Dragonfire Reborn As Oblique Publication

Hey, Drexel is bringing back the online journal Dragonfire, only now it’s going to be called The Smart Set. And, it’s going to be, ah, a little vague, I think. As a service to any unemployed media members reading this site, here’s some of the post on Mediabistro (Thanks, Amara!):

Remember that thing? You know, that thing that you did? Or else that thing that that other person(s) did? That thing you’ve been replaying in your head for the past 10 years, or maybe the past 24 hours? Anyway, that thing that seems to explain a lot of things? Or at least explains something?

What about that idea? You know the one. The one that really makes you happy when you think about it? Or else it really pisses you off? Or maybe it confuses you? Anyway, that idea that always surprises you when you think about it, or maybe even makes you think about other things that are also important?

How about that place? You know, that place you haven’t returned to in a long time? Or else that place you just returned from a few weeks ago? Anyway, that place where something happened? That place that changed the way you think about that person or that thing or that idea? Or yourself?

Well, if you’ve finally written an essay about that thing, or that idea, or that place–or you’re considering writing an essay about it–please send it along to the new online magazine that we are launching this
summer. We would perhaps like publish it.

Ugh, I hate when these things are so vague you don’t really even know what’s going on and… wait, what?

We pay, by the way. $500-$750, depending on length and other factors.

Never mind, this is the most direct freelance writing posting I’ve ever read. I mean, compare it to the Bulletin’s.

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