Orion's Child
is:

Founder:
T. Joseph Cole
Co-Founder:
Debra Lynn Whitmore-Cole
Editor:
Gabriel M. Cole
Contributing Editor:
Miriam L. Cole
Art Editor:
Ariana Baer
Publisher:
Orion Press
Liftoff
July 2008
Orion's
Children
are:

Buzz Guru:
Mark McCormick

Video-Game Avatar:
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Surround-Sound
Popcorn Pilot:
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Super-Mutant Couch
Potato:
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The Great Game
Master:
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Creeping Convention
Crawler:
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Feedbacking up

Dear Readers,

I am going to take this opportunity to answer the
two most frequently asked questions here at Orion's
Child.  Many of you want to know why we publish so
late into the issue month, i.e. Why is July 2008's issue
not being released until July 20, 2008?  This is
because, in the past technical dilemmas and
real-world work issues have at times derailed
publication.  Not wanting to short-sell (figure of
speech, bear with me) any of our very talented
contributors, we had just pushed back publication
dates.  And they got stuck there.  To remedy this, we
will be stepping back the publication dates over the
next few months, until, by October we should be
releasing a new issue right around the first of each
month.

The second most frequently asked question concerns
feedback.  Many of you contributors have asked
me--so what are people saying about my
story/art/article?  And the answer to this is:
Sometimes a little and sometimes a lot.  Some issue
have gotten loads of e-mail, and some have received
virtually none.  More and more people are viewing
the pages each month, however, so I encourage our
readers to drop us a line whenever they feel they
really like or dislike something.  Criticisms are
welcome at Orion's Child--for without critique we
do not grow.  And if a Critique is well-reasoned,
thoughtful and polite (even if you hated what you
saw or read) we'll publish your words, whether they
laud or lament, in the Planetfall page.  After all, we
do realize that not everyone loves what we do.

So once again, I thank you for your readership and I
ask that you continue to read, submit, and comment
on Orion's Child Magazine.

Sincerely,
Gabriel M. Cole
Editor