It took us a bit longer than we expected to get our first issue out the door, but we did it. So what's in it? We've got essays, short stories, poetry, political cartoons, artwork and even Oprah's home phone number*. We hope you enjoy our journal and that you will email us with suggestions, corrections, and glorious praise. Thanks to all our contributors and the many, many people who allowed us to review their work. (Except for you people who sent us the daily emails about Viagra...we could have done without those. Oh yeah - and the one guy who sent us the poem about a yak who made friends with William Shatner and started a culinary school in Boise. We could have done without that one, too. Great topic - but all the switchings of tense drove us crazy.)

* If you happen to order a copy of our humble literary journal and Oprah's phone number is not included, it probably means that you did something very wicked in your childhood and the omission of her Highness' number is your punishment. We suggest you buy another copy (or five) to see if you have earned the Fates' forgiveness.

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