For the Zine Spotlight this week, I'll be taking a look at Planet Relish - "The web's first speculative humor magazine" (http://www.planetrelish.com/). A little humor never hurt anybody, right? 

Planet Relish is a free, speculative humor magazine. If you are looking for a chuckle or just looking for a good home for that funny story you have on your desk, this is the place to look.

You will find single banner advertisements at the top of each page, but these are not as intrusive as those you might find on, say, Yahoo.

Download time is quick and painless. The pale yellow background and fonts are the just the right size for easy reading. The artwork on this site is minimal. The organization is user friendly and at the time of review, all of the links are active - no dead-links to be found! 

Planet Relish no longer accepts reprints or poems about headless chickens, but they will accept a funny short story with a focus on speculative fiction. Submissions Guidelines (http://www.planetrelish.com/submission.html) are very clear about what is required and how to submit your work. Submissions can be made either electronically or by postal mail. Both addresses are clearly posted. All submissions must be science fiction, fantasy or horror. They accept simultaneous submissions but ask that you be honest with them about it from the start. The pay rate is a flat $10 for each piece of fiction. If you would rather accept credit for paid advertisement arrangements with the editor can be made once your story has been accepted.

Now, for the most important part. Planet Relish buys exclusive first web rights. After a period of 66 days all rights revert back to the author. This site does not have an archive. The title and your name will
continue to appear in the history after the 66 days but there is no live link to your work.

While all of this sounds good, the main problem I found with this site is that it hasn’t been updated since November 2001. The editor has also put out a call for help in updating the history page. I don’t have an estimate on response time but from what I have gathered by word of mouth, be prepared to wait.

I rate this site * * *