my wife would love for me to explain why I'm
able to get an issue of a literary 'zine done early, while filing for an
extension on my income taxes for three years in a row.
Speaking of income taxes: I'm a
Democrat. Like all Democrats, I LOVE paying taxes. But what I deeply
resent is how complicated they are. However, we all know that they
will never truly be simplified because there's too large of a
tax-preparation/tax-law industry in the USA which makes money on the
complexity of the tax system.
Note to self: I should do a tax-verse issue.
We have a nice range of offerings, including a couple of interesting
experimental pieces, Rebecca Goldthwaite's "Brubby" and C L Bledsoe's
"Instructions for the Magic Acorn You Found Last Tuesday." Billy
Collins, however, does not appear in this issue.
We have a some regular contributors showing
up like so many Cheers patrons. If they didn't write such
interesting stuff we'd send the lot of them away. And we're very pleased
to be presenting the first published works of a couple of young authors.
The next issue is projected for
December
2005. There will be a delay, however, if the governing council in
Iraq fails to finish that Constitution. That's right, Issue 9 will consist
entirely of poems based on the text of the new Iraqi constitution.
We also have plans to devote an entire issue to sonnets inspired by
negotiations between airline mechanic unions and a major airline.
We're happy to announce that Right Hand
Pointing is now hosting
Bob
Patrick's Latin Proverb of the Day site. Monday through Friday,
more or less, Mr. Patrick provides a latin proverb and commentary. I
recommend it. (By the way, I recently discovered that if one is
looking for hot latin websites, googling the phrase "hot latin" will get
you
something entirely different from what I had in mind.)
Dale
Your Editor
