announcing issue two!

Brothers and Sisters!

We come to you indebted. Issue one of le jolie rouge was beyond what we could have expected. We had hoped to foster a community of writers in an open forum for Michigan and the Midwest. What resulted was the shipping of issues to both coasts and many places in between. The feedback encouraged us even further. It is with great pleasure that we announce issue two.

The weather is warm. The Sun has returned and we all have stirred from our hibernation and shielding the light from our eyes, emerged into the splendor of summer. Here at the offices, we can think of one thing in particular that defines the summer months. The bicycle. Bikes are a huge part of our life. They are our means of transport, our favored pastime. They allow us to fly through the streets and feel the warmth of the Earth as we travel. They are the most efficient form of human transport. Our feet meet the pedals and the turning of gears is a vehicle for catharsis. They can forge together the elements of unforgettable memories, they can sew together a fragile psyche. They can live up to grandiose literary sentiments. Let us celebrate the velocipede!

For issue two, we encourage you to focus on, or involve, the bicycle in your submissions. This is not to imply that submissions completely ignoring this suggestion will be ignored. Quality is quality and we are interested in publishing quality pieces. We continue to support all forms of submissions and only in the instance of size restrictions will bicycle themed pieces be given precedence. However, we hope to accomplish the goal of an issue devoted to such an extraordinary machine.

Submission Guidelines:

The format for submissions is open to you, this meaning all genres of the printed arts are welcome. Submissions should be kept to 4-5 pages at max due to size constraints for the zine. At our deadline, we will decide which submissions are published at our discretion however we are not biased to any form. Submissions can be sent electronically to: lejolierouge.zine@gmail.co

m. If your submission is not electronic, email us and we will make an arrangement.

The deadline for submissions is Sunday, July 4th

Issue No. 2 of Le Jolie Rouge will be made public on July 16th.

Yours,

the editors.

Transmissions

Le Jolie Rouge Transmissions

We have a new way for you to submit your thoughts and ideas to us, the telephone. Just call 313-718-1064 and leave a voicemail submission. Be comfortable knowing that we will not be picking up the line. You can also rerecord to your satisfaction if needed.
These submissions can consist of ANY original material that is able to be transcribed. We will continuously review the collected audio and print our favorites into Issue Two.

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Author Profile: Tyson F. Sleete

With the launch of the first issue, we wanted to give readers some insight into the contributors. Tyson Sleete, now in Brooklyn, was a staple of the Detroit scene in the years preceding his Michigan exodus. He can always be counted on for a late night drink and ramble as well as any ridiculous debauchery one can conjure up. Meet Mr. Sleete, as described by the notorious Geoffrey Baszczuk:

Tyson F. Sleete dabbles in business throughout his days, before returning to his castle each evening to extrapolate theological axioms, matters of high finance, the Rococo era, and whether hand sanitizers negatively affect one's immunity to certain viruses. Tyson was born and raised outside Detroit, MI He currently resides in Brooklyn, NY with his wife and pet turtle. His writing is, admittedly, a verified byproduct of 4 parts vodka, 3 parts nicotine.

Read Tyson's "Eleven and One Quarter Blocks" and "Raincoats" in issue one of le jolie rouge.

How I Spent My Winter

We're celebrating the first zine sneak peek and the launch of the blog with a preview of one of the submissions. Anthony Cholag came by our offices one evening with a request. Reminiscing about grade school and the writing sessions we used to do, Anthony presenting the following idea:

Just write for 30 minutes. About anything. Try and not think too much.

It was a fun time. Anthony insisted on writing with a pencil. We scanned it, printed it and photocopied it. The final printed page came out pretty faded despite our attempts at copy machine black magic. We decided that we would post the original scan here so that you may all properly enjoy it. With much nostalgia to our knee-high years, we present "How I Spent My Winter."

Issue One

Issue one has been edited, formatted and assembled! There is literally no way this project could have ever happened without your support and we are so proud to have participated in the first issue coming to fruition. This weekend we will be hitting the streets for distribution. The Facebook and Twitter page will be your source of where to pick up your issue. We will update them whenever we make a drop off. Without further ado, here is the Table of Contents for issue one, straight from our master template:



le jolie rouge.

table of contents:

Michael Bondy……………………………………………4

“On Anarchy Part One”
John Marchione……………………………………….7

“The Universals in the Specifics”
W. Truffaut………………………………………..….13

“Eleven and One Quarter Blocks”
Tyson F. Sleete……………..………………….15

“The Gather’s Guide to the Mushrooms of Northern Florida”
Eli C. Cooke…………………………………………….23

“Irony”
Kurt Monette…………………………………….………31

“How I Spent My Winter”
Anthony Cholag……………………………………….32

“Outer Forcer the Inner Forces the Outer”
Colloid Khrysos…………………………………….33

“Papaver rhoeas”
W. Truffaut……………………………………………..35

Chris Spicer………………………………………………42

“Fish”
Lindsay Farris…………………………………………45

“Raincoats”
Tyson F. Sleete…………………………………….48

All illustrations by Daniel Davies
Edited by John Marchione and Daniel Davies.










Issue one. Second Quarter 2010

To The People:

Our state of affairs is dire. Print media, long the realm of romantics, cynics, propagandists and poets is being marginalized out of existence by an increasing dependence on technological advancements and Orwellian Newspeak communications.

Under the spreading chestnut tree, I sold you and you sold me.
There lie they, and here lie we,
Under the spreading chestnut tree

To revive what small sense of print community we have and ease the distance formed by technology, we are asking for your participation to bring this zine into being. Quarterly, we will publish the media we have gathered and disseminate it back to the people.

Submission Guidelines:

The format for submissions is open to you, this meaning all genres of the printed arts are welcome. Submissions should be kept to 4-5 pages at max due to size constraints for the zine. At our deadline, we will decide which submissions are published at our discretion however we are not biased to any form. Submissions can be sent electronically to: lejolierouge.zine@gmail.com. If your submission is not electronic, email us and we will make an arrangement.