In a 2010 article for Mother Jones, Ted Genoways noted that editing a literary journal was a vocation that seemed to some, “only slightly more utilitarian than making buggy whips or telegraph relays.” This was a time when funding was drying up, universities were shutting down presses, and subscriptions were at all-time lows. Almost a decade later, little has changed. Nevertheless, idealistic masochists from around the world continue to dedicate themselves to the arcane and archaic task of setting up, running and editing literary magazines and journals. We at Sūdō Journal have certainly made an effort to carve out our own little niche in the production of only the highest quality postgraduate buggy whips available in the northeast of Australia.
Today we would like to introduce you to some fellow travellers in the big business of bringing culture to the people. The new online publication, Brain drip pitches itself as a writing forum that is accessible and open to everyone, assessing writing on its merits alone. They do not charge authors to submit their work, do not have any memberships, and blind read all submissions. The publication is free to read and accepts unsolicited submissions. It publishes a variety of short stories, poetry, creative essays and book reviews. Their wide selection of telegraph relays can be found at https://braind.rip/.
Image: “A treatise on anatomy, physiology, and h” (CC BY 2.0) by CircaSassy