Kindling: Passion

Folded Word is preparing to launch an e-chapbook series in 2010. Why? I am a passionate e-book reader. And while the formatting on many e-books leaves much to be desired, I still think experimenting with text on e-ink devices is worth a try.

I get horrible migraines; have one today, in fact. When they are on, looking at a monitor kills me. So reading e-zine work online is right out.

Plus once I have taken my meds, my eyes do not focus well. Since print books are stuck at one font size, this forces me to read them at a certain light threshold which is not always comfortable.

But my Kindle uses e-ink rather than pixels. There is no backlight to stab my head or strain my eyes. The font size is also adjustable, so I can turn the font up to 6 (the equivalent of large-print books) and still be able to focus on the words at whatever ambient light level is comfortable for me. If I am outside, I can put on my granny-shades to read. If I am confined to bed, I can use a small LED light to read.

And go figure: reading Monkeybicycle6 makes the pain easier to bear. Speaking of which, I hear an ice-pack and "The Mine" by Ryan Boudinot calling me.

Cheers,
J.S.

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I am Managing Editor of Folded Word. I founded the Twitter-zines Form.Reborn and PicFic. I also launched our first print/mp3 fusion project, Heron. In my life before children, I earned an M.S. in Ecology from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and taught at College of Notre Dame in Belmont CA. I also studied English and Photography at Sierra College. I am currently editing our first book-length collection of poetry, slated to release in March 2010.