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READER MAILThe best part of editing a children’s magazine is the reader mail. First of all, the kids like to tell you how wonderful you are. This is nice. Second, they go off on random tangents that are more effective than Prozac at elevating mood. (NOTE: Kokopelli and Chad are Muses—cartoon characters drawn by Larry Gonick—who live in the margins of the magazine and comment on the text.) — Diana Lutz
I am ecstatic about your magazine! First off, Kokopelli and Chad are the best Muses. Second, I love your magazine—I wish it was thicker. I get it in the mail and the next thing I know…I’m finished! I was wondering if you could publish an article about New Zealand? Write on. This really is the greatest magazine in publication. The Lord of the Rings article was awsome. Thanks for that one! Personally, I’m really glad that Gandalf isn’t an elephant cyborg. That would make riding Shadowfax rather awkward. I do have one critizism, though. People, PLEASE stop writing to the magazine pretending you are related to Legolas or any other LOTR charactor. There’s a big difference from really liking LOTR to being annoying obsessed with it. I also really liked the skateboarding articles, and now, there’s no way out of it. You have to do a snowboarding issue. About all the recent incomings of requests for articles about what goes on inside a morgue, I think it would be far cooler to do an article about dead music legends (Kurt Cobain, Johnny Cash, Elvis, Tupac, etc.) An article about 80s rock would be cool also. But thats enough requests for one letter. I thought Cooper S.’s toothpaste dispenser machine was really funny. Once again, thank you for being awsome. Kokpelli is the best, no matter who says otherwise. Some people just have no sense of humor. Farewell! I am a devoted subscriber of many years (well, 3, but when you’re my age, that’s many). I would like to compliment you on your excellent magazine, keep up the good work, yaddah, yadda, yodda. My favorite muse is Chad, because of his practical thinking. My all-time favorite articles have been: the story in October 2003 about the man who got the 6-foot rod through his head and lived (!!!) and the November 2003 article about magic squares. I liked your November 2003 article on the Lord of the Rings, although it is my belief that if readers of Muse have enough time on their hands to read a trilogy of that length, then they should read the His Dark Material trilogy by Philip Pullman. I would like to request articles on: Gregor Mendel’s theory of genetics, the Aztecs (and Incas and Olmecs and Mayans), and all the controversy that took place with the theory of evolution. Please don’t succumb to any article requests for stories on horses and just how wonderful they are. (They aren’t!!!!) Keep up the good work. Yadda-yaddah yodda, Muse Reader, age 13 (okay, so I’m twelve.) I have only been receiving your magazine for about a year and have already fallen in love with it. Kokopelli rocks! I have reccomended you to many friends and family and I just think your magazine is the greatest. But, I have to disagree with Naomi N. from your March issue. How dare she say horses are not the best! I have three of them and they just happen to be the best in the world—humph. Now on a differant subject, I am a huge LOTR fan and I must have somehow misplaced the LOTR issue!—sob—I’m heartbroken! I never received it! Is it possible to send me another one? Please? Your devoted, adoring fan, Hi. I’ve had your magazine from the first issue, and have loved every issue, but now, it seams that Lord Of The Rings has taken it over. The magazine used to be about science and stuff like that, but now its only about who knows how to speak “elvish”, which isn’t even a language. I was thinking you should start pink rabbiting Lord of the Rings comments, like you did with dogs/cats. Greg, age 16 Argh, I’m a pirate and I want me tresure! Me favirote movie is Pirates of the Carabian. I have a friend, who is also a pirate, and so is her dog, Pirate Hugo. I live on me ship, The Burdsal. Aye, I love being a pirate. I get Muse in a bottol that gets lost at sea. I get it every every month or so, just like regualer readers. Koko, you are my favirote Muse. You would make a great pirate, matey! Try it sometime. You could come on the Burdsal, with me. Tell the whoever decides the articals to do an articlal on pirates. Me guess is that you want to ask me some questions, since I’m a real pirate. Well, me favirote pastime is the first time I made someone walk the plank. I love shrimp. I have a bird named dog, who can make any noise in the world. Koko, I’ll send you some pecan pies to throw at your friends. That’s the kind of thing a pirate would do, matey, so keep up the good work! Captin Muse Reader I just received the March Muse, which had an extra cover with the message: “This is your second-to-last issue of MUSE!” How could you pass up a chance to use the word “penultimate”? Ian, age 11 # |
