foofaraw press
@foofarawpress
a zine of surreal storytelling and worldly observations
If your favorite magazine doesn't have their own foofasign system for agreement signing, are they really your favorite?
You no longer need to give me money to get EPUBs and PDFs of Foofaraw and QB every month! Go give your money to @radonjournal.bsky.social instead to get wonderful goodness from both of us and support the coolest mag on the interwebs! www.patreon.com/c/radonjourn...
Any train. It's going to be "The Locomotive: the official magazine of the Royal Society of Steam and Sorrow." My other two ideas are "International Crustacean" or "The Official Guidebook to the Chicago Dog" (Trains, crabs, or hot dogs!)
A few people have asked for alternative ways to receive payment (or waive payment altogether), and now you have those options in our portal! PayPal, Wise, or waive and donate it back to the mag!
I hate Word and Google Docs, but given what we do here, it's basically required. For the last few months I've been working on a way to edit stories with writers without them having to sign-up for anything, but still be able to review, comment, accept/reject edits. I'm so close to the finish line.
Pretty great mail day featuring @joelgloverauthor.bsky.social, @mixedmetaphors.bsky.social, and @slashnburnett.bsky.social. Pick up a copy for yourself (while also supporting us from via Bookshop affiliate link) bookshop.org/shop/foofaraw
After a season off, Foofaraw Frequencies returns tomorrow! New narrator, new stories, same wonderfulnesses.
Here's a little sneak peak at our third novelette and fifth book in print! Was supposed to be published on June 1... 🤦♂️
Big changes include the zine covers, which fan out and will take you to that months zine (plus the latest book pop-out). The big splash cards for our most recent stories. And our wall of text to link to older stuff.
The limited edition hardcover of A Great Big Fuss in all its glory. Still a few available online, shipping all over the world. https://foofaraw.metalabel.com/big-fuss-2025?variantId=1
In honor of our Dino issue (open for submissions now!), we decided to bring a Pterosaur back to life for ya’ll. You’re welcome! https://foofaraw.submittable.com/submit/345863/someone-elses-september
Rebuilding my website for my day job as a freelance consultant. Coming along pretty nicely!
Looking for a nice, quick read? Might I recommend one of our novelettes with stunning artwork in paperback or limited edition hardcover??? https://foofaraw.metalabel.com/
It's never right to discriminate... unless it's against individuals who discriminate against groups of people. litmagnews.substack.com/p/i-can-buy-...
This week's Media Guide dropped and here's your TV schedule for the week—paid subscribers get this updated weekly with new shows.
They need a lot of work, so I might have an actual designer make something... but would people/pubs actually want something like this that they could put on their website as a little award badge…?
That's a wrap! Here are your 2025 winners of The Foofs! These wonderful stories and more will be collected in a print anthology with some absolutely beautiful cover art I can't wait to show off. Until next time... Stay foofy! https://foofaraw.press/presenting-the-foofs-2025/
Started this thing with a pseudonym, and now not only is my name out there, my picture is too... 🫣 I try to keep myself out of it, but this seemed like too good of an opportunity to pass up to maybe get some eyeballs on all of the wonderful stories we publish.
Our May issues and anthology are all up on our favorite digital store! Get ‘em while they're hot! And if you aren't interested in our stuff, they've got plenty of other goodness from both big and small publishers. https://weightlessbooks.com
More details to follow shortly, but just like last year I will have a spreadsheet detailing where every single penny will go and we aim to hit every single transparency checkbox in @chillsubs.bsky.social contest calculator and at least two of the bonuses.
And the moment you’ve all been waiting for… your nominees for best litmag of 2025!!! #litmag
Last day of our final nominees for the inaugural edition of The Foofs! Here are your nominees for Best Editor!