Weekend edition vol.089
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Someone needs to remind me that releasing a new novelette, two magazines, two single-page zines, a newsletter, and a new story all on the same day is a terrible idea...
First up, our second novelette has officially been published, available in print and ebook everywhere books are sold online:
Faceless by Ellie Montemayor
a 44-page print novelette
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We had an absolutely wonderful story this week from Jeff Goldberg, who also joined to help keep this ship run smoothly as Foofaraw's first Editor-at-Ease:
๐ฉ Possible reasons Ted Braxhoven pushed an old woman out of the way to get the last free apple cider donut at Maeโs Apple Cider Donut Stand during the annual Zucchini Festival
as witnessed in the viral video โFat man pushes old woman for free donut,โ viewed over six million times on YouTube
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We talked to Jeff about donuts and lines:
๐๏ธ Jeff Goldberg
An interview with the author of The Last Apple Cider Donut
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And our magazine for February went out to paid subscribers with all the stories, columns, and new surprises that we will be publishing throughout the month, packaged nicely as a PDF and EPUB:
๐ฎ February zines
Periodic Aggregation: Routed Carefully & Electronically Logged
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Elsewhere
Over at Quotidian Bagatelle, we launched our first drabble writing contest with our friend Emma Burnett:
Crumbs Vol.001
a drabble writing contest
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Published the February issue of Quotidian Bagatelle:
Issue #002 โ Feb 2026
This month... Contributions from... E. Florian Gludovacz, Grigory Lukin, Steve Calvert, Mar Ovsheid, James Perkin, John Grey, Rikki Santer, DS Maolalai, Ian Stewart, Anthea Jones, Betty Stanton, Mario Senzale, E.J. LeRoy, Erin Jamieson, Ken Kakareka, Catie Jo Chappell, Lenny Morgan , Terri Rose, Mike Murphy, Christy Hartman, Nicholas De Marino,
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And lastly, our sister site, The Independent Variable, published it's February edition of Little Letter of Nonsense:
February 2026
Here is the Little Letter of Nonsense for February! Available to paid subscribers as a PDF and/or in print, delivered straight to your mailbox.
The Independent VariableKevin Kortum
And to keep the same energy as last week, we are still offering free subscriptions and books to anyone who donates to causes in Minneapolis. So far, weโve seen receipts for about $500 and would love to see more!
If you are looking for a way to help people in Minnesota, I've included a number of links below with places to donate and ways to help. If you donate $25 or more to anyone doing good in Minnesota to help feed folks or protect people's rights, I'll send you a free copy of both of our novelletes in print and/or digital, and a free year of Foofaraw[+].
Just email the receipt/confirmation of your donation along with your physical address (if you'd like the books in print) to hello [at] foofaraw [dot] press. I will ship internationally, no matter the cost, as long as there is money going to people in the ground in MN.
Just email the receipt/confirmation of your donation along with your physical address (if you'd like the books in print) to hello [at] foofaraw [dot] press. I will ship internationally, no matter the cost, as long as there is money going to people in the ground in MN.
@mplsmutualaid | Linktree
Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors
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Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota
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