The new issue of ALLEGORY is UP!!!

I'm pleased and proud to announce that Volume 34/61 of Allegory hit the net on November 1st!  This issue features twelve fantastic, speculative short stories authors from around the world.  

One of the questions I get most often regards our Volume Number.  This issue is 34/61.  But what does that notation mean?  Well, for what I'm sure won't be the last time, here's the answer:

Allegory started like in June, 1998 as Peridot Books. The original name was something of a leftover.  You see, I already owned the domain, which I'd bought with the intention of opening an online rare bookstore.  Well, the bookstore idea went south ... but when the idea later occurred to me to create an e-zine, Peridot Books, while perhaps not the most descriptive name in the world, seemed close enough to suffice.  And so it all started.

Eventually, however, I realized a name change was mandatory.  So, after a lot of thinking and rethinking, I settled on Allegory and, in 2006, the name of the e-zine was officially changed.  

The second half of our Volume Number, "61," is the number of this issue since our e-zine began its life as Peridot Books. The first half, "34," is the number of this issue since the name change.  It's that simple!

All this tedious history aside, I really do hope you'll give Allegory a look!  In twenty years, we've gone from a tiny publication that no one had ever heard of to a "Grand Old Lady of the Internet," with a staff of eight dedicated volunteers (myself included), and 65,000 unique visitors a year. 

You'll find us here: www.allegoryezine.com.

Hope to see you there!

- Ty

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