Click HERE to download the SPRING 2010 Issue as a PDF! Courtesy of Issuu.com.
CONTENTS
FICTION
"The Playground" from Between Two BrothersFICTION
A novel excerpt from Christopher Johnson
Swizzle Stick
By Daddio Mick
Beige
By Gregory Cohen
NON-FICTION/INTERVIEW
The Writer Abideth
"Two Gentlemen of Lebowski" author, Adam Bertocci, as interviewed by Bobby D. Lux
Directing a Monkey
Non-Fiction by Chris Kent
The Man I Knew
Non-Fiction by Sarah E. Lowe
POETRY
Beggars would ride.
Poem by Jara Jones
Playboy, August 1978
Poem by Jara Jones
lucky day
Poem by Anthony Liccione
ART
I care who's here and between the clouds
Artwork by Marta Pelrine-Bacon
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
I suppose that one of the "perks" of starting a magazine is that you get to pen the letter from the chief to announce each issue. It’s a treasured place in the publishing world, though perhaps not so much in online publishing (damn Luddites). It’s a place where the Editor-In-Chief can wax poetic on whatever subject they deem fit for press. Unfortunately, I've long suspected that these letters are often skipped over like they're those full-page articles/really a paid advertisement (you're not fooling anyone!) because really, who cares what the Editor-In-Chief has to say? I don't. We get it – the magazine is good, you worked really hard on it, and the writers are the most talented collection since that one time Twain, Joyce, Tolstoy, Wilde, and Melville stayed up late one night at a coffeehouse to chat about the things they like to jot down.
With that floating the back of my mind, I would like to welcome you to the premiere issue of Onomatopoeia Magazine. Since this is the premiere issue, allow me to explain the thinking that pushed me towards this venture: why not?!
Of course, with that out of the way, my next task was to come up with a name, and Onomatopoeia was the first thing that popped in my head. I’m a firm believer that, in writing, as well as in life, the first idea that makes room for itself is the best. Onomatopoeia is literary term that has to do with words that imitate sounds, so we’ve got the whole pretentious literary thing going on, but the final selling point for me, the moment when I knew this would be called Onomatopoeia and nothing else was when my 10th grade creative writing students told me that Onomatopoeia was a cool word. That’s it. Because when fifteen year olds think something is cool, you’ve clearly touched a nerve.
With that floating the back of my mind, I would like to welcome you to the premiere issue of Onomatopoeia Magazine. Since this is the premiere issue, allow me to explain the thinking that pushed me towards this venture: why not?!
Of course, with that out of the way, my next task was to come up with a name, and Onomatopoeia was the first thing that popped in my head. I’m a firm believer that, in writing, as well as in life, the first idea that makes room for itself is the best. Onomatopoeia is literary term that has to do with words that imitate sounds, so we’ve got the whole pretentious literary thing going on, but the final selling point for me, the moment when I knew this would be called Onomatopoeia and nothing else was when my 10th grade creative writing students told me that Onomatopoeia was a cool word. That’s it. Because when fifteen year olds think something is cool, you’ve clearly touched a nerve.
Cheers,
Bobby D. Lux
Bobby D. Lux
PS – The magazine is really good. For what it’s worth, I worked really hard on this, and, in all sincerity, I’m very proud to print the work of the writers and artists in this debut issue. See you in June.
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