{"id":1731,"date":"2012-01-01T00:17:02","date_gmt":"2011-12-31T22:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.somethingwicked.co.za\/?p=1731"},"modified":"2012-02-01T00:20:12","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T22:20:12","slug":"editors-note-january-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/2012\/01\/01\/editors-note-january-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Editor&#8217;s Note &#8211; January 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">by Joe Vaz<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-945\" title=\"TitleUnderline\" src=\"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/TitleUnderline.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/TitleUnderline.jpg 350w, https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/TitleUnderline-300x11.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\" width=\"85%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"75%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/CoverIssue16Kindle.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/CoverIssue17Kindle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1732\" title=\"CoverIssue17Kindle\" src=\"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/CoverIssue17Kindle-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/CoverIssue17Kindle-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/CoverIssue17Kindle.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Something Wicked #17 (January 2012)\" href=\"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazines\/something-wicked-17-january-2012\/\"><span style=\"text-align: left;\">From Issue 17 (Dec 2011)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"75%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.somethingwicked.co.za\/products-page\/downloads\/something-wicked-17-january2012\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-953\" title=\"PurchaseButton\" src=\"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/PurchaseButton.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"24\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/weightlessbooks.com\/format\/magazine\/something-wicked-magazine-12-month-subscription\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-954\" title=\"SubsBuyButton\" src=\"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/SubsBuyButton.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"24\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Editor\u2019s Note Jan 2012<\/p>\n<p>Wow. Well, here we are:  January 2012, the year it all ends, (according to some).<br \/>\nWell, here <em>you<\/em> are &#8211; I\u2019m actually writing this from  the middle of December last year. That\u2019s time-travel, Kyle.<br \/>\nSo what\u2019s the year look  like so far?<br \/>\nFrom our side, it\u2019s  looking bloody brilliant.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve got a great bunch  of original stories for you this issue. That\u2019s right, four brand-new, never-before-seen  stories, starting with <em>She Can See Tomorrow  Today<\/em>, by Mel Odom, wherein a young woman negotiates for her  freedom. <em>Concerning Harmonies and Oceans<\/em> by K.A. Dean, is about a young boy whose voice could change his family\u2019s  destiny. Genevieve Rose Taylor\u2019s <em>The  Lighthouse<\/em> is an intimate, nostalgic story set in a small coastal  town.<br \/>\nAnd we close off the  issue with Cat Hellison\u2019s <em>Jack of Spades,  reversed<\/em>, a wholly original SF\/Fantasy trip.<\/p>\n<p>Our feature interview  this month is with both Charlie Human and Sam Wilson, two of the five South  African authors featured in <em>Pandemonium:  Stories of The Apocalypse<\/em>, which itself is reviewed in this issue by  Karen Jeynes.<\/p>\n<p>Well, that\u2019s the month of  January taken care of, now it\u2019s off to start work on February. Thanks for  reading and, if you\u2019re a subscriber, thanks for supporting us &#8211; your  subscriptions mean a lot to us as it allows us to be able to plan ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Till next month.<br \/>\nEnjoy<br \/>\nJoe<\/p>\n<p>19 December 2011<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">by Joe Vaz<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-945\" title=\"TitleUnderline\" src=\"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/TitleUnderline.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/TitleUnderline.jpg 350w, https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/TitleUnderline-300x11.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\" width=\"85%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"75%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>We\u2019ve got a great bunch  of original stories for you this issue. That\u2019s right, four brand-new, never-before-seen  stories, starting with <em>She Can See Tomorrow  Today<\/em>, by Mel Odom, wherein a young woman negotiates for her  freedom. <em>Concerning Harmonies and Oceans<\/em> by K.A. Dean, is about a young boy whose voice could change his family\u2019s  destiny. Genevieve Rose Taylor\u2019s <em>The  Lighthouse<\/em> is an intimate, nostalgic story set in a small coastal  town.<br \/>\n  And we close off the  issue with Cat Hellison\u2019s <em>Jack of Spades,  reversed<\/em>, a wholly original SF\/Fantasy trip.<\/p>\n<p>Our feature interview  this month is with both Charlie Human and Sam Wilson, two of the five South  African authors featured in <em>Pandemonium:  Stories of The Apocalypse<\/em>, which itself is reviewed in this issue by  Karen Jeynes.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/CoverIssue17Kindle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1732\" title=\"CoverIssue17Kindle\" src=\"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/CoverIssue17Kindle-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/CoverIssue17Kindle-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/CoverIssue17Kindle.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Something Wicked #17 (January 2012)\" href=\"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazines\/something-wicked-17-january-2012\/\"><span style=\"text-align: left;\">From Issue 17 (Dec 2011)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"75%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.somethingwicked.co.za\/products-page\/downloads\/something-wicked-17-january2012\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-953\" title=\"PurchaseButton\" src=\"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/PurchaseButton.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"24\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/weightlessbooks.com\/format\/magazine\/something-wicked-magazine-12-month-subscription\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-954\" title=\"SubsBuyButton\" src=\"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/SubsBuyButton.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"24\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[152,39,227],"class_list":["post-1731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-fiction","tag-issue-17","tag-joe-vaz","tag-non-fiction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1731"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1741,"href":"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1731\/revisions\/1741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}