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The Ecphorizer

Welcome to
The Ecphorizer
an online magazine of bold ideas
ecphorize vb trans [fr Gr εκφοροζ {to be} made known] To evoke ideas or dispositions from a latent to a manifest state. cf. OED

Hello and welcome! I'm Tod Wicks, your host and editor of The Ecphorizer Online, an online magazine that has its roots in the print magazine of the same name published in the 1980s.

This site serves two purposes:

  • To memorialize on the Internet the creative work that The Ecphorizer brought to readers 20 years ago or more,
  • To continue that great forum with new articles and new authors.

In the great tradition that began in 1981 with the original Ecphorizer, the intent of this site is to publish opinions, stories, articles, and the occasional bit of humor.

To ecphorize, broadly interpreted, is to bring forth the latent ideas and judgments buried in the backs of people's minds. It is hoped that The Ecphorizer will stimulate ideas which will become contributions to this e-zine, which in turn (it is anticipated) will be considered thought-provoking and enjoyable reading by our readers.

Readers are encouraged and welcome to submit items for publication as well as constructive feedback on any article or on The Ecphorizer as a whole.

Go to our Contact Information page to learn how to submit feedback or items for publication.

NOW, feel free to browse our site! You can select from the many options in the menus at left.

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 Don't forget:  Clicking any contributor's name on the Contents or Contributor pages that is colored brown will open a "pop-up" window with that person's biography and photo (if submitted).  For all you Gareth Penn fans out there, you'll be interested in seeing a rare color photo of Gareth taken in 1985 just by clicking on his name in any Table of Contents.

 Important Note:
Please check out what's new by clicking on the Editor's Notes button to the left.

Also, we've added a Menu Item to the left called "Behind The Scenes," where we present odds and ends relating to The Ecphorizer that don't fit as articles to be put in issues.  Check it out and see what's happening behind the scenes.

Disclaimer:  Though the original Print version of The Ecphorizer was a project of San Francisco Regional Mensa, this site has no affiliation with SFRM or American Mensa, Ltd.  We welcome all visitors and contributors, whether members of Mensa or not.  Unless otherwise stated, all contents (including graphics and photos) are copyright © 2008 by the The Ecphorizer Online.


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The Layout

While the layout of this site has changed, the content has not. Here are some tips about the design.

To the far left is a panel that contains the main navigation menu. You can select a major subject and (quite often) a sub-topic simply by moving your mouse over the menu items.

The center pane is the main content area of each page - generally the articles and stories. I've tried to give visitors a feel for the original print version by creating an electronic page for every print page, so you'll need to "turn the pages" as you read the articles. At the bottom of each page you'll find clickable buttons that will take you to the next or previous pages, or back to the Table of Contents of the issue you are reading.

This pane will sport peripheral information, such as a squib about the author, related links, and other interesting notes about the current piece.

The pages of the print version maintain the original length to best reflect the original issues; the online articles run full length as one long page for each article.