Thanks, first of all, to Dan McNelis, who puts this abomination on the web for me.

My deepest gratitude goes out to Tom and Carol; their other son; Wendy; Robert; Vince; Audra; Todd; Amy; Jina; the Gooski's folks; Jess; Alec; Jae; John Gresh; Bill Cohen and Ms Brett; Steve M; Lauralee; the Lot 17 folks; Larry (Sir/Sissy); Dan T; John and Lisa;  the IUP English Faculty; Dr. Hurt; the other Dan who perpetually smiles; Tony T; Jamonn; Lost Weekend;  Sue; Lingo; Sueto & the dynamic EMayhem Crew; 61C Cafe folks; Jerome; Karin; the "And-The-Rest" List folks, and accompanying McNelises; Toby; Red Judy;  Satire Dan; Hurricane Hudson;  John Hansen (wherever the hell you are); that guy I sat next to, waiting for the 61C  at night in late September, saying, "the rhythm of drums", after which I said, "and hidden truths";  the extensive Ali Baba folks--past and present;  Josh; Craig, and innumerable unnamed recipients who came across the introduction letter without my knowing or acknowledging it.  All those folks had to read this crap before it was ready.

Additional thanks to Mead Composition Notebooks, Duke Ellington, and John Singer-Sargent.

Issue One is dedicated to Joseph Ferdinand Gould, and his noble biographer, Joseph Mitchell.
 
 
 

g.a. was right about this one.  he said the moon would be pixelated out of sight.  but i still recommend you squint, and try to see it.  it's there.