From: hepfox@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Dave Peyton)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
Subject: 'The New Affurmative Action!' #1 -- at last!!
Date: 6 Oct 92 19:57:42 GMT
Reply-To: hepfox@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Dave Peyton)
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Originator: hepfox@louie.cc.utexas.edu


	We're ba-ack! <grin>

	Yes, I'm happy to announce that, at long last, Issue #1 of
"The New Affurmative Action!" -- the only all-comics fanzine in
furrydom -- is now available.  Barring any screw-ups on the printer's
part, the subscriber copies will be mailed on Friday.  The cover price
is $4.00 plus postage and handling (U.S. currency only, please).

	Following are some excerpts from my editorial, which I wanted
to include in this posting by way of explanation:

	"This issue was originally intended to come out in mid- to
late-August, a statement that I have already made to a number of people.
To those of you who may have been concerned at having to wait practically
two months beyond that, I deeply apologize, and I certainly owe you an
explanation.  Well, it's a doozy, and a definite candidate for the Martin
Wagner self-publication sob story award. [:-) :-)]  You see, for the
past three years or so, I have been a graduate student at the University
of Texas, and have therefore been dependent on the generosity of my
supervising professor to pay the rent and put groceries in the fridge.
Well, just before the semester began, I discovered that my prof's
funding had been cut quite a bit more than either of us had anticipated,
and it seemed unlikely that he could scrape together enough to keep me
going past this fall semester.  As a result, I'm keeping quite busy 
looking for a job in the semiconductor industry (which isn't in quite as
bad shape as most of the rest of the economy, thank God), and, until
I find one, I have to be very cautious about spending what little
money I have.

	"Wait!!  Don't panic!  **This does NOT mean that The New AA! is
in any danger of dying!**  So please don't start any rumors to that
effect, okay?  What it *does* mean is that The New AA! may not be able
to keep a bi-monthly schedule for the first few issues.  Rest assured,
this is only a temporary situation.  I'm quite confident that I'll find
a decent source of income by January or February at the very latest, and
I should be able to print this 'zine on a more regular basis once that
happens.  Of course, there's a very good possibility that I may move
out of Austin.  (In the event that I don't have anything lined up before
the semester ends, I plan to stay with dear old Mom 'n' Dad, who fortunately
live in the SF bay area close to all the chip companies, and continue my
job search from there.)  If I do move, I will of course make sure that all
the subscribers receive the new address, and will have mail forwarded from
the Austin P.O. box for as long as I can.  The New AA! and I will both
survive -- and prosper. ...

	"... For those of you interested in contributing to future issues,
Number 2 will be out in early to mid-December, so anything I receive by
December 1st can be considered for inclusion.  Issue 3 will be out in
either late February or March, depending on the job situation.  No firm
deadline has been set yet.  I fully expect to be on a bi-monthly schedule
after that.

	"I'm gonna try very hard to make it to ConFurence this year.  I
won't know until probably close to the last minute, but keep your fingers
crossed.  Maybe we'll see each other in Artists' Alley."


	If anyone who's just seeing this would like to know more about 
how to contribute and/or subscribe to The New AA!, feel free to email me 
and I'll send you the file that describes how the 'zine operates, the
submission guidelines, and the editorial policy.

(Oh yeah, and if anyone out there is affiliated with the semiconductor
industry and knows of someone looking for an MSEE with a strong background
in device physics, I'd be happy to send you a resume.)

	Well, that's about it for now.  I'll see you in December.


The-one-who-will-SOON-get-a-real-job-and-be-able-to-go-to-
every-con-and-ultimately-become-more-famous-than-Sim,

					^Dave^
					(Dave Peyton)
					hepfox@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu

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