Boone’s Dock Review
Volume 1: Issue 1
Summer/Fall 2011
Boone’s Dock Review
is published in eBook format by
Boone’s Dock Press LLC
Amityville, New York, USA
converted by http://www.eBookIt.com
Copyright 2011 Boone’s Dock Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-9823-5009-6
The publisher reserves first printing rights to all works in this issue.
Cover design © 2011, Boone’s Dock Press
Publisher’s Foreword
Greetings, Readers!
Thank you for setting your eyes and intellects upon the first issue of Boone’s Dock Review. We are certain that it will provide you with cognitive victuals of the highest quality, and we are further assured that your “game” will improve significantly as the direct result of being a member of the elite class of readers to whom we cater. For now, I would like to take a few paragraphs of our time to introduce you to
Boone’s Dock Press and Boone’s Dock Review.
We are a publishing company (Obvious, 2011, p.101) based in Amityville, New York. To quote our mission statement: “Boone’s Dock Press originated in a moment of pure inspiration and seeks to bring that authenticity to everything we produce and promote.” There was an overall vision involved at the outset, and this vision remains with BDP as we move forward into new ventures and, indeed, toward the new horizon in publishing and reading created by the e-book market. We remain dedicated to providing high-quality products that preserve artists’ creative concepts in sustainable formats. There is no question that our new literary review for e-readers is in keeping with our mission.
From start to finish, this review is filled with some of the best new literary work on the scene. Our authors are the “real thing” – expatriates, aficionados, movers, reformed poets, unreformed poets, professors, throwbacks, progressives and, to the last, literary artists who embrace the richness of life, living and imagination in thought, word and deed. We see their work as both timely and timeless, and these qualities are integral to great literature.
In the months and years to come, we look forward to showcasing more literary excellence in the pages of Boone’s Dock Review. Perhaps more importantly, we look forward to developing a community of readers who know that we are the “go-to” for new talent and the voice of visionary literary work. As we grow, we hope that this community will take on a life of its own, and we invite you to be a part of it at www.boonesdockpress.com, where you will find information on the goings on at Boone’s Dock, as well as links to interact with our authors and editors.
Until next season, and
Always with my Appreciation and Respect,
Kempton B. Van Hoff, Publisher
From the Editor’s Desk
A historian once told me that when George Washington became the first president of the United States, he was very mindful that he would be setting precedent for everyone who would follow him into office. The protocols for everything from the inauguration to transferring powers to the next leader was his to decide, and he knew that any changes, while possible, would be made slowly and after much thought, so he had to “get it right” the first time. He was, after all, making history.
Now, I know I’m not the leader of the free world, but as the first editor of a brand new publication, I want to get it right, too. There were many small decisions to be made in regards to cover design, fonts, layout, and all the minutiae that the reader never thinks about. There were the bigger issues: What is the title going to be? Should it be monthly or a quarterly? What sort of artwork should we include? The first question, the biggest question, had to be decided first. What kind of writing did we want to publish?
Fortunately, that was the simplest question to answer.
We at the Boone’s Dock Press want to publish the sort of fiction we love to read. Does the story engage me? Does it take me somewhere I haven’t been before? Does it show me something new every time I go back to it? Does it make me think? Is this a piece of writing that makes me want to grab the person next to me and say “You need to read this”?
It may be a simple answer, but it demands a high level of writing that isn’t easy. This issue runs the gamut: Foreign intrigue, fantasy, and contemporary fiction are all represented. It’s a strong start, and it will only get better. Thank you for joining us as Boone’s Dock Review makes some history of its own.
Nancy M. Scuri, Fiction Editor
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