The Broken Mirror
February 1st 2005
Volume 1,#4

"No kind of sensation is keener and more active than that of pain; its impressions are unmistakable." ~ Marquis de Sade

"I am the Devil! And I am here to do the Devil's business." ~ Tex Watson (Manson Family)

"For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow, but phone calls taper off" ~Johnny Carson (R.I.P.)

"You can be a king or a street sweeper, but everybody dances with the Grim Reaper" ~Robert Alton Harris (Serial killer, gassed 04/21/92)

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It??™s time again. By now, you may think The Broken Mirror should be renamed The Broken Record! These two-week intervals just keep flying by! So, like a bad virus, here I am again in your in-box. Hey! I aim to please!
There??™s been a couple of things added to the Insidious Reflections website since last we talked. We have a new featured artist. Her name is Christine Cartwright and her digital creations are wonderful. Don??™t believe me? Go here and see for yourself then. There??™s also a new game review by our talent scout, Robert Lewis, and a new Myths and Legends article by our dearly beloved Laurel Starling. Don??™t forget to drop by to check out Paul Danda??™s new movie and book reviews as well.

!!!NEWS FLASH!!!
Flash Fiction, that is. It??™s contest time, everybody!!! That??™s right, Insidious Reflections has posted a new contest on the website that we have affectionately dubbed, ???Hell On Earth???. So knock the rust off your brainpans and get ready to write! 666 is a number you??™ll want to keep in mind for this one, believe me. We will be taking submission immediately. See the website for details or just click here if you??™re lazy like me.

--USELESS INFORMATION--
Did you know you could stab somebody to death with a coat hanger? Me neither. Not until they found a dead body, not far from my home town, lying in the middle of the street. He had suffered numerous stab wounds from??¦you guessed it, a coat hanger. Okay, that??™s not the whole truth. He got slapped in the head with a shovel too, but a coat hanger? That??™s using your resources! So, stop replacing those wire hangers with those crappy plastic ones, you may just need a weapon some day.

**INTERMISSION**
Head over to the concession stand and let Stuart whip you up a snack and a drink. He??™s out on parole, but he??™s harmless. Besides, he assures me that those people were dead when he got there.
**END INTERMISSION**

Do you have a burning question for a member of the IR staff? Or just want to make a comment on what we??™re doing on the website or eZine? Drop us a email and we??™ll answer whatever question you have burning in your mind. Really. We don??™t mind. Just put ???Letter to the Editor??? in the subject line of your email and ask away. Send your questions and comments to contact@insidiousreflections.com

Impress your friends with this interesting strange but true fact:

Most tropical marine fish could survive in a tank of human blood.

A Note From The Editor

January 31st, 2005 is a day that will live on in IR history. That is the day that our first .pdf issue of the Insidious Reflections eZine hit the net. You haven??™t seen it yet? Well I would suggest you, don??™t walk, RUN to this link and download it ASAP! Paul Danda, our senior editor, did a great job of putting it together and the rest of the staff worked their knuckles to the bone to bring you the best content they could muster. So don??™t miss it! This first issue is free, by the way. (I thought you??™d like that.) AND! If you treat us well??¦we may consider giving the second issue away for free as well. Now, who??™s your daddy?

What??™s next for IR? I??™m glad you asked. It??™s a question I ask myself everyday. Our goal has always been to see Insidious Reflections on the newsstand. We may have a long way to go before we achieve this goal, but it??™s a goal we keep close to our hearts. It??™s people like you, Constant Reader, that will help to make our dream possible. We??™ll take this trip one step at a time; just keep pickin??™ ???em up and settin??™ ???em down and eventually we??™ll make it there.

I??™ve spent countless hours and reams upon reams of paper trying to get the format down for sample print issues. Let me tell ya, that??™s a rough gig! Anybody who says book binding is a hobby for pussies, has lost their mind. It??™s tougher than it sounds. I think I actually invented a few new cuss words along the way. Needless to say, I??™ve decided to search out professional printers to take this task from my worn and tired hands. I did, however, manage to get off a few respectable copies. Those of which have gone into the hands of a test audience for feedback. So far, the feedback is good. A few more tweaks and we may just have something.

I??™ll keep this newsletter short and let you get back to deleting the spam from your in-box. Don??™t forget to check the website for updated content and don??™t be a stranger, ya hear? So, until next time, may your days be inspired with blood and your nights be??¦insidious.

Chris Hedges
Editor-in-Chief
Insidious Reflections
February 1st 2005

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