Whew. The days are passing way too fast for me here. Yeah, I had a burst of inspiration with the post writing yesterday, and I meant to do a bunch more today, but I’ve run out of time. Maybe it had something to do with finally taking a day to winnow an inbox of over 1000 emails down to just over 100. (No, I’m certainly not that popular; just really lazy about deleting things I don’t take care of and/or respond to right away.)
Anyway, I digress. I’m here to talk about the next Gothamist Interview. Do you like to read? OK, good. Do you like to read good things? Obviously not as you spend your time here. But never mind that. Chris Steib hopes that if you like to read but can’t always find something good, you’ll check-out his new online literary magazine, lovingly referred to as Void Magazine, or The Void to it’s friends. He hopes you’ll be one of its friends, and if you head over to Gothamist, he’ll tell you why.
But more than just reading, Chris is looking for people to contribute. His whole purpose in starting The Void is to try to find that line between what’s considered literary and what’s thought of as commercial. Chris feels there’s a gap — maybe a, hmm … void? — there, and he’s hoping to fill it by seeking out talented writers who have been finding it difficult to get their work published. He very specifically calls The Void a magazine, as opposed to a journal, and the distinction in his mind deals with a feeling of, for lack of a better term, exclusivity. To quote Chris from the interview: “Journals have a way of making you feel like you have to be invited to read them. Why should reading have to be a chore?”
I agree. See what else Chris has to say in his interview, and be sure to check-out The Void at www.voidmagazine.com, only online and for the low-low price of your already-paid for internet access.
Out of Focus 