PDS EDITOR: Chloe Yelena Miller's work has appeared in Alimentum Journal, The Cortland Review, Lumina, and many more. She lives in Ann Arbor and teaches writing for Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her MFA is from Sarah Lawrence. You are welcome to visit her website or email her at Chloemiller@gmail.com.

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WHATS NEW AT PORTAL DEL SOL
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AnnmarieTrimble
 Born Interview ://  Interview with Anmarie Trimble, editor of the place that fuses writing with animation, thereby creating all kinds of unique hybrid flashy things.
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 Brevity Interview ://  An interview with Dinty W. Moore, editor of Brevity, publishing “concise literary nonfiction, along with interesting stories as a bonus.

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Dinty Moore
Born://View|I-v
An interview with Annmarie Trimble, editor of Born. Born Magazine is an experimental venue marrying literary arts and interactive media.
Dinty Moore
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An interview with Dinty W. Moore, editor of Brevity. Brevity publishes "concise literary nonfiction" of 750 words or less as well as book reviews and craft essays.
Anna Vitale
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textsound, a new online journal of experimental sound, was begun by Anna Vitale, Laura Wetherington, Anya Cobler and Adam Fagin and launched in the winter of 2008.
Mad Hatter's Review://View|I-v
An interview with Carol Novack, editor of Mad Hatters Review. MHR is among the most content rich literary web sites on the internet. Its depth and scope are almost scary.
Thieves Jargon://View|I-v
An interview with Matt DiGangi, editor of Thieves Jargon. This guy don't like the mainstream net journals, and he's got a special vision to share. Bring it on!

Third Coast://View|I-v
An interview with Peter Geye, editor of Third Coast. An old fashioned guy who wants to hold a journal in his hand, and perhaps even spill coffee on it.

Redactions://View|I-v
An interview with Mike Dockins, editor of Redactions, also the poetry editor of Terminus. This guy is all over the place!

Pittsburgh Quarterly ://View|I-v
An interview with Bruce Hoffman. Over the years Bruce Hoffman has written for and/or edited a variety of labor and literary publications in the Pittsburgh area. His work is his life.

The Literary Review ://View|I-v
An interview with Walter Cummins, editor emeritus of The Literary Review, a legendary journal that publishes writing from all over the globe.

Black Warrior ://View|I-v
An interview with Dan Kaplan, editor of Black Warrior Review. BWR is the feisty thirty-year-old brainchild of Creative Writing MFA students from the University of Alabama.

Archipelago ://View|I-v
An interview with the one and only Katherine McNamara, editor of Archipelago, plus a bonus review of the site. If you're looking for originality and quality, this journal is the place.

Barcelona Review ://View|I-v
An interview with Ms. Jill Adams, editor of the exotic Barcelona Review. For your reading pleasure, The Barcelona Review offers up heaping plates of explorations in sexuality, Missouri, and Martinis.

    NOTE: All the portal-ed publications below are rated, from one sun to five, based on quality of literature, aesthetics, and overall inventiveness. Three is good, four is very good, and five is nonesuch.

    NOTE2:to all e-journal editors. If you're looking for a backslap when it isn't deserved, don't ask for a review. Thanks!


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2River   ://  View| Rating:
This site's databanks are filled to the brim with one hundred percent pure poetry as fresh as a mountain spring. The navigation's a bit bogged down, and the presentation's somewhat diluted, but you can still come here to quench your thirst for something new.

3 AM Magazine   ://  View | Rating:
It's getting late, and hours of surfing have drawn the electric sandman in, to sprinkle pixels in your eye. "What's open at this time of night?" you ask, "Where can I go for all my literary shopping needs?" Look no further. This is a veritable supermarket of poetry, fiction, genre fiction, nonfiction, forums, music reviews, and more. Shop till you drop.

3rd Bed   ://  View | Rating:
A psychedelic, surreal dreamscape through which flicker avant-garde fiction, poetry, and hypermedia as fascinating as any lava lamp. An oh-so appropriate white rabbit guards the gate of this literary carnival. You'd best follow him down the hole.

AboveStream.com   ://  View | Rating:
Below its deceptively simple surface, this site runs deep. Its pages runneth over with mouth-watering streaming videos on authors, architecture, sculpture, photography, cartoons, and much, much more. Dive on in and get with the flow!

Adirondack Review   ://  View | Rating:
The mountainous contents of this site range from deeply intriguing art to the tops in poetry and fiction, not to mention a tasty trail-mix of translations, features, and reviews. Take a hike...

Anderbo.Com   ://  View | Rating:
The site is functional, not unattractive, but it needs to escape the mid-nineties nightmare of homepage scroll. Do we really want to keep moving ever downward? The quality of the work won't encourage envy at the Paris Review, however, it's worth a looksee. There is room to grow here and we encourage evolution of all e-journal forms.

Archipelago   ://  View | Rating:
A gleaming concatenation of textual jewels, held together by the invisible thread of the editors' discriminating tastes. Take a vacation from insipid prose, flat poetry, and stolid translations. Sail away to this literary paradise.

Argotist Online   ://  View | Rating:
If you like language poetry (and who doesn't? ... um), Argotist Online is for you Get ready for pluralism and plasticity. Devoted to poetics and non-mainstream essays and interviews this successor to The Argotist Arts magazine places connotation and ambiguity over demarcation and precision. Phew. No kidding!

Artzar   ://  View | Rating:
A flavorful, funked-out fusion of art and fiction from far outside the formulaic. Clever combinations of the visual and textual are the bread and butter of this zany zine. Escape ennui—take a tour.

Barcelona Review   ://  View | Rating:
For your reading pleasure, The Barcelona Review offers up heaping plates of explorations in sexuality, Missouri, and Martinis. Short fiction and essays with an international flavor and unapologetic spice are the main courses. But not to be outdone by their heftier counterparts, the book reviews and backlisted items are also good reading.

Boldtype   ://  View | Rating:
This stand-out site offers an in-depth look into some of the finest books being published today. Interviews, excerpts, audio, pictures, and additional writings bring you closer to poets and prose-writers alike, without all those pesky restraining orders. Put down that telescope and take a peek.

Born Magazine   ://  View | Rating:
Sites such as this make you realize why we finally crawled down from the trees and invented computers. Its rich and inventive new media projects, delightful amalgamations of text, sight, and sound, are enough to make Darwin roll over for joy. The future is here, now, and pretty damn cool. Don't be a bad monkey. Give it a swing.

Boston Review   ://  View | Rating:
This magnificent mag scoops up the best literature from Bean Town and beyond, spices it up with insightful political discussion, mixes in fresh forums, contests, and reviews, and wraps it all up in an easily digestible, far-from-flat layout. So pull up a chair, and bring a napkin—you'll probably drool.

Cafe Irreal   ://  View | Rating:
A Kafkan mindtrip more disorienting than Borges' Library of Babel. And that's exactly what they're going for at this surreal, unreal, "irreal" journal, where, as Sartre writes, "absurd manifestations appear as normal behaviour" and we are "plunged all at once into the heart of the fantastic." Unfortunately, the theory section is mostly amateurish and some of the fiction writers merely rewrite carelessly and unconvincingly the great masters of the form. When the forms fails here, it fails shamefully. When it succeeds, we find in it an antidote to the underwhelming pedestrianism of most contemporary fiction.

Caffeine Destiny   ://  View | Rating:
Fresh-brewed, hot, and full of grit, this site's a lot stronger than the average joe. It's appearance could use some sweetener, but overall, its potable. Why not come in and have a cup?

Carve Magazine   ://  View | Rating:
Cutting-edge fiction that's mostly a cut above. Too bad some of the stuff here is so dull and rusty. Get a tetanus shot and treat yourself to a nice, big slice.

Ctr For Book Culture   ://  View | Rating:
A unique site with an almost moral mission to create and preserve a forum on the experience of reading as cultural practice. Reviews, interviews, and all around interesting views are provided for your viewing pleasure.

The Cortland Review   ://  View | Rating:
TCR has really established itself as a journal of quality poetry and lit. Guy Shahar has done an outstanding job steadily improving a project that started out publishing the likes of C.E. Chaffin. No complaints any longer. Bravo, TCR!

Dead Mule   ://  View | Rating:
Though it's given to the occasional runtime error, this site is far from caput. Its fiction, poetry, and features are alive and kickin.' Don't be an ass. Saddle up.

Drunken Boat   ://  View | Rating:
Like the mythically popular king of your high school, this site is authentically, effortlessly cool. A simple, unobtrusive layout serves up healthy servings of hearty poetry, engaging fiction, tripped-out new media and some fairly fanciful audio. It's "exciting and new...come aboard...they're expecting you..."

Ducts   ://  View | Rating:
Can't say enough good things about this one. Original offerings of all types including memoir, fiction, poetry, "Ducts Stage," reviews, and HUMOR, and all in a tasteful duct frame.

Elimae Books   ://  View | Rating:
Don't let the pretty face fool you. This site has both brains and brawn. From the select few works of the new section to the weighty archive, the poems, reviews, interviews and fiction pack a mean punch.

Eyeshot.net   ://  View | Rating:
As irreverent as church graffiti, the quirky, acid-dropping musings of this largely fiction site are almost as much fun, and you don't have to worry about the pigs breaking down your door again. The navigation's a bit tripped out, but focus, man, and take a hit.

Failbetter.com   ://  View | Rating:
A rich, intoxicating brew of poetry, fiction and art, with an interface as enjoyable as really good head—on a beer. Whether you're knocking back a few slugs of the top-shelf fiction or sipping on some verse served straight up, you're sure to get a buzz.

Fence Magazine   ://  View | Rating:
This publicaton has yet to live up to the hype. Words that come to mind are "ho" and "hum." Much of the work strives to be clever, but comes off as imitative, imprecise, and more often than not, terribly boring. A change of staff is highly recommended. There are a few shimmers of originality here and there in the print version, but too few to make it worth the purchase price.

Flashpoint   ://  View | Rating:
FP has been doing okay since their "censorship" publicity stunt a few years ago, and sometimes they have some interesting stuff, but it grows harder and harder to recognize as legit an ezine that publishes the work of their own staff ad nauseum. Look at any issue and see the same old hammer-and-sickles: Joe Brennan, Jack Foley, Carlo Parcelli, yadda yadda, and pals like Mark Scroggins. It became apparent long ago that Flashpoint exists primarily as a publication vehicle and rant vent for its editors.

ForPoetry.com   ://  View | Rating:
The simple layout of this site is like a pure, black velvet on which fine stones are displayed. A lot of polished writers can be found here, but not too many diamonds in the rough. Every poet appearing here has a book available on Amazon, and a link to take you there. So get out your pocket book, or just stand there behind the glass, staring in...

Frank   ://  View | Rating:
This worldly international site offers up a world of world-class poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and commentary from around the globe. This is one site-seeing you don't want to miss.

Frigate   ://  View | Rating:
This weighty little vessel's hull is stuffed to the gills with really fine reviews and features, though a portion of its fiction and poetry could use a scrubbing. Still, step aboard and set a course for pleasure.

Gravity   ://  View | Rating:
Seriously good poetry, prose, and art, suspended in an easy-to-follow format. Recently, they've undertaken that noble and rarest of tasks...paying their contributors! So if you think you've got the moxie, and need the green, drop them a line...

Haypenny   ://  View | Rating:
This precious little publication proves that while literary websites may be a dime a dozen, there's no reason to take any wooden nickels. Short, powerful fiction in mint condition.

Hubris Magazine   ://  View | Rating:
Hubris bills itself as "Cerebral nutrition for the confused masses" and no one can argue with this. The flash layout is interesting, unique, and a challenge at times, e.g., while immersed in the fiction cell we kept looking for a scroll bar while repeatedly reading words like "fat" and "vagina." Regardless, the fiction is okay, but as a whole, content is lacking. Nada in "editorial" and "films" points to another website.

Infinity's Kitchen   ://  View | Rating:
It is great to see literary publications take advantage of the web and break boundaries. That's what this new graphic, literary publication does. The website, including a blog and comics, is easy to navigate. For the issues, words and images are combined into a PDF which you can comfortably read on your screen. I bet they'll continue to break boundaries with sound and more interactive work in the future.

Jacket   ://  View | Rating:
Say g'day to the mind-blowingly large collection of outstanding poems this Australia-based site has to offer. Works of wonder from down under...

Kudzu   ://  View | Rating:
This firmly-rooted quarterly perennially produces some of the freshest poetry and prose around. A new crop just came in, so sweet and juicy it's bound to make other sites grow green with envy. If only the look and feel weren't as sparse and dry as a roadcut in drought...still, reach out, pick a piece, and enjoy!

Licton Springs Review   ://  View | Rating:
Licton Springs is an ambitious new e-journal trying hard to be everything to everyone and not quite getting there. Work ranges from mediocre to good, e.g., paintings are bold but the photography is a bit on the blah side. Poetry is adequate but reminiscent of poetry everywhere else--is that bad? No, but it's not inspiring.

LiP Magazine   ://  View | Rating:
An intriguing collection of discussion on points literary, ethical, and political. No poetry or fiction, but extremely well written features and reviews abound. You want to sound smarter at cocktail parties? Want to impress your so-called friends? Open this up and say "ah."

Locus Novus   ://  View | Rating:
This site has discovered a new way of reading. A person describing florid writing might say something as prosaic as, "words drip across the page"; but the artists at Locus Novus invert the model. Here, tight and thoughtful prose poems (allegories, really) literarily dance, drip, ooze, appear, and fade in a perfect merger of technology and art. Reading becomes a sort of game--an intimate and mutual interaction with the piece that leaves me wondering if Locus Novus and sites like it haven't invented a genre.

The Mighty Organ   ://  View | Rating:
Hear ye, hear ye, step right up and take a click. You, young lady, have no fear. The reviews, "despatches" and essays are really quite fine, quite fine indeed. A virtual plethora of world-wise, well-heeled authors eagerly awaits your every attentive gaze. What's that, sir? You're craving something more fanciful? Some fiction, some poetry, perhaps? I'm afraid you'd best look elsewhere. All apologies. What we have is dull and heavy-handed, too heavy, sir, for you to lift. Still, come inside, don't just stand there. Admission is free!

Monkey Bicycle   ://  View | Rating:
Is it a blog? A journal? A fucking monkey? Strange, written for-shock-value, pomo stuff ... and yet, somewhat entertaining. Check out the one sentence stories, for example: "When the great Russian classical pianist Vladimir Horowitz first came to America, the one person he really wanted to meet was innovative jazz pianist Art Tatum so he went to one of his gigs, got soused with him backstage; and then, accustomed to adoration wherever he went, sat down at the piano, played a honky-tonk piece he'd written and waited for Tatum's jaw to drop but Art just stood there with a little shit eating grin on his face until after a minute or so, he sat down at the keyboard with his interpretation of what Horowitz had composed, causing Horowitz to put his head in his hands in utter despair and abandon any fantasies he may have had."

New Madrid   ://  View | Rating:
New Madrid is the official journal of the low-residency M.F.A. program at Murray State University. This new publication has very minimal selections online (1 piece from the section issue.) The issues are themed and they have a strong list of contributors, although many are from Murray State. This will probably change as the publication grows.

Newtopia   ://  View | Rating:
A "modern sociological-culture review that examines how our Politics and Policies are reflected in our Arts, Government, and Humanities." If you gotta have fun and get politically enlightened at the same time, Newtopia Magazine is for you. With a handsome interface and a tres cool pitch, the N staff cozy you into a cognizance of truth.

Notre Dame Review   ://  View | Rating:
We couldn't resist investigating the Catholic version of a literary journal. We're we disappointed? Yes. Why? Because we expected much worse. If you scroll down and down and down the page of the current issue, you'll find a mix of audio, poetry, and other things. The work sprawls across the page without discipline and most everything you sample is insomnia cure. One or two pieces fail to be objectionable, but all in all, you yearn for release ... btw, don't tell any Irishmen about this review.

The Owl Press   ://  View | Rating:
This quiet site's a nest, an incubator for cutting-edge collaborations between writers and artists. Contributors include fledglings and members of the literary who's who. Don't miss out...join the flock.

Pierian Springs   ://  View | Rating:
The poetry is potable, the fiction's fine, but it's the photography here that really makes a splash. Soak it up.

Pindeldyboz   ://  View | Rating:
Hard to prounounce, but a pleasure to read. Every week, there's fresh flash fiction that flaunts tradition. Don't stutter or mumble. Get ready to rumble.

Pittsburgh Qrtrly   ://  View | Rating:
A strong, shining amalgam of poetry and prose from the City of Steel. This is the kind of stuff that stands up to rust and won't let you down, so feel free to develop a dependency...

Richmond Review   ://  View | Rating:
From across the Atlantic, this independent zine out of the U.K. is so absolutely fabulous it almost makes you wish we'd lost the war. Smashing poetry, fiction, reviews, and more. Do pop in...

SEGUE   ://  View | Rating:
From Miami University-Middletown. Getting to the actual work is a slogging chore. Once we passed the opening "news" page and found the current issue, the first click on an author's name delivered a dull CV, and further clicks pitched books and websites--all of this making say to ourselves, what the hell? Next, we clicked on the current issue .pdf file and waited for the download ... and waited ... and waited. When it finally arrived, these poetic words flashed out at us: "I seldom go out .. the wilds are upon me .. flowers show last of their light .. feeble the songs .. of creatures so small" ... If you enjoy poetry like this, then Segue is for you!

SLAB   ://  View | Rating:
The website is right out of a box despite a few instances of gratuitous flash. Nevertheless, it's worth a fly-by. The work is pretty good and WEB ART is promised. We love those multimedia sites on the verge. Thumbs up!

Slope   ://  View | Rating:
A sparsely beautiful sprite of a site, this one is a force to reckon with. Everything from the ethereal layout to the steel-veined fiction and poetry is seamlessly presented, like fine Japanese cuisine, or something sculpted from a cloud. Fair enough, considering it's fairly close to online heaven.

SNOW*VIGATE   ://  View | Rating:
A puzzling name for a literary e-journal, nevertheless, the place is worth bookmarking. Though the design is a bit retro and scroll-happy, the work generally makes up for it. We're always glad to see editors taking on prose poetry and flash fiction. Thank you, SV.

SoMa Literary Review   ://  View | Rating:
As a general rule, themes are highly suspect, and as expected, SoMa delivers a casual, west coast sensibility that is perhaps too casual in its west coast, literary aesthetic. Much of the writing is compelling but unwieldy, in the tradition of young writers honing their craft. Too often though, desultory prose wanders like an east coast slacker turned west coast barista stoned out on literary Manifest Destiny. Best for Cali enthusiasts and for resentful, snow-blown New Englanders who can't afford airfare.

Stirring   ://  View | Rating:
Originally purely poetry, served straight up, without pretense or posturing, Stirring now includes prose. The writing is fresh, and the layout is crisp and clean as a well-pressed shirt. The feeling is informal and relaxed, so leave your corsages and cummerbunds behind, and come as you are.

Story South   ://  View | Rating:
Sweeter 'n a Georgia peach and hotter 'n Alabama asphalt, this site from the Deep South is bound to have other zines kissin' its grits. Darn good art, purty fine poems, and amazin' fiction from below the Mason-Dixon.

Storyscape   ://  View | Rating:
This new and innovative online publication defies the terms "poetry" and "fiction." Instead, they rely on these categories: Truth, Untruth, We Don't Know and They Won't Tell Us, and Stories without Words. The site is crisp with words and line drawings. Try something new with these genre-bending stories.

Taverner's Koans   ://  View | Rating:
Ohm...ohm...ohmigod this site has a lot to offer! From original poems to online workshops to exercises and explanations, this one doesn't leave much to the imagination. So pull up a mat, clear your mind, and ask yourself: Does a site make a statement if there's no one around to read it?

Terrain.Org   ://  View | Rating:
We will let Terrain explain themselves: "It is not definitely about urban form, nor solely about natural landscapes. It is not precisely about human culture, nor necessarily about ecology. It is, rather, a celebration of the symbiosis between the built and natural environments where it exists, and an examination and discourse where it does not." Now, drop what you are doing and go there. We're not kidding. Talk about class, soul, art, and variety! It's a product of genius, truly.

Three Candles   ://  View | Rating:
A cute little light in the darkness. The poetry is up to snuff, and the links and resources page is especially elucidating. The navigation, sprouting new windows like hydra heads, is, unfortunately, a step back into the dark e-ages. But all in all, it's on the bright side...

Tiferet   ://  View | Rating:
New, but causing a stir, this publication enters the land of literary spirits with a great editorial line-up that includes TLR's distinguished editor, Walter Cummins. Works appear in an attractive pdf format. Tiferet is "A Journal of Spiritual Literature" and according to the mission statement," an ecumenical publication dedicated to revealing and celebrating Spirit through the Written Word." Their goal is lofty, to "publish writings from many faiths, embracing their distinctions and bridging their differences." We all wish them Godspeed!

Troikamagazine   ://  View | Rating:
This thoroughbred site will take you on a wild ride through its three far-from-fallow fields of poetry, art, and prose. Triple your pleasure, triple your fun...

WriteMovies.com   ://  View | Rating:
A must-see for anyone who fancies film. Extensive reviews, trailers, and discussions are only the beginning. This trilingual megasite (English, French, and German) also offers amazing hands-on help to the up and coming screenwriter. Don't miss this sleeper—see it today!

Print Mags

Canary River   ://  View | Rating:
A newly hatched little publication featuring big names and new names, mostly poets, who know how to make arranged words sing. This one's bound to take off.

Creative Nonfiction   ://  View | Rating:
A straightforward journal that delivers on the promise of its name. Issue after issue offers insight into realms of the strange and the world of the everyday with a pervasive, keen intelligence that is sure to keep you coming back for more. And that's no lie.

Georgia Review   ://  View | Rating:
Why oh why does a great review like GR get stupid once they go online? Like the dim-brained editor of Zyzzyva, they appear to believe readers will become so overcome with suspense once the story is cut off in mid-stream that they will rush down to the local Barnes and Noble in desperate search of the print issue. Naturally, the superstore might not even carry GR, or else make it impossible to find. Nevertheless, we love you, GR, for the wonderful work you publish.

Hunger Mountain   ://  View | Rating:
A truly beautiful journal featuring poems so plump and fiction so filling the only thing you'll hunger for is more. So sign up and get ready to take this hill.

Poetry International   ://  View | Rating:
A solid collection of poetry both online and off. The books are beeeeyouteeefull, and though the website won't win any awards, it's bound to turn heads. Read wonders like MASALA OF THE AFTERNOON by Khanna. Stop by often, subscribe. You won't regret it. We promise.

Quick Fiction   ://  View | Rating:
A refreshingly original journal of miniature stories that proves (as Dr. Ruth has noted) that good things can be done with small packages. Short and sweet.

Red Rock   ://  View | Rating:
A riveting, ravishing ride from the city of sin. Powerful poems and prose consistently grace its biannual pages. At twice the current price it would be well worth it. Come on, don't you deserve it?

Shenandoah   ://  View | Rating:
This beautiful biannual out of Washington and Lee University, Virginia, puts out issue after issue of polished prose, piercing poetry, and refined reviews. The great tradition of Southern writing is alive and well in this precious publication.

Spork   ://  View | Rating:
Would that said utensil were included: this flamboyant, fantasical mag is so hearty it eats like a meal. Nearly bursting at the seams with poetry, fiction, and art, this juicy journal can satisfy the most demanding and discriminating appetite. Dig in.

Tameme   ://  View | Rating:
This brilliant bilingual librito is a fascinating exploration of translation. The works of North American authors, in their original language, are translated from English to Spanish, or vice versa, and are presented side by side. The translations are so fresh and precise they not only remain truthful to the original, but take on a life of their own. Especially interesting are the Translators' Notes / Notas de tradducciσn, which provide an in-depth look into the translation process itself. Bid this bold beauty buenos dias.

Zafusy   ://  View | Rating:
Zafusy is pleased as Punch to blink like bind pups. White white coohl magick realism from its UK base. Poems come and go faster than you can. Art, "experimental: work, plus festivals, events, music. Be there or beware.

Watchword   ://  View | Rating:
A gorgeous journal combining the grace of a gazelle with the power of a piledriver. Phenomenal fiction, tiptop poetry, and all-around astounding art fill its pages like treasures in a trove. Words well worth watching.