I had this site built for two reasons. Number one, of course, was to bring my stories together in one place and get you to read them as a collection. But the other was to properly credit the many publications in which they have appeared.
Unlike my stories, the pubs that have taken my work do not share a blood line. Each one has a distinct color and flavor, and a mind of its own. That’s why I’m making my intro mainly a plea for everyone to rally behind small magazines. As independents and pioneers, they can print pieces that are way outside the range of the few behemoths still taking short fiction. Without them, the short story wouldn’t stand much of a chance, because new voices would find themselves deprived of a place to speak and grow. In the world of the stage, it would be as if all the regional and local theaters had closed their doors, leaving only Broadway.
—Paul Silverman