“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (August 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832) . . . . . portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler
on poetry — The Poetry Department . . . aka The Boynton Blog
By Melanie Maggard We raced to the woods, inflated with dandelion dreams. We burned for each other, hungered under starry skies for who we could be. Spirited by days laid bare at our feet, we cooled our toes in red clay earth, dug for fossils and buried treasure. We hid and were found, then lost […]
Fervent Months —
Originally posted on Writer’s Treasure Chest: Picture courtesy of Google.com I once asked my dad why he taught me how to read when I was only a bit older than 3 1/2 years. His answer was: “Because you wanted me to.” I laughed and told him: “I don’t remember I was able to talk…
Why Writers Are Readers (Or Should Be!) — Slattery Publishing
Rural Fiction Magazine was established to explore the beauty and drama of rural America.
Rural Fiction Magazine seeks primarily mainstream/literary stories and poetry set in the rural US. Although we may take occasional forays into other genres (such as horror, fantasy, science fiction, etc.), all works we publish will be related in some fashion to rural America. Therefore, the mainstream and literary genres seem most suitable for our mission.
We intend to start out by publishing a few stories either weekly or monthly, depending on the amount of submissions we receive. We are capping the word limit at 5,000. All submissions must be in standard manuscript format (you can find out the details of this on Google). Response time may range from a day to a month, but will most likely be within a week. Send all submissions to slatterypublishing@gmail.com.
Our business plan, initially, is to profit from advertising sales, donations, and maybe have a Patreon or similar account down the road. We will also offer gift shops and affiliate marketing.
Note that because we are a start-up, our webaddress is from a previous, now-defunct website. As time progresses, the webaddress will be changed to something more appropriate.
Phil Slattery, Founder and Publisher
