I wholeheartedly vote for SLAKE! Slake brings unique voices to print and fosters a vibrate local literary community, not only with the print product but with readings at small bookstores and parties with a purpose. I love Slake.

Love Slake!

Great idea!

I vote for SLAKE! It's a wonderful magazine and a valuable resource for literary LA. Great people, too.

Slake Love for LA and freakyfrites!

More slow lit for my slow life! Let's move slowly and with purpose!

L.A. is the Slake takeaway.

Los Angeles needs SLAKE. Good writing for a good city!

love that Slake is in Atwater!

I vote for Slake. A literary journal with a vision. granny carik

...excellent.

Go Slake! Yay!

Joe Donnelly, you are a true man amongst men.

A worthwhile and noble endeavour.

Slake makes me feel like someone cares about this city, in all its far-flung, concrete, hopeful glory, and wants to tell the stories that will teach us about each other and bring us together.

"Slow Lit" is such a great concept, and a good practice, too. My vote is for SLAKE.

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