The Somnambulist is directed by its statement of principles

• To be helpful in the editing process.
• To be non-judgmental, non-hateful, and non-aggressive.
• To allow the mis-represented, the mis-heard, and the under-spoken the chance to provide their opinions.
• To acknowledge that everyone has their own opinions and that we cannot communicate without expressing them. 
• To respond to an increasingly specialized and technical world through education, dialogue, and increased understanding. To expand horizons and mediate opinions.
• To foster a global community. 
• To respond to a shifting world.

The idea is simple: there are no hateful comments, because we manually go through all submissions. There’s no spam, because we manually go through all the submissions. There are no advertisements daunting you, because we want to do away with corporate sponsorship. Submit anything you want and know that we will treat it with respect. 

All those that submit their work should know that the Somnambulist is a strictly copy-left publication; even though we realize that in this smash-n-grab world, there are many individuals that may take advantage of this fact. We trust that our intelligent readers will recognize these people accordingly, and therefore will not be drawn to their scheming ways.