leahbobet | March issue of Ideomancer live!

After a lot of learning the ropes, back-and-forthing, heroic efforts on Production Editor

tanaise's part, and serious excitement, the March issue of Ideomancer is live.

Our first issue of the year explores human--or nonhuman--connection.

Our first story this month, J.D. Brames's "Borborygmi," is a grimly hilarious portrait of disconnection in a late-night convenience store. Michaela Kahn's "Blight, Under the Microscope," explores the lines between individual and force of nature, social and personal responsibility, while Steven Mohan, Jr.'s "The Promise of Touch" shows a very different and very personal end of the world.

Our poets this month are J.C. Runolfson, Mike Allen, and Amal El-Mohtar, with their respective poems, "Lifestory," "Cosmic Secrets," and "The Night Sisters," which explore the idea of connection in archetypical, astronomical, and sometimes violent ways.

This is my first issue at the helm, so you'll understand if I have an extra helping of chuffed on my plate today. :)

This being said, we're also playing with the support model for Ideomancer: trying to see if we can take the magazine to a mixed-funding model, including donations. Reader donations have always been something we've gratefully received, if sporadically. So if you really enjoy the March issue, please consider dropping five or ten bucks our way? The magazine -- like so many other semipro markets -- is a labour of love; whatever's in our bank account goes to paying our contributing authors and poets, whom we hope to someday be able to pay better than we currently do.

Our budget needs are modest: Ideomancer runs on approximately $600 a year. So if you're inclined to throw a bit of support our way, be assured that it will count. Our donations page is located in the main sidebar, under "Donate."

Thanks very much, and we hope you enjoy the issue!