47 : the magazine
In celebration of over 333+ posts and over two years of comeraderie, it is time for the next phase of the 47th… To start a magazine! John and I are putting together a project involving: accordion folds, paper cut-outs, secret formulas, and brilliant submissions from YOU! HURRAH! I am including the submissions letter and some funny pictures of my first glimpses of spring below as food for thought on the theme of our first issue, appropriately: AT FIRST
*admittedly, the spring pictures might not be all that funny, but think of pretty pink blossoms bundling down onto the sidewalk, bandaged trees, etc. and your starting in on just one of many ideas that should be a part of the magazine*
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the 47th precinct* is starting a magazine! Appropriately titled 47, the magazine is going to be a 4×7 conglomerate of cultural curiosities, based around a central theme. The theme for our first issue is, fittingly enough, focused on firsts. At First kicks off 47 with an exploration of what is first and foremost, first experiences, first sightings, first descents, first discoveries and whatever else first means to you.
That’s right, you!
We’re looking for contributors for 47, and are thrilled to take all kinds of submissions (the only requirement is some thematic relevance and our ability to convey the idea in 2 dimensions on the printed page). Some ideas to wet your whistle are as follows:
#1: Your first haiku
#2: A drawing of the first finisher of the marathon
#3: A painting of the first half lion, half peacock
#4: The first paragraph to a mystery story
#5: First signs of spring
#6: Impressions of your first __________
#7: What is the first thing you think of when __________
#8: What you saw first
In any case, those are just a few ideas, and we’d be happy to generate some more if that encourages your contribution. 47 is a bit of a work in progress, and we are super excited to know and work with such talented and creative people (if you know anyone that would be interested, please send this note along). Hence, we promise to launch the magazine with fanfare and festivities!
Submissions can be mailed, posted (write for ftp information), or dictated (well…). Let us know if you’d like to participate! Finally, the initial submission deadline will be July 4 (7/4 of course) 2008. HURRAH!
all the very best,
Ann + John
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mail address:
47 c/o pinkcomma
81B Wareham Street
Boston, MA 02118
email address:
info@the47th.com
*Just in case you haven’t heard my chatter about 47 or the 47th: 47 happens to be a lucky number, the 15th prime number, the atomic number of silver, and (perhaps most importantly for our purposes) the quintessential random number. Being the number that occurs with the highest frequency than all other natural numbers, 47 embodies the idea of haphazard discovery yet elegant patterns. In short, order in chaos, which is (very much) the 47th precinct.