The overall goal for the publication, as stated by editor and co-founder, Sy Safransky, is to create a feeling of connection between contributors and readers.

[1] In 1974, Sy Safransky started the magazine with co-founder, Mike Mathers, who left after 18 months.

Safransky typed up the material, Mathers drew illustrations, and it was printed on a copy machine.

"[2] In 1990,[4] when readership reached roughly 10,000, Safransky dropped ads from the magazine and transformed it into a reader-supported publication.

"[5] The Sun's format features a lengthy interview with a “deep thinker” at the front of each issue, followed by fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and photography.