From the National Affairs Desk-
The sun is slowly rising and I am smiling, but not because it is another day, I made it, a small victory, but because I have a very exciting announcement/project to make... A New Project.
This project announced itself to me in a fever dream and it will need you, yes You, to help it out. Here is the premise:
The Premise
I am asking for submissions from local artists, and I stress "Art", for a short story compilation. I want your unused, your cast-off's, your never were's. It can be any form, short story, a song, a poem, a forgotten blog post, a dream. I will take them and tie them all together in a phantasmagoric long-form wrap around story (written by me) which will involve a group of local creative-types, strangers, assembling at a house that just might be near a beach and maybe at a pool for the purpose of telling stories as the sun goes down.
All of the contributors will be under aliases (unless they want to use their names) and it will be written as a modern day "Clue" where things start to unravel and some might disappear. But everybody who submits a piece will have their words intact (although I may spice some of them up).
This is a serious project, and something not really done before around these parts which will give local artists a chance to see their words in print. It may take a while to edit (I already have 4 submissions before this post goes live) but I think it will be worth it. Most of the submissions are from people you probably know in the local scene along with one guy from Colorado who I have never met. On to The Offer...
The Offer
What I am asking for is submissions. This is the important part. This is when you need to pay attention. This is Not a troll-job. This is not a scam. It is a legitimate effort to compile a group of wide-ranging local artists' work in one place. The Island of Misfit Toys. Every word submitted will be used, unedited, but some may have added "garnishes" from The Writer here. I am encouraging aliases to avoid any heat (is any remaining?), but if you wish to use your name I will respect that. The submissions could be anything from short stories, to a poem, to a song, to whatever you want it to be. Multiple submissions are welcome. We need to flesh this out. I have a publisher and will be in print once completed. We are not going to make any money off this, but it would be something cool to have in hand, the Physical Copy.
Disclaimer
This is not a scam, cash grab, or other. It is, on the surface, a way for local artists to maybe get some of their projects, ideas, cast-off's out in the air (but anonymously ho ho ho). I don't care if you like me or hate me (or vice versa), feel free to submit any of your work to bryanmetro1@hotmail.com I promise it will remain anonymous unless you request otherwise. I feel this is a fun, exciting idea/project that could get people talking once March Madness is over. Send your work. Be somebody.
The Boy Next Door,
Bryan Metro
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