Fairy tales always fail us in the end.
I don't mind that the publishing world has all but moved online, with print slowly but surely going the way of parchment & quill. I love a tangible book as much as the next person, but I also love having an app that's basically a Library of Alexandria that allows me to move around and travel without missing my reads. (Also,ahem,an impressive library is not a stand-in for an informed and unique mind.) I love the visibility and reach of online publications, how they offer more room for more diverse voices, for greater sharing--at the end of the day, isn't that the true purpose of words, of stories? The downside of course is that many publications fold due to lack of funding, support, and/or overall stamina, and I've had more than a few pieces disappear into the PAGE NOT FOUND ether. So it's truly a gift when a well-founded publication you've followed for years revives a formerly defunct piece that means as much to you now as it did when you wrote it, maybe more. Many thanks to Sword & Kettle Press for running my piece as their first creative non-fiction feature.
