Mary Anne Mohanraj, Editor-in-Chief
We've been a bit slow in letting you know about changes here at Clean
Sheets. So consider this a sort of interim report on what we hope is your
favorite magazine.
The Bookstore. We've
run hot and cold here, but we're now running
very, very hot. Thanks to new bookstore manager Kris Bierk (who is also
a seasoned poetry editor), we have just piles and piles of new
selections, and a new, easier-to-browse design. Kris is still working,
so check back frequently, and let her know what you think (or what you'd
like to see) by sending her mail at
CS.bookstore@mindspring.com.
Clean Sheets benefits when you click through from our bookstore to buy
your erotic treasures, so please visit often!
The Archives. After nearly
a year of publishing, the archives have
grown to a stunning collection of fiction, poetry, nonfiction and art. Up
to now, they've been free, but the economics of running Clean Sheets won't
let us continue that, so as of October 1 you'll need to pay for a
subscription to view them. It isn't much -- $10 for six months or $15 for
a year -- and all of that goes for buying more great erotic writing to
publish here. Go check out the archives
for details.
The Clean Sheets Store. Our
little guide to erotic toys is now a
separate page, with many new things to come. For now, we're proud to
announce that we've become an authorized
Playboy Store Affiliate.
There's a whole new world of toys, books, videos, DVD's, and lingerie,
and Clean Sheets benefits when you click through from here and buy.
Stop by often!
The Newsletter. Some of you may be wondering what happened to the
newsletter; first it got erratic, then it got nonexistent. Well, that's
entirely my fault; first I got insanely busy, even for me (I'm now
teaching writing at the University of Utah, and editing two new
anthologies), and then I dropped my computer. And busted it. So I'm now
in the process of finding out whether it can be fixed, dragging data off
of it (such as the newsletter mailing list), and considering whether I can
afford to buy a new one. Please consider the newsletter on temporary
hiatus due to technical difficulties.
Luckily, our fabulous staff is well able to carry on despite my personal
computer limp. With Brian Peters, our incredible Managing Editor,
coordinating, we've been running smoothly all year. Which leads us to the
announcement of our upcoming:
First Anniversary Staff Issues! Join us in celebrating our first
year of publishing with four all-staff issues in the month of October.
See photos of your editors. Hear their innermost sexual secrets. Read
the fiction and poetry they scrawl late at night, after the long hours of
editing come to an end. It's our thank you to all the loyal Clean Sheets
readers out there, and our celebration of an amazing first year. We're
going to take the last week of this month off to prepare, but it will be
worth the wait. See you then!
