THE DAILY TRAVESTY | Just in Case You Were Wondering...

In today's issue: What IS this I'm reading??

Hmmm. Well, the simple answer is that it is an email "zine" created by two guys who thought maybe they could have some fun distributing the intelligent (we use that term loosely) blatherings of themselves and others. We hope people enjoy it. In a more lofty sense, we hope it provokes thought and possibly even encourages personal freedom. We do not hope, on the other hand, that you take anything you read here too seriously. (We at the TRAVESTY advise you, as a general rule, not to take anything too seriously. Or if you choose to, don't go blaming anybody else for it.)

The more complicated answer to the question "What IS this?" is actually Top Secret Information that has yet to be declassified by people I can only refer to as "Them." However, we at the Travesty are willing to risk our own necks to bring you The Truth, which is that this publication is the manifestation of a direct transmission from the Evil Godhead to B.C., existing for the sole purpose of slowly brainwashing anyone coming into contact with its contents. You probably think I'm making this up. I'm actually trying to warn you: if you continually read this publication, you will notice a gradual shift in your thinking which will eventually result in noticeable life-changes. You will probably label these changes "improvements." This is in fact what the Godhead wants. You may, in due time, if you are one of those cursed neophiles, become so enlightened that you will find guilt and fear have all but vanished from your life. You may experience this as a profound sense of freedom and fulfillment, as if the world is coalescing into One, but in reality it's just the Godhead using you, drugging you up with happiness so you'll stop trying so persistently to establish yourself as an independent being. (do you believe that?)

Now that we have successfully defined this publication, let's move onto the more important details: the TRAVESTY will include work by the distributors and by Others, including readers, dead people, and non-people. We would like to enthusiastically encourage reader contributions. The TRAVESTY will not always be as long as Issue #1. Sometimes it will be longer. The tone of the work will range from humorous to serious, and everywhere in-between, with an emphasis on the humorous and a healthy dash of weirdness. One note: we do not intend to preach. If we ever sound like we're preaching, don't listen to us. If a reader writes in preaching, we might make fun of him.

This publication may occasionally include "Adult" content, by which we mean "foul" and/or graphic language, frank discussion of sexuality and sexual issues, and in general radical honesty about all things including personal opinions, religion, culture and politics. You may want to use your discretion before passing it on to younger folks. You may want to warn yourself as well, if you are easily offended or put-off or "bored" by people expressing perspectives which are dissimilar to yours.

If I have forgotten anything, rest assured I will blather about it later. In the meantime, enjoy what you read, and contribute if you feel moved to do so. As previously stated, we would like this publication to serve partially as a forum for your expression, whatsoever it is, where judgement is suspended (except in jest) and the name of the game is unhampered free exchange. On that note, if you really aren't interested in getting us in your mailbox on a regular basis, don't feel bad about telling us that either.

So now you know, and I'll let you get on with your day.

Please pass this sucker on to anyone you deem receptive.

(this is very easily done by pressing the "forward" button)

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As we will say repeatedly until your eyes fall out, if you would like to contribute anything to this publication, your work or not-your-work, in the form of a story, poem, question, quotation, essay, letter, opinion, satire, monologue, statement, speech, holy transmission, prayer, curse, or any other form under the sun, whether or not it has a name, please feel free to do so. We only ask that it be relatively SHORT. We also reserve the right to edit your submission, but we promise to let you and everyone else know if we do (and we don't intend to).

If you would no longer like to receive this publication, please email bcphillips@chesapeake.net and we will gladly stop wasting our time with you.