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Welcome to the first issue of rumble.
rumble is a new experiment in web publishing. We hope you enjoy it. The editors have been busy the past few weeks reading and discussing the submissions we've received, formatting and testing the site design, sending and answering e-mails, and taking care of all the unexpected details involved in a project like this. Have we done a good job? You tell us. We might even post your review in the next issue.
I'd like to take this chance to thank Eric Williams, Justynn Tyme, and Jeffrey S. Callico for all the work they've done in helping put this issue together. They donated their time, experience, and advice to make this thing happen. One of the benefits of creating a new venue for web fiction is that you get to associate with people that really care about the art of writing. These guys are like superheroes to me. I mean it.
The brutal truth: this field is very crowded. There are hundreds of web and small print magazines out there, and a lot of them are bigger and stronger than we are. How do we find an audience? How will we survive in this hostile, virtual universe? Answer: By being pure of heart, keeping our face to the wind, and understanding that they are all vulnerable to kryptonite.
What we are:
A micro-fiction e-zine. We only publish works of between 50 and 500 words. We feature five stories and one poem and piece of art per issue. We welcome submissions from new and established web authors.
Small. We don't need to fill each issue with huge amounts of content. We want quality. We demand quality. We publish quality. Originality works for us too.
Diverse. We won't restrict ourselves to any genre, we won't refuse any work because of genre. We are omni-genre. We are the Strangers in a Strange Land, and we like it that way.
What we offer:
Exposure. Your work will be featured, not buried. Your work will be displayed with dignity, not butchered by a clumsy webmaster. If accepted, your work and biography will be archived permanently for you to link to.
Bonus: Rich, creamy layers of you. We'll hunt down links based on the information provided in your bio, providing direct linkage to your website, published stories, and other web pages featuring you!
Time for me to boogie. Submit, and keep on submitting because we value each submission even if we can't publish them all. And send us your thoughts, let us know you were here.
—Craig Snyder