Reader status: Gold

Until today we have been stealthy. Not hidden entirely but not actively promoting our publication. Today we promote. Why? Because Medium announced a new set of tools for publishers of which we are among the first to have access to. In particular we are one of three publishers who has signed on to publish content only for members who have paid to subscribe. That is, Great Jones Street is going live on Medium as a member-supported Publisher. We are the only fiction publisher in the world doing this right now.

What does that mean for you? As an early fan, we will of course rely on you for touting us to all your friends. Subscriptions will be innexpensive and easy to set up. And for this week — leading up to the subscription-based features going live — we are posting 7 new stories live, “pre-subscription” as it were.

Today’s first installment is the hilarious and mostly true story by Seth Schechter who spent time as the in-house counsel for the debaucherous and frankly unbelievable Sidney Frank, founder of Grey Goose vodka. It’s called “Jungle Juice” and it’s the first of 21 vignettes Seth has sold to Great Jones Street about his time in the inner circle. https://medium.com/great-jones-street/jungle-juice-64045470c47c#.w508keztv

Today I published a response to the Medium announcement. It explains briefly what we’re up to. You can find it here: https://medium.com/great-jones-street/for-great-jones-street-our-mission-is-to-bring-great-literary-fiction-to-a-wider-audience-99750091347d#.qy8togp8z

As followers of Great Jones Street, I would be very happy indeed if you could recommend our stories, starting with the two above. We as a team strive to produce only gold. Being recognized duly makes it all worth while.