OPINION
THIS IS OUR WORLD
We are the few, or the many, depending upon how you look at it. We are powerless to
impact change upon the world, or all powerful, depending upon what we do with it. I say - writers of the world, unite! And if you can do that...if you can see the scope of this vision, we will run things; and governments of the world will tremble at our feet.
I’m reminded of the film The Warriors. The opening scene has Cyrus extolling the assembled multitude to unite and take the power into their own hands, to run New York City. It’s an interesting concept. Now we have the opportunity to do the same thing. We are writers, editors, publishers, web designers. Individually we can reach hundreds or even thousands of followers. Together...we can reach millions.
We have the web. We can be PlayStation3, X-Box, Sirius Radio, Harry Potter, Steven King. We can get to everybody on the planet...if we play our cards right. Think of that. Think of a world where writers/artists can shape public opinion more so than talk radio, more so than government controlled media, or debates in Parliament, or back room deals in Washington. We can. And we will, if we join together. Right here, right now.
I want to start the world wide writer’s alliance. I want the 200 million members of Myspace to know who we are and listen to what we say. I want the 60 million members of Facebook to follow our words every day. I want the half million daily readers of Kos to recommend us to everyone they come in contact with. I want us to take over the world. Please join this effort and spread the idea to everyone you know. This is our world.
NEWS
Kristen Tsetsi was recently interviewed on National Public Radio. Way to go Kristen!
Outsider Writers is seeking spoken word submissions for a CD they're producing. They also published a story of mine in a recent issue. Thanks, Pat!
Red Fez Magazine is currently seeking submissions. And they have a long list of great writers in their archives.
The new issue of Word Riot is up. Also, editor Jackie Corley has been busy doing public readings of her work.
As has Tuesday Shorts editor Shelly Rich.
99 Burning is kicking off their world tour with a big bash in Baltimore.
Nice review of Time Adjusters by Alex Hutchinson.
Joseph Ridgwell continues to write great stories, though we sorely miss him at The Guardian. Check out numbers 7 & 8 of his Notes From the Underground. Marvelous stuff!
And some excellent writing by Matthew Coleman as well.
I wanted to spend some time highlighting the outstanding efforts of Kos lit bloggers Pico, plf515, and cfk. But for now, just check the links and we'll discuss them further in the next issue. And as always, add your own links, news, and opinions as comments here.