Submission Guidelines

by Richard Luck

Originally published on January 1, 2001

Pif is leading “THE NEXT WAVE” (Yahoo! Internet Life) of literary publication online. We’re seeking original work from established and emerging fiction writers, poets, essayists, interviewers, and reviewers. Pif Magazine‘s Pay Scale for Writers We are currently not paying for unsolicited works accepted for publication. We hope to do so in the future, so please [...]

Press Release : May 24, 2000

by Richard Luck

Originally published on May 24, 2000

CONTACT: Camille Renshaw E-mail: camille@pifmagazine.com Tel. (360) 459-7289 PMB 248 4820 Yelm Highway SE, Suite B Lacey, WA 98503-4903 Media Kit Writer’s Digest Names PifMagazine.com and Pilot-Search.com Among the Best, Despite Strange History May 24, 2000 | Lacey, WA (INB) – PifMagazine.com and Pilot-Search.com are two of the best literary Web sites on the Internet, [...]

Press Release : January 1, 2000

by Richard Luck

Originally published on January 1, 2000

CONTACT: Camille Renshaw E-mail: camille@pifmagazine.com Tel. (360) 459-7289 PMB 248 4820 Yelm Highway SE, Suite B Lacey, WA 98503-4903 Media Kit Pif Magazine Leads “The Next Wave” with Hypertext LACEY, WA – January 1st, 2000 (INB) – Pif Magazine, http://www.pifmagazine.com, launched its 32nd volume of fiction, poetry, and commentary today with a new electronic spin. [...]

Press Release : June 1, 1999

by Richard Luck

Originally published on July 1, 1999

launches today LACEY, WA – June 1, 1999 (INB) – Pilot-Search, http://www.pilot-search.com, launches today through the collaborative efforts of Pif Magazine and Zine-X, the acclaimed literary link exchange. On May 20, 1999, Pilot-Search posted a mockup of the site so users could modify and add links. During this ten day trial period the site received [...]

Betty Blue

reviewed by Richard Luck

Originally published on November 1, 1998

“Two young people struggle with life, each other and themselves in this striking French drama laced with offbeat humor and eroticism,” says the dust-jacket of this video. That is a bit like saying An Affair To Remember was about two people who kinda liked each other. Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix (Diva and Moon in the [...]

A Brief History of Pif

by Richard Luck

Originally published on October 1, 1998

The abridged version of how Pif Magazine came to be.

Express

reviewed by Richard Luck

Originally published on June 1, 1998

Having spearheaded the gothic rock movement of the late 70′s, Bauhaus (which included David J, Kevin Haskins, Daniel Ash, and Peter Murphy) reached critical mass in the early 80′s. Lamented by goth fans world-wide, the break-up of Bauhaus signaled the end of an era – and the beginning of Love and Rockets. Peter Murphy, leaving [...]

Milk and Kisses

reviewed by Richard Luck

Originally published on June 1, 1998

There is something so magical about Elizabeth Fraser’s voice that words can only hope to give one a glimpse, an idea, a feeling of what it is she represents. Words are poor substitutes, I admit. There is no single stanza that can accurately depict what the Cocteau Twins can in a single song. Paintings by [...]

Pop!sicle

reviewed by Richard Luck

Originally published on May 1, 1998

Touted as a “site for grownups who don’t want to be,” this quirky little zine is edited by the proliferous Grace and Tree, whom seem to have their fingers into about half-a-dozen zines on the Net. Dedicated to childhood and it’s tasty pastimes, Pop!sicle accepts submissions of “short stories, anecdotes, top ten lists, and other [...]

Seduction in Suburbia

by Richard Luck

Originally published on May 1, 1998