The more I think about it, the more I wish there was a Letters section in this. From the old Regency/Victorian magazines that I stole this format from, to the loose piles of old apazines that my mother collected in big cardboard boxes and were never put away after the final move to my childhood home, letters have been a fascinating gateway into the minds of not just the zine's staff or author, but the entire community surrounding it.
Issue 2, containing: A Useful Recipe, Historical Ephemera, A Clarification, Strange Gifts, Commonplaces, &c.
We have made it to issue 2! What further wonders are in store?
once in a golden hour
As I sometimes do, I'm doing another experiment in creating consistent content for patrons -- this time, I'm creating a brief weekly zine through Patreon called The Minor Hours and Small Thoughts Magazine, in the style of the strange and random early Regency and Victorian publications previously mentioned on the blog. Mine will be filled... Continue Reading →
Issue 1, containing: Local Wanderings, A Very Pleasant Horoscope, Historical Ephemera, Further Editorial Note, Commonplaces, &c.
A few weeks ago I spent longer than I should browsing through *The lady's magazine : or entertaining companion for the fair sex, appropriated solely to their use and amusement.* A publication that started in the late 1700s, it was an amalgam of -- or early precursor to -- society pages, literary magazines, joke books, local newspapers, educational supplements, and sewing pattern distributors.
Pantry cooking (for those who may be doing that suddenly these days): part 1/???
Here's a breakdown of how I think about food, and then how I use that thinking to cook around my pantry...
mirabilis in miniature
The first story my parents remember me writing (or starting, at any rate) was titled THE STORM. Its opening line? "It was a beautiful day at the beach." The first story I remember writing was in first or second grade, shortly after I'd had a teary tantrum over something, and I proceeded to write a... Continue Reading →
Writing without engagement (or: livejournal was really great, right?)
For the last several years, I've engaged in micro-blogging: Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr. All of these create an "active" online presence that doesn't have to actually create anything new (though many do) -- one can instead just like, or reblog, or provide a two-word comment, and be considered alive and well. The other day I went... Continue Reading →