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February 2005

Of Past and Future

One of Seeker's early poets, Homer Christensen, returns to the magazine this issue, and I'm reminded that the magazine has been in e-circulation for nearly ten years. Two years ago I was nearly ready to stop editing it, wrote about what I was feeling and did hear from one person who indicated an interest in taking it over. But I decided not to and, instead, took the summer off. And then I took the next summer off.

I'm thinking more seriously about it now. It's been a long run, and it's not my top priority, even as I still am amazed by how numerous submissions appear out of the blue from all you unknown (to me) writers and with faithfulness from Harry and Susan and Darius.

And Darius of Avant Soul told me recently that he would be taking a break from his writing for Seeker while he attends to his life. He recognizes a priority when he sees one and I wish him well.


On another note, I was in a local writer's group last summer and met Merry Gangemi, who recently sent an e-mail announcement of her own, which she asked if I would post. So, for those of you who might be interested, here it is:

Sinister Wisdom: A Journal for Lesbians
Call for Submissions - Issue #65 - Lesbian Mothers and Grandmothers
Deadline: May 1, 2005
Short fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and art that explores and celebrates lesbian mothers and grandmothers
(including lesbians who adopt and lesbians who are co-parents). 
Fiction and non-fiction should be double-spaced.  Font should be Georgia or New Times Roman. 
Short legible handwritten work will be considered.  No more than ten pages for fiction and non-fiction.
  No more than five poems per submission.  Name and phone number or email top right of each page. 
Submissions on disk must be in MS Word. For mailing information, drop an email to Guest Editor Merry Gangemi
mgangemi@sover.net



I encourage you to read Thom Hartmann's piece as he describes how people wrested rights away from kings and how they are losing them back to the fiefs of this day and age.

And Tom Heuerman's piece asks an excellent question of us: why are we so ready to let someone else do the directing? And while he does not make this direct connection, I believe there is one to be made between the election of George W. and the 51% of the voters who just want to be directed. Or maybe it's the 50% who want to be directed and the 1% who are doing the directing.

May you have a good month,
Cherie

Frost feathers
Copyright 2005 by Cherie Staples.

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