Robert Marcom, Publisher/Owner
Rhonna Robbins-Sponaas, Editor-in-Chief
Sabina Becker, Poetry Editor
Keith Deshaies, Editor-at-Large
Jason Nolan, Editor-at-Large
Julia Brown, Staff Writer
Dan Knestaut, Associate Moderator
Walt Wellborn, Webmaster
ISSN:1529-1146
| Editor's Note! Because one
of our judges on the panel for the Flash Fiction contest had a complete system
meltdown and has been forced to rebuild her files (and system), and because
we're determined to announce the winners of our Annual Flash Fiction Contest
in the June issue of E2K, we're delaying publication of the June issue
by a few days. We anticipate publication on the 18th. Stay with us;
this month's issue will be an exciting one, and we have a surprise or two
in store for you. |
Welcome to the May issue of Net Author's E2K.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with bragging a little now and again, and we'd like to take the opportunity to do just that. Inscriptions (http://www.inscriptionsmagazine.com), the weekly e-zine for professional writers, has chosen us as the Link of the Week for their current issue. They've also granted us an award for site design which, of course, is spurring us to finish the reorganization of the rest of the Net Author site. If you've been wondering about it, keep the faith--we'll soon have the rest of Net Author as clean and navigable as E2K. Still, we'll settle for the Inscriptions review for the moment:
"Searching for a commendable selection of fiction, poetry, articles and interviews for writers and readers? Look no further than E2K, the brainchild of Robert Marcom. In a vast sea of Internet sites for writers that are mediocre, Marcom's site is fresh, interesting and bookmark-worthy!"
Our Flash Fiction contest has officially stopped accepting entries, and we've had a bumper crop of submissions. We're excited about what we've seen crossing our desks, but now we're down to the hard part--actually choosing a winner. You may not be able to agonize with us, but you can certainly watch for next month's announcement in the June issue of E2K.
Last, but far from least,don't let the shorter table of contents for this month's issue fool you. While we may be a couple of selections less than usual this month, what we do have is slightly longer than usual, and we've certainly lost nothing in quality. In this month's issue we have the debut appearance of Debra Purdy Kong with her longer short about dreams and freedom, and Gene Schmidt with a startling short from a young boy's perspective. John Haynes returns to us with his thoughtful "Mr. B," and Kip Williams introduces a provoking series of images that you'll need to read twice. Sabina Becker, our poetry editor, reappears in her own column with an essay that fiction and creative nonfiction writers will find as engaging as their poet counterparts. The ever-faithful Julia Brown continues her book review column while Keith Deshaies has used his spare time this past month to enjoy a delayed honeymoon. We offer renewed congratulations to the Deshaies family, and look forward to his return next month with a new e-book review.
- Fiction: "Harley Dreams" by Debra Purdy Kong
- Fiction: "Morning Shift" by Gene Schmidt
- Poetry: "Mr. B" by John V. Haynes
- Poetry: "Remember the Sabbath" by Kip Williams
- Feature: Rhyme and Reason, "Thanks for Thinking of Us" by Sabina Becker, Poetry Editor
- Feature: Book Buzz. "review of Linda Richman's I'd Rather Laugh" by Julia Brown, Staff Writer
Net Author's E2K . . .
