Welcome to our weekend conversation…and a special announcement!
Chill Subs and LitMag News Announce Merger and Acquisition by LitFeed
Chill Subs, the go-to platform for indie literature enthusiasts, and LitMag News, the premier source for news and updates on literary magazines, are excited to announce their merger and acquisition by LitFeed, a forward-thinking company dedicated to revolutionizing the indie literature space.
This merger aims to create a synergistic platform that will disrupt and decentralize the literary community. Chill Subs and LitMag News will retain their unique features while benefiting from LitFeed's cutting-edge technology and resources. The collaboration will introduce five major updates that promise to enhance user experiences and create unparalleled opportunities for writers and artists:
1. Introduction of LitCoin, a new and innovative cryptocurrency designed to facilitate transactions and reward users within the Chill Subs and LitMag News ecosystem.
Welcome to LitCoin!
2. Seamless integration of Chill Subs and LitMag News, providing users with a unified and user-friendly interface backed by blockchain technology.
3. A subscription-based model offering premium features and seamless LitCoin integration, ensuring only the most dedicated literary enthusiasts gain access.
4. Enhanced networking capabilities, enabling users to connect with like-minded creative disruptors and industry professionals.
5. Exciting new partnerships with leading literary organizations and crypto-influencers to expand the reach and influence of Chill Subs and LitMag News.
Christopher McMathews, the founder of LitFeed, shared his vision for the future, saying, "Our acquisition of Chill Subs and Lit Mag News, and the introduction of our literary cryptocurrency, mark the dawn of a new era in publishing. We at LitFeed are excited to bring a fresh perspective to the indie lit community."
Karina, CEO of Chill Subs, shares her excitement about the surprising partnership, stating, "Well, fuck."
Becky Tuch, Founder of Lit Mag News, adds, "It’s exciting, different and extremely forward-thinking. And where else should writers be thinking, if not forward?”
Chill Subs, Lit Mag News, and LitFeed are committed to pushing the boundaries of the literary world and providing exceptional resources and experiences for their users. This merger and acquisition mark the beginning of a new chapter in the indie literature space.
We look forward to sharing more exciting developments and updates as we continue to build a synergistic platform that empowers and supports the indie literature community.
Stay tuned for more information on the rollout of LitCoin, our innovative cryptocurrency designed specifically for the literary world, and keep an eye on our social media channels for the latest news and announcements.
Thank you for your continued support as we embark on this new journey together.
Best regards, The Chill Subs, LitMag News, and LitFeed Teams
All the terms I don't want to see in regard to literary work -- "creative disruptors," "synergistic platform," "ecosystem," "cryptocurrency," so I suspect this is an elaborate April Fool's joke. At least I hope so...
ha ha ha and LOL. Nicely done. I particularly like the new cryptocurrency -- definitely an area of expertise of all writers literary. Thanks for the chuckle.
I love it! Is there a way I can launder my ill-gotten literary gains through LitFeed? I'm willing to take 50 cents on the dollar. But please act now! Those thugs over at The Paris Review are hounding me for their money and threatening to break my twitter fingers.
The best pranks are those that are just credible enough to cause doubt or panic. (BT succeeded) A colleague once send a april fool's email that percolated up the ranks and created such a stir that the CEO of a large corporation needed to email a reassurance to the head of a government lab. What fun. In the end it was a loss. To this day, that colleague has never again baited us with another 4/1 prank.
When I was a kid, my hometown paper always put an April’s Fool article on the front page, something my sibs and I always looked forward to. And even though we knew to look for a fake story, sometimes they’d include a couple of weird-but-true wire service stories, so you really had to read the articles to the end to know for sure. Often the fake story would be a local one, with real places and street names and the like, just enough to throw you off balance.
Wasn't that back when it was OK to have a sense of humor? There are limits of course. Reminds me of a prosecutor friend who trot a quip when she heard a friend make a silly argument. "Never indict on April Fools Day." A bit cryptic, but we got the point.
Pretty good, although I had my doubts in the second paragraph, where “merger” and “decentralize” are used in the same sentence. When has a M&A ever resulted in the decentralization of anything?
You nailed the language of these kinds of press releases: saying a lot without saying much of anything.
Still, the LitCoin introduction wouldn’t surprise me a "bit." After all, what’s the expression, about the power of an idea whose time has passed?
Becky’s pull quote is gold: “It’s exciting, different and extremely forward-thinking. And where else should writers be thinking, if not forward?” I’m trying to recall what that rhetorical device is called. Where you invert or reposition key words in a kind of quasi-explanation. Maybe conduplicatio or something? Any rhetoricians out there?
Another example, maybe, in Eighth Grade, when Kayla is making her self-help video, and she says: “Being yourself can be hard, and it’s like, aren’t I always being myself? And yeah, for sure.”
Some things I doubt are real turn out to be real, enough that I don't dismiss outlandish shit right off. It's easiest to ponder when I don't have to invest -- whether time, money, or effort. When I have to make a decision, though, when I have to put money on it or do something beyond skimming, my doubt is a pretty good obstacle. I am sure I have missed some quality opportunities from hesitating. I mean, I could be a bitcoin billionaire now, if only ...
I was reading... and reading... and reading with increasing horror--and only about when I got to "creative disruptors" and "crypto-influencers" did I finally realize. SNORTED! Good one!!!
OK. Gullible here. I believed this article all the way through. Probably because I don’t understand the rapidly shifting (Lol I typed “shifty”) literary world.
Ooh. Can I buy LitCoins in exchange for my blockchain of lit mags I have subscribed to and don't manage to read??? (And to think I used to work in tech and attempt to edit away prose like this. :-)
What''s the cost going to be? Most poets I know including myself do not subscribe to any service or Poets and Writers or attend AWP because the cost is beyond our means.
Will this be one more advantage , privilege ?
To all the literary mags and editors who are suddenly asking for "BIOPIC" writers and "all those little peoplne we never gave a good flying................. about the "common man ", disinheritend yadda Van Winklesm and now you want our margiinalized writings. But you are late and I have switched to butter
Don't scare me like this! You've done TOO good a job this time, Becky!
LOL! had me for a minute till I got to litcoin!
STOP IT Becky. I can’t get back those terrifying 30 seconds. 😆😆
All the terms I don't want to see in regard to literary work -- "creative disruptors," "synergistic platform," "ecosystem," "cryptocurrency," so I suspect this is an elaborate April Fool's joke. At least I hope so...
Nailed it with the Karina comment!!
Well done! But I came close to tearing up all my unpublished.
Ha ha, April Fools! That second paragraph is an absolute byoot of corporate jargon meaninglessness.
Litcoin--priceless
ha ! nicely done, folks ;- )
*insert they-had-us-in-the-first-half GIF*
I love this so much!
ha ha ha and LOL. Nicely done. I particularly like the new cryptocurrency -- definitely an area of expertise of all writers literary. Thanks for the chuckle.
I love it! Is there a way I can launder my ill-gotten literary gains through LitFeed? I'm willing to take 50 cents on the dollar. But please act now! Those thugs over at The Paris Review are hounding me for their money and threatening to break my twitter fingers.
The best pranks are those that are just credible enough to cause doubt or panic. (BT succeeded) A colleague once send a april fool's email that percolated up the ranks and created such a stir that the CEO of a large corporation needed to email a reassurance to the head of a government lab. What fun. In the end it was a loss. To this day, that colleague has never again baited us with another 4/1 prank.
When I was a kid, my hometown paper always put an April’s Fool article on the front page, something my sibs and I always looked forward to. And even though we knew to look for a fake story, sometimes they’d include a couple of weird-but-true wire service stories, so you really had to read the articles to the end to know for sure. Often the fake story would be a local one, with real places and street names and the like, just enough to throw you off balance.
Ah, the good old days, learning to doubt adults.
Wasn't that back when it was OK to have a sense of humor? There are limits of course. Reminds me of a prosecutor friend who trot a quip when she heard a friend make a silly argument. "Never indict on April Fools Day." A bit cryptic, but we got the point.
BECKY!!! CUT IT OUT!!!! I'VE ALREADY HAD ONE HEART ATTACK!!!!!
Pretty good, although I had my doubts in the second paragraph, where “merger” and “decentralize” are used in the same sentence. When has a M&A ever resulted in the decentralization of anything?
You nailed the language of these kinds of press releases: saying a lot without saying much of anything.
Still, the LitCoin introduction wouldn’t surprise me a "bit." After all, what’s the expression, about the power of an idea whose time has passed?
Becky’s pull quote is gold: “It’s exciting, different and extremely forward-thinking. And where else should writers be thinking, if not forward?” I’m trying to recall what that rhetorical device is called. Where you invert or reposition key words in a kind of quasi-explanation. Maybe conduplicatio or something? Any rhetoricians out there?
Another example, maybe, in Eighth Grade, when Kayla is making her self-help video, and she says: “Being yourself can be hard, and it’s like, aren’t I always being myself? And yeah, for sure.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8lFgF_IjPw
Ah, it's the little touches I'm relishing now. Like the rebranding as LitMag News. I imagine someone got promoted for excising that superfluous space.
This announcement could not be better timed 👍🏼
Hilarious!
Well done! Happy April!
<3 heheheh! This is so wonderful! Happy April!
I forgot what day it was. And anymore anything seems possible. Well played.
You kill me. That said, block chain technology is a really good idea and I would accept payment in LitCoin. Like, whatevs.
Can't wait to buy some LitCoin!! The speculative investment I've been waiting for!!!
It's not too late to invest in Substack:
https://wefunder.com/substack
Maybe they'll introduce a StackCoin.
Yikes. You probably should have removed the manage-subscription button. I was so close, my thumb hovering.
Waiting for my heart rate to go back down. Thank God this is a joke.
Should have known, it’s Chill Subs people. Add in Becky and 🪅🦠🧨
Hilarious!
Good one!
Some things I doubt are real turn out to be real, enough that I don't dismiss outlandish shit right off. It's easiest to ponder when I don't have to invest -- whether time, money, or effort. When I have to make a decision, though, when I have to put money on it or do something beyond skimming, my doubt is a pretty good obstacle. I am sure I have missed some quality opportunities from hesitating. I mean, I could be a bitcoin billionaire now, if only ...
I was reading... and reading... and reading with increasing horror--and only about when I got to "creative disruptors" and "crypto-influencers" did I finally realize. SNORTED! Good one!!!
Hahahahah! Too soon! (At least you weren't announcing LitGPT!)
Okay. You had me for a minute
Bastards. You had me until blockchain.
Am I dreaming? Please pinch me. 🫣
Man, you got me. 😂
Happy April Fools’ Day to you too.
What a relief that it’s April 1!!!
That one was Lit! 😂
I like the idea of Litcoin. I want Litcoin and I want it now.
Gurl!
OK. Gullible here. I believed this article all the way through. Probably because I don’t understand the rapidly shifting (Lol I typed “shifty”) literary world.
Ooh. Can I buy LitCoins in exchange for my blockchain of lit mags I have subscribed to and don't manage to read??? (And to think I used to work in tech and attempt to edit away prose like this. :-)
Those hideous buzzwords...
What''s the cost going to be? Most poets I know including myself do not subscribe to any service or Poets and Writers or attend AWP because the cost is beyond our means.
Will this be one more advantage , privilege ?
To all the literary mags and editors who are suddenly asking for "BIOPIC" writers and "all those little peoplne we never gave a good flying................. about the "common man ", disinheritend yadda Van Winklesm and now you want our margiinalized writings. But you are late and I have switched to butter
Shit. I just bought stock in LitCoin. Already a loser. Dang.
April Fools?? OMG I sure hope so. I've so enjoyed LitMag as it is - without blockchain technology.
Ahem! All April Fools jokes are based in cruelty. Just ask those who are perennial victims of my beloved wife's "creativity." Or Becky's.