Why I am doing this

Nobody in their right mind does something like this unless they are going to get a big fat payout. Mine is fame. If we persevere and reach the zenith of circulation achieved by literary journals, I believe, but don’t quote me, that circulation is 19,000 copies; per issue, [subscriptions make great gifts for every life event from conception to cremation, so we should have no trouble in reaching this goal by our centennial volume]. I will be able to stand in the magazine section of any many some a few booksellers and say to whomever, happens to be leafing through the edition, or at least standing near enough so pointing it out does not involve dragging he, she or it over into the magazine section, “I am the O’Brien, referenced in the title, I’m The O’Brien of O’Brien’s Literary Speculator. Plus the phenomenal networking opportunity that such an endeavor presents. You see I like to meet, speak with, correspond by letter, or e-mail with writers, agents, publicists, publishers, agents, editors, critics, and agents.

So that, in a nutshell, is the why I am doing it.