Viva la Smith!

My old pal and sometimes editor Larry Smith has just launched a new online magazine dedicated to covering and celebrating personal stories. It's all about elevating the collective narrative that's been enabled in no small way by--yes I'm going to say it--the information technology revolution. The title is, appropriately, Smith. It look really great!

From the January 6 announcement:
Why January 6?
To celebrate National Smith Day, of course. This day honors Captain John Smith (b. Jan. 6, 1580) and naturally that early 19th-century explorer Jedediah Smith (b. Jan 6, 1799).

Why SMITH magazine?
SMITH magazine is about exploring the personal stories that inform our collective cultural narrative. Everything from bloggers to the almost famous (both of which often overlap), from lotto winners to local characters. It's about framing our personal stories and perspectives so that they resonate in a larger context. It's about being a uniter, not a divider. Everyone has a story. And everyone deserves a place to tell it.

SMITH is also going to be a lot of fun. We're starting with an online Web zine, and will be moving into print soon (designed by magazine legend Robert Priest). A lot of what we do requires reader feedback, and not lame polls either, but features that are wholly comprised of readers' stories. So drop on by when you have some time, and share a tasty anecdote with us. We'll publish it, because that's what we do.
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