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 I remember
writing in this space in Issue 1
and wondering just how long Bikwil could really survive. By the look
of the pile awaiting publication these days, I needn’t have worried.
Here we are, still around after a year. Many thanks to all of you who’ve
sent material.
In that first
call for contributions I emphasised Bikwil’s only restriction, that
submissions
be mainly ‘positive
towards’, ‘in praise of’, ‘quietly enthusiastic about’.
Since then I’ve
had several conversations with readers on that very topic. We all seem
to have sceptical attitudes today. I know I do — I’ve done the
Seligman Pessimism Test. So, for me Bikwil is a useful foil to
my own cynicism. I suspect it is for other contributors, too.
A gentle
reminder. There are only three issues to go to the Wagner
extravaganza. I’ve received a few submissions already, and some
promises. Nevertheless, there’s room for more, so . . .
Keep that
original doggerel rolling in, too. As H.G. Nelson has warned us, too
much is barely enough. And look, if there’s one thing Bikwil
lacks, it’s art works. You artists out there know who you are, and
so do I. Down on bended knee I go again. How about a cartoon or three?
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