Editor's Note from Karen Bowles: LUCIOLE PRESS SPRING / SUMMER ISSUE 2009

Posted by kluciole at 3/29/2009 11:34 PM
Categories: news, National, Writing, Photography, love, Humor, International, Travel, Cultures, Art









Editor's Note from Karen Bowles     ~~ www.luciolepress.com/Editors_Note




Butterfly 5.    by Karen Bowles


                                               .....................

                                               .....................

                                               .....................

                                               .....................


      Welcome to the Spring/Summer Issue of Luciole Press, 2009.



At 77 pages overall, this is easily the largest issue I have ever made, by far. I do not mind saying it has been quite an undertaking, and I have worked relentlessly on it. I am happy that so many wonderful poets and artists have sent in work to Luciole to be considered; please know that I am still moving through emails and will try to respond to everyone as quickly as I can. The volume of emails alone is something I am simulataneously pleased about and slightly overwhelmed with. Know that I honestly try to get through it all as best as I can. The work of an Editor is not really ever done!


I hope that readers and contributors alike enjoy this issue. It is wide in its scope, literally and figuratively… each reader can, from the comfort of their home, engage with artists on a global scale in an intimate fashion. Let recurring contributor Dena Rash Guzman share the second part of her photo-essay series about her trip to Thailand. In this part of the series, we get to meet people who are rebuilding their lives after the tsunami’s devastation, while basking in the undiminished beauty of the landscape as pictured through Dena’s camera.







Dena Rash Guzman, Thailand






New contributor Mafy Golubtsova shares the abundant gorgeousness of the natural surroundings at her family’s dacha in Russia. A person can easily feel they have stepped through the photo, trailing their hands through the waving grasses in the field, taking in the special aura of the sunshine in an untouched glorious patch of our terra firma.







 

           

            Photographer Mafy Golubtsova






New contributors also show us Los Caballos (the horses) in Chile (Barbara Esthefania Navarro Duran); incredible botanical diversity at Groendal Dam in South Africa (Sabine Hoppe-Speer); and ancient art forms that have made their way from Kuzhebar, Siberia to a studio in Berlin in the form of a special artist, Julia Surba….







 

Photographer Barbara Esthefania Duran, Chile













Groendal Dam, South Africa. By Sabine Hoppe-Speer















The Karma Knot, by Julia Surba of Ancient Kuzhebar / Kuzhebar Design










                  
 
                   Pyro-Skateboard, "Father of the Sky". By Julia Surba
                                                                      Ancient Kuzhebar





                  

 

On a personal note, I am excited to introduce contributor Mark Lineberger. He and I attended middle school together in North Carolina, and in this issue he has allowed me to publish many of his photos of the coastal area we called home. I have experienced many twinges of heartfelt recognition of childhood haunts with these photos… I moved around so often that I cannot easily answer the question, “Where are you from?” Seeing these pictures, I am reminded that I can definitely say a big part of me is from the coastal area of NC…


I love seagulls all over the place, but NC seagulls have a special brand of gull-ness. I just don’t know any other way of putting it. They always crack me up, and I could watch them for hours.








 

NC seagulls, by Mark Lineberger











Wild horses on Carrot Island, NC; by Mark Lineberger








Recurring contributor Jeaneth P. Skauvgold indulges us once again with her beautiful photos of Norway. Martyn Clayton gifts us with a short story, “The Shining Place,” along with photography from the area the story is set in, Wester Ross, Scotland.








 

          

           
            Wester Ross, Scotland, by Martyn Clayton





I am proud to congratulate longtime contributor Shelley Bluejay Pierce, who has been appointed the White House correspondent for Native American Times. Way to go Shelley! We are all proud of you! Check her page out for many links.

 

Skip Heller graces us with an entertaining and informative essay about steamboats and music, and how both intertwined to give birth to a particularly rich heritage.






 

Musician and author Skip Heller








 

Patricia Doncaster takes us to Cuba; Deborah Rees to Ibiza, Spain; Cheryl A. Townsend to New Orelans; Melanie Dorsey through the streets of NYC; Orfhlaith Foyle takes us to a writer's retreat at the Tyrone Guthrie House in Ireland... and more!











                  


                    NYC, by Melanie Dorsey










Check out my article about the thriving new store, The Vintage Vulture, opened not so long ago by talented stylist Andrea Folmer. Her work has graced many interesting people, and the public at large continues to benefit from her boundless love of all things vintage and beautifying...










                

   
                 Andrea Folmer

 














Astronomer and author Seth Shostak takes readers on an interglacatic journey with his new book, Confessions of an Alien Hunter. Check out his page for more info!







                 











In fact, there are truly so many wonderful components in this issue that I would need to write for hours more to direct dear readers to all of the different aspects. There are many wonderful poets featured; please make sure to drink all of their good words in and savor them. Poet Scott Wannberg wrote a piece that included both Luciole Press and myself, which simultaneously delights me and has me in fits of laughter...

          ..........................................................................................

                        ...............................................................

                                         .................................


            "where'd my travis tritt video link go????"    HERE


                            ......................
                 ...........................................
        ..............................................................



I truly invite you to explore every aspect of this issue; it has been quite a labor of love, and I am very proud of the collaboration we can present. 



~ Editor/Publisher Karen Bowles

            March 24, 2009












Please also check out Luciole Press Blog, which I maintain  HERE


            and read a special note  HERE






        

  
         Horse by the lake near the Tyrone Guthrie House, Ireland; by Orfhlaith Foyle











 
Copyright 2009. Luciole Press. All rights reserved.





.....

 

What did you think of this article?




Trackbacks
Trackback specific URL for this post
  • No trackbacks exist for this post.
Comments
Display comments as (Linear | Threaded)

  • 3/30/2009 7:09 AM Russell Ragsdale wrote:
    What a great issue!
    Reply to this
  • 3/30/2009 7:10 AM Connie Stadler wrote:
    Karen, it looks superb! Warm thanks and most deserved congratulations!
    Reply to this
  • 3/30/2009 7:11 AM Pris wrote:
    What a powerhouse issue, Karen. My contribution is digital art. I WISH I could paint I'm going to email you an updated bio. Thanks for including me. You're doing a great job!
    Reply to this
  • 3/30/2009 7:12 AM Jeaneth wrote:
    great! Looks brilliant thanks for putting up my photos much love!!!
    Reply to this
  • 3/30/2009 7:14 AM Georgia Griffin wrote:
    what a fantastic issue. it's packed with such amazing work by an incredible group of artists, many of whom i've long admired. i am overwhelmed and honored to have been invited to be part of it. thank you so very much Karen. <3
    Reply to this
  • 3/30/2009 7:15 AM Ami Kaye wrote:
    I am overwhelmed by the staggering amount of work that has gone into this, both on the creative end and the production end. I am very much aware of the kind of dedication and vision it takes to publish something of this scope! I am honored to have a place in the company of so much talent and beauty. Thank you Karen, for the joy of Luciole, and for allowing me to join the familia! Heartiest congratulations on yet another stunning issue!!
    Ami
    Reply to this
  • 3/30/2009 7:17 AM Patricia Doncaster wrote:
    Thanks for posting my pictures of Cuba! I need some time to thoroughly enjoy, but so far everythings looks great.
    Reply to this
  • 3/30/2009 7:56 AM Tammy Foster Brewer wrote:
    I'm so happy to be a part of this! Can't wait to check it out. Looks like a stellar issue. congrats to you for all of your hard work.
    Reply to this
  • 3/30/2009 9:14 AM Felino Soriano wrote:
    This is wonderful! Thank you, very much.
    Reply to this
  • 3/30/2009 9:25 AM Dena wrote:
    This is a great issue, jam packed with arts, travel, poetry, prose, reviews. Really cool one, Karen. You did a great job.
    Reply to this
  • 3/30/2009 9:28 AM J. Michael Niotta wrote:
    good to hear & thanks.
    Reply to this
  • 3/30/2009 9:31 AM Jillian wrote:
    Bless you for all of your hard work!





    I'm assuming that you are using my poem, "Bohemian Waxwings" -- ? : ) You have it listed as entitled; you can use that title if you wish ~





    Jillian
    Reply to this
  • 3/30/2009 10:08 AM Martyn wrote:
    loving the new issue already. So much to devour.
    Reply to this
  • 3/30/2009 9:12 PM Esmaa Self wrote:
    Fabulous! Wowzers! And mega-kudos! I cannot WAIT to read every word.

    Oh and BTW: it really *did* snow here last night.
    Reply to this
  • 3/30/2009 9:14 PM Jessica Sturdivant Palmer wrote:
    Thanks for the great issue!! (now go take a well-deserved nap!)
    Reply to this
  • 3/31/2009 5:58 AM Phoebe Caulfield wrote:
    you know I adore you. Great labor on the issue. xo
    Reply to this
  • 3/31/2009 9:24 AM S.A. Griffin wrote:
    It is great to see how Luciole is expanding and becoming a truly international forum which represents the best of what the internet can be. Take a break, get some rest and then start all over again! You done good Glowbug!

    xxxooo
    Reply to this
  • 3/31/2009 11:05 PM Stacey Mangiaracina wrote:
    Karen! I haven't said hello in so long...I apologize. I've missed checking in with one of the most cheerful and lovely women I know. I hope you're well. Congratulations on such an awesome issue! It just keeps getting better.

    Lotsa hugs!
    Reply to this
  • 3/31/2009 11:06 PM jack henry wrote:
    congrats
    Reply to this
  • 3/31/2009 11:10 PM Gerry McCullough wrote:
    I read quite a few of the articles/ poems, and really enjoyed them. Great magazine! Do you do short stories? I may have missed them. I'd be glad to send you one, if so.
    Reply to this
Leave a comment

Submitted comments are subject to moderation before being displayed.

 Name

 Email (will not be published)

 Website

Your comment is 0 characters limited to 3000 characters.