Pin´del•dy•boz (Pin' dl dë bôz), n.
1. A feeling of confusion and/or anxiety,
when ingeniously anesthetized by obese amounts of levity.
2. A situation of confusion and/or anxiety,
when tampered with in the same manner as above.

ABOUT PINDELDYBOZ, THE EMPIRE

Pindeldyboz, which ceased operation in June of 2010, was an operation run by a small but valiant group of people. We published creative works on our website and we used to release a print volume once a year. We were known to publish much fiction, some nonfiction, and artwork made an irregular appearance. We released our first and only poetry collection in 2007.

The Web Edition of Pindeldyboz published over 1200 stories by more than 600 authors over its ten years of operation, although those numbers are quite unofficial and are likely higher. in 2003, we were named the Best Online Publication in the StorySouth Million Writers competition. That was cool. Stories from Pboz online were also featured in the Best American Fantasy collection.

The Print Edition of Pindeldyboz was indeed a triumphant, if not profitable, venture. John Verbos's story, "Lost Boys", was included in the 2003 Best American Non-Required Reading, and we were honored to be noticed by the editors of New Stories From the South, The Year's Best, who chose Corey Mesler's "The Growth and Death of Buddy Gardner" out of our first issue for their 2002 prize collection.

It wasn't an easy decision to close the doors of Pindeldyboz, and in many ways it was. Ten years is a good solid run -- centuries in internet time -- and we could not be prouder of what we've accomplished. There are lots of younger journals out there tearing it up, carrying the torch of online fiction into the future, ensuring that the written word will forever thrive beyond the boundaries of 140-character chirps. We were basically Grandpa. It was time to get out of the way and let the hungry kidz have it.

The remaining copies of the Pboz print edition have been sent to the nice people at www.mudlusciouspress.com. That site's proprietors, J.A. Tyler and Andrew Borgstrom, were an invaluable part of the Pboz.com editorial team, and graciously offered to give our unwanted foster book children a home. Please consider purchasing one or more of those issues from their site -- all proceeds will go to them. They've earned it.

Thank you, Pindeldyfriends, for always reading, and reading strong.

THE MASTHEAD

Whitney Steen
Web Editor

Grace Bello
Web Editor

Nora Fussner
Web Editor

Rohan Bassett
Web Editor

Andrew Borgstrom
Web Editor

Nicole Derr
Web Editor

J.A. Tyler
Web Editor

Benjamin Balcomb
Web Designer

Whitney Pastorek
Executive Editor

Jeff Boison
Founding Editor

Former Pindeldyboz Team Members
Lee Epstein, Shauna McKenna, Darby Larson, Wells Oliver, Kristin McGonigle, Allison Weaver, Carrie Hoffman, Juan Martinez, Ryan Boudinot, Jeff Ross, Sarah M. "Bones" Balcomb, Jeff Barnosky, Krista McGruder, Francis Joseph Smith, Josh Kron, Andrew Hogan, Mark Rapacz, Bob Arter, John Verbos, Mark Yakich, and Jim Behrle