Hi there.

Welcome to Swink’s online edition. We’re here to keep the Swink faith and represent on a somewhat regular basis while our pals over at the print edition are working hard to bring you the next analog issue.

We’re no less discerning than they are—though our tastes may be a little weirder—but we publish more because we can: no page limits, no printing costs.

You can think of us as the print edition’s hyperactive evil twin.

Every month or so we publish new work in each of our departments, so check back again soon.

In the meantime: read, enjoy, submit, and spread the word.

Yours,

The Editors

Darcy Cosper, Editor
When not reveling in Swinkdom, Darcy writes things—fiction, including dirty stories for Nerve and a novel that was published in 2004; screenplays; book reviews for publications ranging from Bookforum and the Los Angeles Times to Daily Candy; and poetry with students at Joseph Le Conte Middle School in Hollywood (their poems are much better than hers) under the aegis of the good folks at 826LA.

Karen E. Steen, Deputy Editor
Karen lives in Berkeley and types words into a computer all day. Sometimes the words find their way into the pages of Metropolis, ReadyMade, Time Out New York, The New York Times, and the London Guardian. A couple thousand of these words even made it to the Los Angeles Times bestseller list. See what she's strung together lately at karensteen.com.

Wah-Ming Chang, Associate Editor | Copy Editor
Wah-Ming received an MFA in creative writing from Cornell University, and grants from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, and the Bronx Writers' Center. Her first published story appeared in Arts & Letters Journal of Contemporary Literature. She lives in New York City, where she works it in publishing, dances in the streets, and is the codirector of the PAGE reading series at the National Arts Club.

Jack Stewart, Assistant Editor
At the tender age of 22, and weighing in at an earth-shattering 95 pounds, Jackson Stewart has already written six novels, all of which are currently gathering dust at the bottom of a desk drawer. Want to read them? Jack lives in Los Angeles and enjoys transgressive literature. In his spare time he watches Italian exploitation movies and hangs out at Amoeba Records. Check out his first published article and his myspace blog.

Cheryl Pientka, Reader
Cheryl Pientka is a freelance writer living in New York. A former literary agent and scout, she is a graduate of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, writes Paris for Dummies and contributes to France for Dummies and Europe for Dummies. In her free time she trains for the ING New York City Marathon and hangs out with her rescued dog and cats.