Friends and Fans say, “What?”
“What,” you say?
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“What indeed,” I say in reply. Well, if you will indulge, allow me to be vague.
You know when you are privy to some information that blew your socks off but you are forbidden to speak about it? It niggles at you doesn’t it? Well my dear Friends and Fans, say what.
“What,” you say? I can’t tell you. Not yet anyway, but I will … soon, I promise. It’s a BIG deal. A really BIG DEAL. I mean Debrin wen’t out on a walkabout and is on his way home with the Friggin Holy Grail level of BIG DAMNED DEAL! I don’t mean to be overly excited, but I am Blown Away Here. I can’t wait until I can tell you exactly what it’s all about.
In other news … Friends and fans say, “what?”
WHAT!
We have officially finished reading all of the submissions for An Honest Lie volume 3: Justifiable Hypocrisy. We will tell you that we are pleased first and foremost. We had the privilege of reading some very, very good stories. We would also like to report that there is a meeting scheduled for very soon where in we will be making decisions regarding the final cut. Of course you will all have to remember that Our Fearless Leader get’s the final say, i assure you he takes Our recommendations very seriously in his decision making.
Long story short? We are going to be making some anouncements soon that might affect you all, for the rest of your lives. Considering that we are all still here one would have to assume we were passed over for the raputure. I don’t know about you guys but I could go for a thousand years of peace and prosperity. And I look forward to becoming rich with you publishing and writing books.
Friends and Fans say, “what?”
Now, one thing you can’t forget …
An Honest Lie Volume 2: Delusions of Insignificance is not only on sale but it is also still in the voting stages. One of those lucky authors will be winning a book deal with us at the end of this thing so vote for your favorite today!
Words and Wisdom
Welcome back dear Friends and Fans. As always we are glad to have you hear with us experiencing life at Open Heart Publishing. As you know we have quite a bit going on around here and it is my most humble duty to share what we’ve learned with you and to inspire you to your own little piece of greatness. Ha! Or maybe you’re like me and you’re looking to eat the whole pie. Either way, here’s another slice!
As you know, or may not know, Debrin, or illustrious publisher is off on a literary walkabout sharing his wisdom, meeting artists and writers like yourselves and spreading the word about Open Heart Publishing. “Growing the Brand,” you might call it “doing the dance arms all akimbo taking a major leap of faith. I am in awe of the gumption it must take. He was most recently in the Big Easy taking it slow on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain. There he met two of our returning contributors C.B. Calsing, who not only provided us with some great stories for our anthologies but also blessed us with a collection she wrote called “Along the Pacific”; and Robert Dean who gave us “Blue Eyeliner” for “An Honest Lie Volume 1: Encouraging the Delinquency of Your Inner Child”. That, is a great story. We’d love the read more of your work, if you’re reading this dude.
But, alas, on who walks about never can for long remain in one local so, Debrin has moved on again, the wanderlust snatching his feet and carrying him onward; this time to Nashville. Let us send with him our best wishes and let’s hope his luck improves. Here’s to you my brother … godspeed.
And while or publisher is doing the leg work on the road, we here at home are holding down the OHP fort. I am happy to say that we’ve read almost everything you guys have sent and we will be announcing the short list within weeks. I know it seems to have been an extra long haul with the submissions extension and everything but the time is drawing short I promise you. I can say that I am extremely pleased with the submissions we received. You are one creative group of writers and I am privledged to be one of the first to read your work. We are going to have a hard time choosing the lucky few, but I think we are about to put out our best book yet. I can’t wait.
Alright then, with all of the words and all of the wisdom imparted, I will see you anon.
Keeping Austin Weird and Taking it Big Easy
I love this city
Hey there friends and fans. It is I, your intrepid Jr. Editor back from a bit of an extended vacation. It was a necessary break and it was healthy and fun to get away for a while. While the break meant not doing much of some things, like working, it involved doing a lot of other things, like gaming. The break though gave me an opportunity to refresh my mind and spirit and open up to the great possibilities of my mind. I see a bright future and so I pursue it with a dogged determination.
I am not the only one following my dreams with passion and persistence. Debrin is also on the road to his dreams. He is also literally on the road. Rambling across our great country, walking into his bliss, Debrin is spreading the work about Open Heart Publishing and he is also spreading a good word of hope and determination at various locations across the country. It’s an ambitious trip, it’s a massive quest and it seems as it progresses to be necessary in more ways than we ever knew when we were planning it.
Debrin began here in Dallas and moved on to Austin a little over two week ago. Austin, being the modern city that it is, embraced him and wove his dream into their hearts adding, as Debrin said, “a bit of their flame to his fire.” While there he met some amazing people all of them with dreams and journey’s of their own. To a man they were inspired by, or lent inspiration to, Debrin’s Journey.
Finding himself, after leaving here, backed up an unable to go, Debrin never the less wet out into the world bravely and in time found his movement. I believe it was the influence of Austin, its people and its cuisine that helped him relax enough to move on but that is the beauty of this journey. It’s going to cause us all to grow in ways we may never have considered. In Austin Debrin found his legs, his beginning if you will, there is now little doubt that what he’s doing is possible and that there will be people the lad over willing to hear him, accept him and share their truth with us all.
Now he’s moving on. Leaving Austin with a sense of regret for what is falling behind and a great sense of anticipation for what lies ahead 
Debrin is moving on to New Orleans. I don’t know about you but I for one can’t wait to see what the Big Easy has to teach us. You can follow the Ramble at Debrins Journey Blog “Ramble Tree”. We wish Debrin the best on his journey and send all of our positive vibes his way. Debrin! Hollar at us dog!
Remember friends and fans that we here at home are working very hard reading the stories for An Honest Lie Volume 3: Justifiable Hypocrisy. It is not too late to get your stories submitted. The deadline is May, 15th 2011. Submit your work, follow our Facebook and Twitter, and buy our books.
Thank you, thank you, thank you … you’re far too kind.
