AOIFE'S KISS
ISSN: 1558-9765
Wondrous Web Worlds Vol. 7
An anthology of Sam's Dot writers and poets
LEAT PINSIN
by Tyree Campbell
In the general milieu of the upcoming novel Aoife's Kiss, the Earth is rather a nasty place. So what else is new? Well, it's even nastier in the future. Population grows without restrictions, amid resources that become scarcer by the second. Even without global warming, terrorism, tribalism, and disease, population growth at the continued rate would soon prove catastrophic. Consider just one effect of six billion people: assuming everyone is reasonably regular, that's about ten billion pounds of crap the Earth has to assimilate each day. To say nothing of candy wrappers, plastic water bottles, and that blue stuff that spills out of airplanes before they land. It's no wonder that people long for a better place to be.
That was and remains the theme of Aoife's Kiss the novel. Aoife, the magic woman with the magic doorway, "kisses" the downtrodden and destitute--which is a euphemism for taking them through the magic doorway and into a better place.
This was and remains the general idea of the stories and poems selected for publication in the magazine Aoife's Kiss, both online and in print. We haven't always held to this idea--some stories are just too good or too pointed to turn down because of thematic differences.
And so it is with the selections of this March. We present some good pieces, and some thematic ones. Hopefully, something will push your buttons and induce you to think about a better place.
Once your imagination is triggered . . . well, the rest is up to you, innit?
Tyree Campbell
Managing Editor
Sam's Dot Publishing
Aoife's Choice:
Fine Fudge and Chocolates
Made the Old-Fashioned Way...
The Amana Way
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