Pen Pusher

Having read about Pen Pusher I was mightily upset to discover that I could only lay hands on this free literary magazine by travelling 250 miles to one of London's Independent Bookshops.
I sort of understand cost issues and this one flaunts not a single advert so I'm wondering how it is funded (I expect someone will tell me) and I definitely understand distribution problems (delivered by bicycle apparently) but I always have to flag up literary neglect down here in the backwoods,so I briskly tapped out a "Disgruntled of Devon" e mail.These invariably get me into trouble.
By the next post my copy arrived and with it a very friendly hand written letter from the editor, Felicity Cloake. This was probably far more than I deserved because "Disgruntled of Devon" is usually exactly that when vexed.
Anyway, Pen Pusher Two looks very promising not least because it's printed on good quality paper and the print smells nice but it has a varied mix of reviews, interviews,short stories and incidental pieces.
An interesting article on how far authors will go to offer authenticity for their readers,citing the A Million Little Pieces v an apopleptic Oprah Winfrey furore.
Samuel Beckett and I have never really hit it off but great insight into the man in another piece.
Sickeningly tempting profile of a bookshop 250 miles away,a funny quirky little list of banned books and plenty more, all for FREE you lucky Londoners.
Cometh the hour though, time to loose the chains of the literary hub of the universe and treat us ravenous hordes to the occasional morsel.From Pen Pushers to Pedal Pushers, if you set off on your bicycles now I'm sure Issue 3 could be down here in plenty of time.
Air's clean, scenery's lovely,wish you were here.