Winter 2016 Issue Launched

Really need to check in with this blog more!  After spreading the news of the new issue's launch yesterday, I forgot to post it here.

Melusine 8.1

Yes, this blog has become all but inactive, but for those who check it, just throwing out another reminder to scroll down a bit to see older reviews that we've posted here before moving the reviews back to the issues.  Even further back, there are some nonfiction pieces.  You might see something you like... Until the next issue, or news on the print anthology, which is now under way again, happy reading!

Winter/Spring 2014 issue

Our Winter/Spring issue, Volume 6.1, our 11th issue in all, is finally live!

It includes what I think are some awesome poems and stories, as well as reviews of two great new poetry books.  I also really love the cover art by Samy Sfoggia.

Check it out here:

http://www.melusine21cent.com/mag/node/377

Re: The New Issue, Good News and Bad News

The good news:  Our Fall/Winter issue will not be coming out in May this year.  This is an improvement over last year!

The bad news:  The new issue is not out yet, as you may have noticed.  However...

... it will most likely be launching this month, probably around mid-month.  (January, not May.)  Our editor, who knows she needs to recruit an editorial staff, like yesterday, is adjusting to the time demands of motherhood, although she has another human being in need of mothering due to arrive in March.  That is one reason she has every intention of making sure the new issue launches before then!  Contributors should be hearing from her soon with their proofs.  Thanks again for your patience.

And... It's Here!

Please welcome Melusine's latest edition, 5.1, Spring/Summer 2013:  http://www.melusine21cent.com/mag/node/357

Quick Update on New Issue With Revised ETA

Just checking in to say I finally got some serious work done on the much-belated formerly Fall/Winter, now Spring/Summer issue. I'll be contacting contributors with proofs in the next few days, and the issue will be launching this month. Again, thanks so much, readers and contributors, for your patience and support! I was inspired as I re-read the content of this issue and think it will be worth the wait.

Update/New Issue

Hi, all.  A little update.  In case you haven't been following on Facebook and Twitter, I should at least mention here that everything is a little behind schedule this year (even by my usual slightly-behind-schedule standards) due to the birth of my new baby girl in early September.  Wow, a baby takes a lot of one's time... who knew, huh?  But it's been a wonderful three months all the same.

I have a review or two I have been wanting to post here, but I think I will just include them in our upcoming Fall/Winter issue, since I hope to launch it by the end of the year.  That's the plan, anyway (insert note about new baby...)  The holidays can be hectic, but I hope to release a smaller-than-usual (let's call it "compact") issue by year's end.  Actually, I have been thinking about including reviews back in the issues again instead of here on the blog, so including them this time may be the beginning of a trend.  I may have some other plans for the blog, but I'll get to that once the issue is under way.  One thing at a time...

Hope your holidays are shaping up to be happy ones so far...

Our Spring/Summer Issue is Live

Check out our latest issue, 4.1, which has just launched, at last.

Hey, Guess What!

You probably guessed right, much appreciated readers, if you guessed that our Fall/Winter issue, Volume 3.2, is now available, just in time for your holiday reading pleasure.

If you haven't already, you can check it out right here.

And have a happy one!

New Issue!

Check out Melusine 3.1, our Spring/Summer 2011 issue, right here.

Sorry We Were Out...

We apologize for our lengthy hiatus from the blogosphere.  Vacation, random personal crises, and just plain laziness may have interfered with our ability to post much over the last month and a half. 

We would like to just blame the gap on our flurry of preparation for the Spring/Summer issue, which will launch by the first of next month, but that doesn't completely account for our lapse. 

However, we might as well take the opportunity to mention that the Spring/Summer issue will launch by the first of next month!  It's looking to be a good issue, and we look forward to wrapping up production on it soon.  The issue will include the top three poetry contest winners and much more literary goodness.

And, finally (finally, indeed) look for a new review here in the blog next weekend.

Fall/Winter Issue

If you haven't visited the mag lately, check out the new Fall/Winter issue, which is now live!

Launch of Spring/Summer Issue

Check it out ... here.

Launch of Winter 2010 Issue

Melusine 2.1 is live at last! Check it out, if you like.

The Fall Issue Is Up...

... and it's only a little past midnight on the final projected (admittedly worst-case) launch date -- Eastern Time, no less... That's progress! In fact, the issue was launched even before midnight, but I guess that doesn't count since I was probably the only one who knew it.

If a new issue drops in the cyber-forest, but no one is around to see it...

Yes, you must forgive me. I am very sleep-deprived, and functioning solely on coffee, more coffee, wine, and tepid leftover coffee.

Anyway, here it is:

Melusine 1.3

Hope you enjoy, and check back here in a month or so for the new, improved Melusine blog, with actual content...

We're There!

Yes, at long last, your summer reading supplement has arrived.
You can't take this to the beach -- well, I suppose you could, but leaving questions of technology and lap damage aside, hope you enjoy Melusine's own take on summer reading:

Melusine 1.2: Summer 2009

Almost There (Summer Edition)

Yeah, that final stretch is always a killer... but each time a bit easier...
Everything is just about ready to launch -- just some last-minute details to iron out, but it must wait a bit longer since I'm heading out for the evening to wish some good friends bon voyage... So I will wrap things up tomorrow afternoon once I finish with the day job (yes, I work an early Sunday shift -- can be tough sometimes, although the free Fridays are a good trade-off.)
I'm getting kinda impatient myself to see it, so thanks for your patience!
Until then...

IE Compatability Issue Resolved

So we had our first little technical "situation" here that's happily been resolved, at least according to our testing of all recent versions of IE.
We had tested Melusine in the recent releases of five major browsers, but a last-minute change disabled the IE compatibility workarounds, which would also affect some AOL users.
We should now be reconciled with IE... Sincere apologies to those affected!
If you are still not able to view the site, our web admin advises to clear your cache and restart your browser. And if that doesn't do the trick, please send an e-mail to melusine21cent@gmail.com.

http://www.melusine21cent.com

To AOL users who cannot view the above link even after clearing your cache, try the following one for now. The main address should be accessible in a day or two.

http://www.melusine21cent.com/mag/node/3

Live, at Last!

Thanks so much for your patience, everyone!
Knowing how first-time projects are and how hard it is to plan for all contingencies (especially the wind knocking out the cable for several hours today and the hosting site's server being down for an hour, bafflingly) I shouldn't have made that joke about Pacific Time (or so confidently used the word "Friday" in the same phrase as "at the latest") but it is indeed still Friday on the West Coast ;)
And, needless to say, I'm thrilled to finally announce the new link:

http://www.melusine21cent.com

Thanks for all your support so far, and hope you enjoy!

Almost there.

OK, well, what are deadlines for if not to push? My apologies... I had wanted to see Melusine out by the 31st, and that might still be possible (Pacific Time) with constant infusions of caffeine in place of food and sleep and an impromptu change in my work schedule, but I think y'all will understand if I push it just a couple days instead ;) I feel safe saying Thursday, or Friday at the latest.
In good news, it's looking pretty nice, thanks mostly to our talented web/design team, as well as this issue's artists, and it's reading pretty well, too, thanks to our talented contributors.
I'm looking forward to finally posting that link. Soon, soon.
Thanks so much for your patience.