Journal Issue
Why? and Cardinals & Saints by Arlene Zekowski and Stanley Berne gives Trace no. 39 its clearest point of entry, while In/ Sert by First Person and First Person widen the issue’s field. Dated Sep–Oct 1960, this substantial number indexes 32 pieces or named sections, moving between literary argument, creative work, reviews, correspondence, and the practical business of little-magazine culture. The order matters: recurring editorial features sit beside contributions with their own formal and critical demands, so the magazine reads as an active conversation rather than a neutral container. The reader’s edition makes that sequence easy to follow; the original scan preserves the cover, page design, advertisements, visual material, and directory apparatus that locate the writing in its first publication. Together, the two editions show James Boyer May sustaining both a literary forum and a working map of the independent publishing network.
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- Why? and Cardinals & Saints — Arlene Zekowski and Stanley Berne [Contribution, p. 5]
- In/ Sert — First Person [Contribution, p. 13]
- First Person [Contribution, p. 14]
- This Gash in Time May Realise Consistencies [Contribution, p. 15]
- Towards Print — Gil Orlovitz [Essay, p. 17]
- (‘The Culture Protectors’) — Gil Orlovitz [Contribution, p. 17]
- A Voice from Down under [Contribution, p. 22]
- Overland [Contribution, p. 23]
- Why do alive readers buy Universe Inside Me ? [Contribution, p. 24]
- The Chronicle [Reference, p. 25]
- Editors (and others) Write [Correspondence, p. 32]
- William E. Taylor (impetus) [Contribution, p. 34]
- Hans Juergensen (orange Street Journal) [Contribution, p. 35]
- Preserve important chapters in literary history — Stephen Murray-Smith [Contribution, p. 38]
- A Close Problem in a Far Scene [Contribution, p. 39]
- The Editor (a Fable) — Sam Bluefarb [Contribution, p. 42]
- A Worn Peg for Fresh-old Gunstonisms — David Gunston [Contribution, p. 49]
- Desert Island Books — David Gunston [Contribution, p. 50]
- Parable for Creative Writers — and Others Metaphysicals [Contribution, p. 54]
- II [Contribution, p. 55]
- III [Contribution, p. 56]
- Impetus [Contribution, p. 66]
- Nomad — Curtis Zahn [Contribution, p. 67]
- Special Review-article [Review, p. 68]
- An Inch of Culture [Contribution, p. 69]
- II [Contribution, p. 73]
- III [Contribution, p. 74]
- Two Guest Reviews — Marvin H. Bell [Review, p. 76]
- Surveyors of Our Newest Night — Marvin H. Bell [Contribution, p. 76]
- Me ’n ’Pataphysics [Contribution, p. 78]
- Paragraphs — Walter Lowenfels [Contribution, p. 81]
- Addenda [Editorial, p. 82]
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Trace, no. 39 (Sep–Oct 1960). Text/Tech Journals reader’s edition, 2026.