ILLUMINATI(on)

pointing the light bulb where the sun don’t shine

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ILLUMINATI(on)

imagine a platform
where your boat will rise
(with thousands of others)
seeking the big prize

of fame and recognition
of fabulous success
through circular promotion
in egregious excess

ten thousand readers
no, 20 … 30, heck, who’s counting!?
any kind volunteers?
our editors are drowning

in mountains of manuscripts
‘cause we take ’em all —
no essay too formula
no tale too tall

business, poetry
fiction, philosophy
science, self-improvement
rants and technology

do you glean the pattern?
do you see the common thread?
why, of course you don’t, sweetie —
specialization’s dead

we cast a wide net
the blue sky’s the limit —
niche publications are for
the hopelessly timid