Call for meta

Hey there, non-Americans! How's it going?

So, I've got a proposal for you. There's an essay I'd be particularly interested in seeing in the next issue of Unlined. As you know, the forthcoming theme is "American Apocalyptic." Maybe you saw that and went, "Well, there goes universality."

I want your outsider perspective. I want to hear about how everything you know about America, you learned from the talkies or the funny pages or the television screen. I want to know what you make of us when you see us portrayed. How weird is this country, seriously? You tell us. Garth Ennis (Preacher) is from Northern Ireland; Neil Gaiman (American Gods) is from England; these are just the two authors I can come up with off the top of my head, but they're proof enough that the outsider perspective is often the most potent.

What do you think about America through the lens of Supernatural? Carnivàle? Stephen King? Popular music? By the by, if you're reading this and thinking, "Gee, I'm American! Can I write that up and send it in too?", the answer is most emphatically yes.

Submission guidelines, as always, can be found here. The deadline is Tuesday, January 29th; email me at unlined.org@gmail.com if you're interested.