Allow me to wish all of you a Happy Easter! When we reflect on God's sacrifice for us it lends new gravity to the everyday life experience. Just like a superhero taking a fatal bullet for another, Jesus with full access to His ultimate powers chose to die in our place. He focused on the eternal war and not the ephemeral battle. Though we may sometimes wish for superheroes to be real, to fix all that is wrong with this world, we can rest assured that our Lord and Savior is more powerful, more caring, and more able to protect us than any other being in this wide universe of ours. "Though sorrow may last forth the night, joy comes in the morning!" May your heart be strengthened by the knowledge that despite anything that you might have done or may do, Jesus would go to the cross for you again and again if it were necessary. That is why we celebrate the sacrifice that was powerful enough to destroy all hope of evil prevailing. He is Risen!
A New Opportunity: Our magazine has drawn the attention of a popular Christian podcast: The Blimey Cow Podcast. I have been enjoying the Blimey Cow YouTube channel for at least a decade if not longer. It is run by a pair of brothers who grew up in the homeschool space. The thought had crossed my mind that their audience would be perfect for our magazine, but I felt that their channel was too large to be reachable for a small publication like ours. Long story short, the brothers have given me a very reasonable sponsorship opportunity after seeing the quality and content of our magazine! So check out the Blimey Cow Podcast weekly in April to support the magazine and feel free to give them a thumbs up if you enjoy the show.
Clean Fiction Audio: Our next release will be Contemporary Superheroes - Clean Fiction Audio Ep. 6 so keep an eye on our YouTube Channel: CleanFiction.
Submissions Begin for the Writing Contest: The Summer 2024 Windows into the Multiverse Contest will be accepting submissions starting April 1st! The photo found on the "Contest" page of our website is of the silhouette of a man standing on a beach during sunset. To participate, you are asked to write a micro-story beginning with “Through the window, I saw...” using the photo below as inspiration. The only restriction on your creativity is that you keep your micro-story clean. All genres are accepted. Submissions will open April 1-30. Please keep your submission to between 1,000 and 1,500 words. To submit your story fill out the form found on the “Contests” page of our website (cleanfictionmagazine.com). We will not use your micro-stories without your permission and the winner/s will be sent pages for approval. The winner/s will appear in our June 20th Summer Edition along with the image on this page. Depending on the number of submissions we receive, there will be either winners in several genre categories OR an overall winner. Winners will be announced on May 9th. Each winner or the overall winner will receive a $20 Amazon Gift Card and an author feature ($40 value). The winner/s will be decided by the Clean Fiction staff and excerpts of each submission may be used for promotional purposes. We cannot wait to read what you write about this new image and are excited to read your submissions!
May your day be bright and your reading be epic!
~ Amy Lynn McConahy, Clean Fiction Publisher
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Congrats on the sponsorship with Blimey Cow! Very cool!