Naleighna Kai's Literary Cafe Magazine NK LCM February 2018 Anniversary Issue | Page 2

Happy One Year Anniversary
Last year, during the weekend of
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday, an
epic idea hit me. Instead of resting
and reflecting, suddenly I was at my
computer flipping off inboxes and
emails to a few key people. “I’d like
to do a digital magazine that has a
focus on authors, books, current issues
and literary events. What are your
thoughts?” Every single answer was a
form of “Count me in.”
So much for getting any naps or a restful
night’s sleep as planned. I sat at my Mac
for 18 hours with only a little food and
bathroom breaks in between. The first
prototype for Naleighna Kai’s Literary
Café Magazine was born. A few strokes
on the keyboard and a FB Group (NK
LCM) was on board and the draft of the
magazine was in play. See, it’s different
to “talk” about doing something and
then seeing the physical evidence—
yaaaassss. That right there hit home for
me and everyone involved.
Now, the task of learning “magazine”
software was on tap and thanks to the
fact that the one I chose had twenty-
four hour customer service, meant that
the trial and terror of the process wasn’t
too bad. The articles the writers for the
magazine turned in were nothing short
of phenomenal. The cover, designed by
my Number One Son (J. L. Woodson),
was engaging. Over a few weeks, I
edited, tested, reformatted, tested some
more, and kept at it until I was satisfied
with the result.
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Peter Stenberg Photography
Make Up by:
LaTasha Benn MUA