Link to Doug Moe's January 12 Wisconsin State Journal column, "Against odds, lit journal finds success".Excerpt:
The conversation 15 years ago went something like this.
"I want to do a magazine," John Lehman said, "that will publish short stories and poetry. And I want to sell it coast to coast."
His friend Rod Clark said, "Do you have half a million dollars?"
Lehman had considerably less than that, but he invested what he had in a literary journal that he called Rosebud, and a funny thing happened. It succeeded.
Over the years, Rosebud -- which celebrates its 15th anniversary with its new issue -- has published a short story by Ray Bradbury, a poem by Stephen King, and cover art by Paul McCartney, but for Lehman there may have never been a sweeter moment than one near the beginning.
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