editorial by Camille Gooderham Campbell
From the Editors
Happy New Year!
For your reading pleasure, today we published a story called “Happy (re)Birthday” by Michael Snyder — a rather meta story with a lot of references that long-time EDF readers may enjoy. I am hopeful that it also marks a rebirth of sorts for us, back on track with a table of contents and a full month of stories.
It’s a lot of work for a short-handed crew of volunteers, so if you have ideas and would like to get involved in some way, please contact us. We could use website and technical expertise, marketing, fundraising/patron support, a proofreader, a publishing assistant with WordPress skills, and really anything you can imagine. There’s absolutely no financial reward involved, as every cent flows toward site maintenance and the authors, but it’s a worthy cause to get involved with.
For Writers
After six months with EDF, slush reader Nadya Bauman has moved on to other opportunities and will be missed by our team. We have a vacancy, so if you think you’ve got what it takes to volunteer as an EDF slush reader, check out the application information here.
Submissions are now open for stories targeted at holidays and occasions in February and March:
- SUBMIT HERE for February-specific stories (including Groundhog Day, the Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day, and more); closes January 27th.
- SUBMIT HERE for March-specific stories (including International Women’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Spring Break, and more); closes February 24th.
Please note that general submissions (publishable at any time) should always go through our main submissions form; the month-specific ones are for stories that would only be suitable for publication during the month in question.
And now, on to what you’ve been waiting (a long time) for…
January’s Table of Contents
| Jan 1 | Michael Snyder | Happy (re)Birthday |
| Jan 2 | Julia Heslin | Cherubim |
| Jan 3 | Jay Gershwin | Childhood of a Famous Military Leader |
| Jan 4 | Kevin Tasker | A Final Gift |
| Jan 5 | Clint Lowe | To Live Again |
| Jan 6 | David Brookes | On the Line |
| Jan 7 | Brian S. Lee | A Kiss beneath the Mistletoe |
| Jan 8 | J.C. Towler | The Curación |
| Jan 9 | Claire Bourke | Complicity |
| Jan 10 | Rex Caleval | Irrefutable |
| Jan 11 | Deb Jannerson | Adventures in Agoraphobia |
| Jan 12 | Ted Hayden | Important Information from the City of Los Angeles |
| Jan 13 | Allison Tema Sloan | My Friend from Mobile |
| Jan 14 | Haley Biermann | This is What I Know |
| Jan 15 | Aaron Emmel | Absolution |
| Jan 16 | Lovelyn Bettison | The Wait |
| Jan 17 | Joy Manné | Man and Boy |
| Jan 18 | Chana Feinstein | Daughter Dance |
| Jan 19 | Traci HalesVass | Love Blood |
| Jan 20 | Neal Reynolds | Faux Vinyl |
| Jan 21 | Mary Sophie Filicetti | The Plan |
| Jan 22 | Rosalie Kempthorne | Concepts of Home |
| Jan 23 | David Frank | A Small World |
| Jan 24 | Robert Stout | Mexico Bonito |
| Jan 25 | Curtis J. Graham | Acronyms |
| Jan 26 | Brandon Arvesen | Lizard Brain |
| Jan 27 | Lucy Stone | The Wishing Tree |
| Jan 28 | Wayne Scheer | Another Day at the Job |
| Jan 29 | Vina Nguyen | Daddy Long-Legs |
| Jan 30 | Robert Norton | Marie’s Lovely Picture |
| Jan 31 | Leanne Styles | Mommy vs The World |
