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VOLUME 5 IS HERE
"Untitled," 2009. Anonymous. Digital photograph. Dimensions variable.
The past year has been a challenging one for the publishing industry, and – as much as we’d like to report otherwise – H BOMB Magazine hasn’t been unaffected. While we haven’t had to shutter any doors (we don’t own any doors) or make the heart-wrenching decision to let our beloved staff “go” (it’s a heart-wrenching process, as long as you don’t outsource it), H BOMB has had to dramatically shift its goals and priorities. Gone are the days of luxury when our staff could debate the finer points of perfect binding and different sheens of matte. It seems that the dog days of summer, rich with digital ink, are here to stay.
But that isn’t to say that H BOMB is finished, because it isn’t. And this letter, from us to you, is not intended to be any sort of requiem of “what might have been.” The publishing industry is changing, undoubtedly – but H BOMB is changing with it, and for the better. Our new on-line format is both cheaper to produce and more democratically distributed. Instead of being contained to select bookstores and coffee shops that dare to promote a dialogue about gender, sex, and sexuality, H BOMB’s on-line content is virtually unrestricted. Our challenging and insightful art and literature may, regardless of production costs, reach our readers unimpeded. All you need is an Internet connection. (For our more traditional readers, Volume 5’s print edition will be launched in September 2010.)
Volume 5 of H BOMB Magazine was lovingly crafted by an outstanding group of Harvard undergraduates, diverse in discipline and method but united by an earnest interest in all things sexual. Some have words published on these (web) pages; others, working behind the scenes, put their energy into fundraising and publishing. (Please visit our “Staff” page to get to know them.) It is with deepest gratitude that we thank them for all their hard work – their late nights, their heated discussions, and their donated whiskey.
We would also like to extend our thanks to our fantastic contributors. H BOMB’s Volume 5 is graced with the beautiful and provocative poetry of Nelson Greaves, Cora Currier, Katherine Walecka, M. J. Moody, and Talia Lavin; the rich insight of Adrienne Rosenberg, Jordan Osserman, Ryan Grubbs, and H BOMB’s former Editor-in-Chief, Martabel Wasserman; the quiet and expansive realness of an anonymous writer; and the inventive, stunning artwork of Intiya Isaza-Figueroa, Rebecca Rojer, Ashley Robinson, Rachel Libeskind, and Martabel Wasserman.
And so, with no further introduction, we invite you to peruse H BOMB on-line. Let the orgy commence!
XOXO,
Christian Garland, Editor-in-Chief
