You are not a Gadget

A BAROP if you have not met one is a Big-Ass Roll of Paper which allows for endless typewriter rambling without page breaks. I recommend procuring one post-haste. They tend to be found rolling around eBay at reasonable prices.

Since it is Silent Type season, I would be remiss if I did not mention that I gathered up a large parcel of submissions from the PO box today (well, the husband picked them up actually, credit where credit is due) and the spreadsheet should be more or less up to date.

Do you still intend to contribute, but are worried you can't make the April 1st date? Please let me know. I'll see what I can work out. I am impressed though that, unlike with issue 1, I have critical mass before the deadline. Nice work, everyone.

PS: This post written with a Lettera 22.

Sign up sheet for Silent Type II

Are you contributing (or have you contributed) a poem or photograph for Silent Type II? If so, please fill out the ST2 sign up sheet, so I have your proper name (or pen name if you must) and the title of your poem. (I have started it with a sample entry, just start yours on the next blank row.)

(Yes, by the way, I definitely want photographs or ephemera collage work in addition to poems).

When I receive your submission, I will mark "yes" in the "Received" column so you know your poem arrived safely (or in the case of Cajun Cleary, with a large bite taken out of it by postal machinery).

I do not check my post office box with great frequency, so expect a delay between when you send it and when the spreadsheet is marked "Received: yes."

BY THE WAY: the deadline for submissions is April 1st. Right, as in just a few days away. Do you intend to contribute? You're running out of time. Silent Type I was tons of fun, and turned out nicely if I do say so myself. You don't want to miss out on this! We need your poem! The time is now.

It's getting better all the time

Although unfortunately not true, I thought perhaps that title would serve the dual purpose of getting a Beatles song stuck in my head, and permitting me to mention that I have been (and continue to be) unwell of late, which is why there have been few to no posts. Hoping for a return to healthier days (and more frequent posts) soon. Incidentally, how is your submission for Silent Type II coming along? See the link at left if you have no idea what I'm talking about.

The IPRC: What are you making?

Have been working on a short film about Portland, OR's Independent Publishing Resource Center for my digital storytelling class in G-school, and heck, I am done (well, except for a few mistakes I'd fix if I wasn't half dead from stomach flu). As you may know, I am a fan of the IPRC, so this was a fun project. Let it be said that if you're a Portland resident and a creative type, and you don't have an IPRC membership, well then, yer crazy.

Awhile back, I rambled about how I'd like to see the typosphere document more things on video -- repair shops, DIY projects, what have ya. I know Clickthing has done a few, which I've enjoyed. Hope to see more of you out there making movies. If you had the time, camera, or what have you, what would you make a movie about?



Jesse Reklaw, incidentally, drew the typewriter logo at left on my Web site.