I started this post this winter, while sitting and listening to the pop and crackle of a wood stove. I was leafing through some magazines, occasionally looking out at the mountains, waiting out the wind. While thumbing through one issue, I paused and took note of the editors piece. I remembered some old correspondence with this particular magazine editor. Sometimes a brief distant collaboration will leave a lasting memory. His did.
Now, most folks tend to ignore the editors piece, but it's the first thing that I've always read when a new issue comes to print. Some years back I'd established a relationship of sorts with a few magazine editors. That was back when they all required film. I was just starting to get a handle on the medium, and was beginning to get a feel for what they wanted as regards photocopy. But I digress. David Foster, then editor of Gray's Sporting Journal and I had exchanged a few emails. I'd sent a few basic timid inquiries as to any in…
Now, most folks tend to ignore the editors piece, but it's the first thing that I've always read when a new issue comes to print. Some years back I'd established a relationship of sorts with a few magazine editors. That was back when they all required film. I was just starting to get a handle on the medium, and was beginning to get a feel for what they wanted as regards photocopy. But I digress. David Foster, then editor of Gray's Sporting Journal and I had exchanged a few emails. I'd sent a few basic timid inquiries as to any in…