ANTHOLOGY MOTIVATION

ABRIDGED

No Record's red anthologies are collections of previously unpublished, hitherto unknown, and wholly unprofessional writers, ferreted out of the transom by a small group of folks, and funded from the chump change in our own pockets. To coin these authors "raw" would be one way to do it. To coin them "new" might be another. To coin them "red" means something else entirely, though allusions between "red anthology," "white album" and "blue period" would be, we feel, fallacious. This is, after all, not British music or Spanish painting, but (mostly) American literature-and the idea of doing something for the sake of the idea seems a little too, um, idealistic. The writers you'll find in our compilations represent a series of folks with day jobs and rolled-up sleeves, who have may not have read H.L. Mencken but who might identify with one of his finest quotes: "whatever happens, there is always a pen. There is always a way out."

We are interested in new voices. We are interested in unlikely voices. We are interested in your voice, be it new, unlikely, or unabridged. Should your voice be accompanied by the initials "M" "F" and "A" we confess a disinclination of interest. Mind you, it’s not because we think these initials can't result in something great. Rather, it’s because with them you have inherited a virtual birthright into the current publishing landscape. Alright, fine, "inherited" is the wrong word. You have worked hard. You have paid a great deal of money for the opportunity to work hard. You have worked hard on stories devised solely to impress professors, professors who will help you acquire publication credentials, publication credentials which will help you acquire plaudits and grants and academic positions. If anyone deserves to profit from the hard work you have done, it is you. And profit from this work you will. Elsewhere.

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