It's Here...

We stayed up all night like kids on Christmas. We drank white wine and talked about what would happen if it didn't come. We watched teenage dating shows on MTV until four o'clock in the morning. It is prohibited in our building, but we smoked inside anyway. We chain smoked and joked until we nearly passed out, and then it was time for bed.

Our restless sleep ended abruptly with the buzz of the doorbell. A man in a white uniform stood at the door holding a package of magazines in his hands. This was it.

Box finally made it to print and we have the first five of 5k issues in our hot little fingers. The glossy green cover feels like a latex rubber suit–slick and sexy. Only the Box logo marks the front cover, leaving the reader wondering, "What's under there?" Like a girl in a tight mini-skirt we tease, but all it takes is a lift of the leg (or cover in our case) to reveal all. From page one on, Issue 5 is a titillating view of the world of work in the United States. We explore the lives of pornographers, British rappers, food scientists, and sex dogs. We pay homage to the great erotic classics of the previous century and look in-depth at the pioneer of gay porn.

The wait, while excruciatingly nerve racking, was well worth it. In the coming days we will be preparing for the official launch of the print magazine. We will shop our product to boutiques, sex shops and newsstands. We will talk to retailers, sign contracts, write press releases and send out promo copies to our favorite publications. In two weeks we will party. We will drink, dance, strip and play. We will wake up the next morning wondering wear our panties are and how we got home the night before. After the hangover wears off, the anxiety will be begin again, and Box Issue 6 (Play) will be under way.