FTTW was built from Michele and turtle wanting to do things they hadn't seen anywhere else. Trust us, we looked in a lot of places for the perfect mix of a great site, but never found one. Frustrating nights turned into frustrating days until we decided to do it ourselves.

We made a site about punk rock and fast cars and a big variety of things, but the pace we were writing at turned it into more like a job. We don't write short posts. Everything we write is kind of long and making you guys laugh and think three times or more a day took our passion and burned us out. But at the same time, more people were coming to read the site. We were doing something right, but what? Our stories were always fun, but the damage it was doing on us was turning us into basketcases.

We started watching one guy in the comments whose writing we liked. A plan was formed and we had a new writer, thefinn. Soon to become a new editor but that is another story. More people lined up for one time shots - especially when we took a vacation and let our readers take over the site - and if the response to their stories was postive and they were willing to do it, the were on as full time contributors. As more people came on, the idea of a magazine came into place as we had more submissions coming in.

The bottom line of me telling you the history of FTTW is two fold.

1. This is how it happened

2. We want more writers

Number two is the big one. We want you, the readers, to send us in material. If you like the site and want to join in what we are doing, cover an angle and bring us a story. You see what we do here. No topic left uncovered. No limits on length. No guidelines as far as language and subject. Hell, last night we got a guy to submit us something about how it took him five years to knit a scarf. We are also adding a funny advice column. And a new comic (that will be three comic strips here).

You never know. Sometimes a one shot story from someone turns into a weekly slot on FTTW cause we like it so much. You might be good and not even know it. We just want to showcase you. You have something you are an expert in? Some topic you are passionate about? Something interesting happen to you? Been to a great show? Collect something unusual (not dead bodies, please)? Write it up. Tell us a story. Send it in.

So send your submissions in. Let us put you up.

Cause next Monday, all of this will change again.

I told you. Hold on. FTTW keeps growing and we want you part of it. Think you can write? Did we miss something? Can you help us fill in those blanks? Wanna be part of the FTTW Team?

submissions@fasterthantheworld.com

[also, any questions you have about writing for us will be answered through that address]

We're waiting for you.

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