Q: Describe what you publish in 25 characters or less.
A: Smokin' words
—Zinta Aistars, editor-in-chief on 05 May 2010
Q: What other current publications (or publishers) do you admire most?
A: Our keenest competitors, although there really aren't any ... what we do is unique. That said, Drunken Boat, AGNI, Poets & Writers, Copper Canyon Press, Press 53, Her Circle Ezine, Poets Against War, Literary Traveler. More.
—Zinta Aistars, editor-in-chief on 05 May 2010
Q: If you publish fiction, who are your favorite fiction writers? If you publish poetry, who are your favorite poets?
A: Usually the ones we feature in that particular issue, because that means we've just spent a couple months immersed in their work. For the current issue (Spring 2010), that means Marge Piercy - her fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Just previous, we interviewed Bonnie Jo Campbell, whose "American Salvage," story collection published by Wayne State University Press, was a finalist for the National Book Award. Upcoming issue (Summer 2010) will be David Small and his graphic memoir, "Stitches." Ever read a comic book that brought tears to your eyes and haunted you? Yeah. Our upcoming feature poet will be Derick Burleson, Alaskan poet, who makes language a new discovery.
—Zinta Aistars, editor-in-chief on 05 May 2010
Q: What sets your publication apart from others that publish similar material?
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So, you're really smoking one while reading submissions? My goodness, isn't that dangerous or decadent?
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