*** Journal Two ***
*** PO BOX change ***
*** Pestival call to antennae ***

Hi folks

Several items of Strange Attractor news for you:
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<b> ***Journal Two***</b>

First up, Alison Hutchinson and myself are knee deep in the unholy mountain
of material that will soon be Strange Attractor Journal Two.

It's already shaping up to be another fine edition, likely to weigh in at
close to 400 pages. The format remains essentially the same, though we're
tweaking a few design elements and smoothing a few rough edges - with
apologies to those of you who particularly liked those rough edges.

I don't want to reveal too much about the content yet, as we all like
surprises, but it's safe to say that if you enjoyed J1 you're going to love
this. While continuing to occupy the same liminla spaces within history,
science, ethnography, art, literature, and magic, this time we're moving a
little deeper into terra incognita.

I don't want to start taking orders just yet as our publication date isn't
set in stone, but with any luck J2 will be rolling out into physical reality
at the end of March, or early April. There may be a small price hike to
cover extra pages and postage costs. Watch this space for more info about
limited editions, launch events etc.


<b> *** PO BOX change***</b>

After a year pretending to be based in Wiltshire, Strange Attractor now has
an address nearer to home. As of 14 February, please send all snail mail,
including Journal orders, to:

Strange Attractor
PO BOX 51339
LONDON
N1 3XY

<b> ***Pestival antennae rising*** </b>

Strange Attractor is helping to curate the first International Pestival
later this year, celebrating insects in art and the art of being an insect.
Organised by writer and naturalist Bridget Nicholls, this promises to be
quite an event: two days of lectures, demonstrations, music, film and
real-life insect action at London's Conway Hall. The cicadas of time haven't
yet given us an exact date, but it'll be sometime in May or June.

Right now we're interested in seeing your insect films - kitchen sink
dramas, action flicks, pheremone-laden romances - and hearing your insect
sounds. Please contact me via the usual Strange Attractor email, or send
materials - no insects please - to the new PO Box address.

The Pestival promises to be a real antenna raiser, with super-special
guests, screenings of rare insect films, live performances from insects and
humans and mounds more. We'll keep you posted as the event unfolds.


That's all for now!