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We’re two years old and we’re giving away free music!

by Edward Atkinson on May 23, 2008

We’re two years and counting! On May 24th (tomorrow), Mind Sprocket will have aged a full 24 months since our launch day. This is exciting!
What makes Mind Sprocket matter is you, the reader. We recognize this and we want to celebrate you!
With the help of our talented illustrator Anatole Upart, and the […]

A Wonderful Something Lurks in the Shadows…

by Edward Atkinson on May 13, 2008

The Mind Sprocket editorial staff is officially at full steam. We’ve tried to slow down, but we can’t. The idea we hit upon is infectious, and we can’t get away from it. We’re trying to contain ourselves, and we may succeed for a few more weeks.
But be on the look out.
Something big, […]

Getting it Together

by Lindsey Anderson on May 3, 2008

Dear readers,
As you may have noticed, posts in the The Back Page have been scarce this past week. That’s because members of the Mind Sprocket staff have been taking finals, moving into new apartments, moving into old apartments, and one of them is in the midst of being a semi-professional singer daily for two weeks.
We do apologize […]

Remembrance, Joy, and Drinking!

by Edward Atkinson on April 3, 2008

Mind Sprocket brings you two new authors this month in a series themed by remembrance.
Liam Davenport hails from London with a lucid depiction of a night most would not recall, and Lyn Lifshin, the multi-award winning author, composes two gems of leaping joy and a sober remembrance.
Drink, Drink Up, My friends! (by Liam Davenport)
Cove Point […]

How To Kick Butt in the Publishing World

by Edward Atkinson on March 7, 2008

Hire Snapshot Animations. That’s what we did, and we’ve just kicked butt. Check it out!

Snapshot Animations is a small stop-animation shop run by my brother Peter. We’re eternally grateful to Peter for his hard work and production.
The music is courtesy of Lane Gardner as Artey Kang. We chose his music for […]

The imminent, but long coming, arrival

by Lindsey Anderson on March 7, 2008

For months and months, The Back Page was just a picture on a flat screen promising better things to come. But now, The Back Page is up and running! From now on, you can expect daily (or nearly daily) updates from the Mind Sprocket staff. We work from Illinois to Georgia to Maryland to Pennsylvania […]

Sometimes the truth is
Not what you want it to be.
Is it ever what you expected?
No, probably not.
Are you okay with that?
Are we meant to create truth or
Are we meant to find it?

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