NOVUS
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Four months have past since I left
Arizona to live in Portland. With every
creative person I meet and every
experience I have, my fascination
with the area grows exponentially.
Being that NOVUS is still so new, it
is exciting to have so many talented
people share their work and donate
their time to helping me get this
thing off the ground.
I randomly search Craigslist for
story ideas, usually ending up in
the “Missed Connection” section.
The day after Memorial Day I was
doing just that and stumbled upon
a remarkable post by a young U.S.
Army veteran. I contacted the author
and he agreed to let me publish his
post. I hope that if you read only
one thing in this issue, that it will
be this piece. “Loveless after war: A
veteran’s struggle to trust” (pg. 59)
is a feat of brutal honesty.
Special thanks to the three people
who drew bathtubs filled with
yellow water, JR for sending me
poetry from coffee shops nearly
every weekend, and Alan Prevallet
for being a genius writer and
awesome guy.
Advertising space is now available.
For ad specs you can email us at
[email protected].
Thank you for stopping by and enjoy
the issue!
I am also excited to introduce you
to a Portland jewelry company
called Crow & Stone, that has a line Lillian Reid
of brass bling that I covet.
Editor -in- Chief / Publisher
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