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Some Beginnings:
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YIPES!
Demise can mean a rebirth! -- two sister publications have mingled,
merged, and forged on incestously resulting in the spawning of a DREAM.
[Editor's Notes]
While dreaming is common to all of us, few of us forge ahead as we
should. For some time now two magazines have inhabited every corner
of cyberspace, making people laugh and, hopefully, think. Random
Access Humor (RAH) and RUNE'S RAG have made friends worldwide and
beyond, given recent satellite broadcasting. Now the time has come
to move on -- to grow.
On January 2, 1995 a new friend is coming to town. DREAM FORGE will
combine the best of your two old friends with added features that
will blow (or at least expand) your mind. Still offering the formats
you are familiar with, DREAM FORGE will be available in plain ASCII
text and Readroom editions.
Distributed through the same channels as its predecessors, Dream
Forge will be introduced through demo issues in January and February
1995. Beginning in March 1995, DREAM FORGE will only be available to
subscribers. RAH and RUNE'S RAG will both cease publication after
their February 1995 issues.
DREAM FORGE will be a monthly collection of fiction, commentary,
satire, reviews and poetry blended to inform and entertain you.
New voices will join the familiar voices from RAH and RUNE'S RAG
to create a chorus of dreams -- for you.
Your old friends are in transition, and would like you to share in
forging this new dream. Make sure your sysop knows you want to see
DREAM FORGE every month.
Rick Arnold Dave Bealer
Editor, Rune's Rag Editor, Random Access Humor
Managing Editor, DREAM FORGE Humor Editor, DREAM FORGE
Fido/EPub: 1:2601/522 Fido/EPub: 1:261/1129
Internet: dforge@clark.net Internet: dbealer@clark.net
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Some may wonder why I would be abandoning Rune's Rag, I'm not
really. I'm merely placing it on the back burner while forging ahead
on a project that will provide many positive returns for many people.
One of my primary purposes in publishing an electronic magazine, was
to bring writers and readers together for mutual satisfaction. It
worked.
Now it's time to take it a step further, and hopefully by doing
so there will be greater rewards for the writers and artists who
participate in the production of the new publication: DREAM FORGE.
We'll be seeking an active Internet presence, while still maintaining
our normal distribution channels for those interested in receiving the
new publication. By potentially being able to contact a readership of
over 30 million, this should enhance the recognition and opportunities
available to the writers who have supported us. There are many publishers
actively surfing and trolling the Internet, and they may even catch one
or two of our writers. This alone, to me, would make the new venture
worth the efforts involved.
The writers' guidelines for DREAM FORGE will be found in this issue
of the RAG, along with subscription rates. We will also be increasing
our presence in the electronic publishing field by producing high
quality e-books in several genres.
For those of you interested in forging into the internet,
try this when FTP'ing:
ftp ftp.clark.net dir: pub/rune
This will put you in a directory where you can obtain recent
copies of RUNE'S RAG.
Rick Arnold
Editor/Publisher, RUNE'S RAG
Fido: 1:2601/522
CIS: 75537,1415
Internet: dforge@clark.net
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