It’s been 3 years since we stopped publication of the Home Companion magazine and not a day goes by– LITERALLY NOT A DAY GOES BY– that we don’t get 6, 7 or sometimes even 20 letters and emails asking that we publish it again. So we’re going to give it another shot, but we need your help. It’s still a very risky business to put a magazine out in these tough economic times, so to convince a publisher and advertisers that this would indeed be a worthy endeavor, we need you to write in and tell us why you’d like to subscribe to the magazine again. A petition, if you will. Because if we can show that a gajillion people want the Home Companion, need the Home Companion, will BUY the Home Companion– we will have a better chance of success.
So tell us what the magazine meant to you, or if you’re short on time, just write in and say “Count me in!” The more names, the merrier! Barbara , Kathy, and I are all ready to dive back in if you are.
~Mary
Dear Mary,
I do wish you would publish your awesome magazine again. I have many past copies and I would just love to add on new publications. I just love and miss it.
Count me in!
I still have all my back issues. Every so often (usually on a rainy day or when I just need a lift)I sit down and thumb through them. They never fail to uplift, inspire and cheer. I’ve subscribed to a lot of magazines over the years but this is the one I’ve missed the most.
I miss miss miss the magazine! I have everyone of them that was published. I still read them when I get a chance..Oh please please bring it back! XO
Please, please bring back the magazine! I never threw away a single issue. I reread them. My favorite magazine of all time!
YES YES YES YES!!! Was always the best day of mail when the magazine arrived….!!!! yes!
i’ve missed this magazine sooooooo much. i was so very dissapointed when it went out of print. i still have my old copies Home companion and look at that them weekly.The only mag worth buying and keeping. Please, please bring it back.
Please keep Mary Englebreit around forever with whatever and everything!!
This is my favorite magazine. I have a large tin full of the paper dolls that I’ve enjoyed with my Granddaughter, and currently there is a stack of old Home Companion magazines under my sofa(We moved and I’m looking for inspiration!) Please please bring this back. I miss everything about it! I always subscribed and bought it for my sister too! (Mostly so she wouldn’t take mine)Nothing compares to this,young and old in my family love it. I have all the old issues but would LOVE new!!!!
I still cherish my back issues and would subscribe in a heartbeat! Mary is a hero to me!
Your magazine is my favorite, favorite. I have also saved them to reread at different times. I loved the articles about different artists, would like to see more on folk artists. Hoping their can be comeback.
My husband knew I would only be thinking of one thing on the evening the magazine arrived. He could talk but I would not be focusing on anything but reading every page one at a time…trying to make the suspense last as long as possible. I would read it over and over until the next issue arrived. Please send more!
I had just finished reading one of my old copies of Home Companion, and wondered if there was any talk of bringing it back!!!!! Count Me In…Oh how I miss being introduced to the different talented artists through the magazine!!!!!! I reread mine all the time. I will purchase many gift subscriptions, there is nothing like it! Can’t wait! Count down…How many days do we have to wait????????
I loved it!
Please Please, bring the Home Companion Magazine back. It was my all-time favorite magazine. I was dumbfounded when I went to the book store to buy my monthly copy and found out that that there was none. I still have all of my old copies and STILL read them every once in awhile. If you publish again, please include the cool paperdolls. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for the revival of a great magazine!!! Good Luck!!!!
Lots of magazines look the same on the newsstand. But when you had you artwork on the covers it was so eye catching and would draw you in to look at them. I have all but the first two issues in my Mary Engelbreit room. A room I dedicated to your art and style when one of our sons moved out. Loved your magazine features on artists and decorating in your cheerful style with simple, meaningful treasures. Bring it back, please.
I ADORED that magazine AND it was the best publication on the planet! No joke….I’ve NEVER loved a magazine more! It had EVERYTHING and I almost died when they ceased publication! Actually I did die a little inside that day….(0;
Please bring it back………..PUUUULLLLEEEESSSEEEEE!!
Violette Noble
INSPIRATION SAYS IT ALL! NO OTHER MAGAZINE I KNOW OF DEVOUTS ITSELF TO THE CREATIVITY AND ABILITY OF THE ARTIST WITHIN.
PLEASE PUBLISH AGAIN!
I would love to see the ME magazine published again. Just a few days ago I was cleaning out my craft room and I found a box with about 20 old ME magazines. I subscribed from Day 1 – and would definitely do so again!
…….IT WAS THE ONLY MAGAZINE THAT WAS WORTH BUYING…..I WOULD SIT DOWN AND READ IT FROM THE FIRST PAGE TO THE LAST……ALL GOLD!!!….PLEASSSSEEEEE BRING IT BACK TO US….GLORIA
Miss it so! Still read my collection of old issues when I need a creative spark (and that is quite a lot!)!
I really miss my “ME MAG”! Ending it’s publication was quite a heartbreaking moment in my life and it rendered me with one less very nice, wholesome resource to create lovely warm memories with my daughters in this “fast-paced-get-it-now-already-put-together-read-it-on-your own-driven” cold world in which we live.
It’s time has come to be beautifully resurrected in order to bring back simple,sassy,inspirational and delightful sweetness to aching families everywhere.
The sooner the better.(Without an overly abundant plethora of advertisements,Please.) And…don’t forget to include the Paper Dolls-they are crucially important too!
Many of us are looking forward to this Home Companion Magazine’s imminent release date with great enthusiasm, pens, and subscription checks ready. We place our trust in your determination and committment to not disappoint such a large group of women.
Thank You for your haste in getting this publication published and marketed as soon as humanly possible!
Are you serious? It was one of the most inspirational magazines out there–please bring it back!!
loved it miss it
I am THRILLED to hear the news. All my old Home Companions were just moved, again! Oh my aching back but where I go they go! Home Companion is dessert for my imagination….LOVE IT…so bring it on and count me in please!
I went online to try and buy back issues, and found this site. I was a subscriber, and was heartbroken when the magazine ceased publication. Please, please, please come back.