30 APRIL 06
ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French de, from Latin datum
"something given or played," neuter past participle of dare. A small cube thrown in games involving chance.
string of small machines is coming. Here's what the editors Michael Slosek, Eric Unger, & Luke Daly have to say about it:
A new poetry magazine from House Press, operated out of Chicago, is seeking submissions. The deadline for work is July 1st. We hope to have the magazine put together for late summer or early fall. The format will be 8 1/2 by 11 inches, staple bound. Please send up to 10 pages of work. We would like to have a minimum of 3 pages of work for each poet. The magazine will also include a cd for sound work. Please include a short bio with your submission (if you'd like), and send as an ms word attachment to small_machines at yahoo dot com.
"One thing squares with another when there is exact agreement between the two." Never say die. "A decision has been made that can't be changed: The die is cast."
Last night (finally!) we sent off the back & front cover design of case sensitive to Janet Holmes, my incredibly understanding editor/publisher. Those of you who think it would be great to do a book with Janet, you're right. ("Extremely good or desirable: to die for.") The cover will acquire a new look when it's printed offset rather than inkjet, so there's still a little suspense, but we're relieved to have the design squared away.
ps: TYPO 8! 
"In fact, the singular is increasingly uncommon." Find it here.
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