Weekend Edition Vol.091

Lots of exciting things are happening in the background here, hence the lack of (and tardiness of) rounds-ups—so we are going straight into the goodness.

The first thing I wanted to call out is two new features on Foofaraw...

First, we started publishing New Yorker-style cartoons, kicking things off with this one from Ellie Black:

Orion’s comment section

by Ellie Black

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And we officially started publishing more McSweeney’s/Onion-esque satire pieces, starting with this wonderful story about the future of weapons.

The Weapons of World War IV

by Grigory Lukin

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Last week’s story is a lot more timely than I expected when I first read it as a submission last year. It is supposed to be a silly, “over-the-top” satirical piece about bad cops, which, don’t get me wrong, has been a problem for the entirety of policing. But given the state of federal policing here in the US this year in strikes a particular cord:

⛳ Par for the course

by David Roe

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We talked to David about rotten apples and the depressing state of the world:

🎙️ David Roe

An interview with the author of Par for the course

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This week's story is a quick flash piece about monsters, curses, and love:

🪱 On the way to forever

by Ramona Gore

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And Ramona sat down to talk about centipedes and love with us:

🎙️ Ramona Gore

An interview with the author of On the way to forever

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And Nick returned with another banger:

🔭 The Record Essay

by Nicholas De Marino

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And of course, you can always go book up a book or two...

Foofaraw Press on Metalabel

Printed books and zines from the foofaraw digital zine