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Kevin Humdrum
A zine of surreal storytelling and worldly observations published by humdrum industries.
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Big changes once again to The Media Guide this week. We've been working on a lot of website improvements to make things a bit more fun and stylish—and a lot more are on the way. If you're reading this via email, you won't really notice a...
“Shame on you!” Those are the last words my father said to me. Shouted across 3,600 miles, as the crow flees, a few months before Barbenheimer.He's not dead, mind you, though he may be by the time you read this. Take that,...
Read H.C.'s story, NO SOLICITORS, now!Do you have any desire to live out in the middle of nowhere?I think it’s no secret that the idea of solitude in nature possesses a strong romantic appeal. There’s a reason that the Wanderer above the...
Chazz Martin was a former New York City ad man, twice divorced, who’d spent his entire adult life living in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. To those who knew him, he was the epitome of a New York socialite—erudite, debonair, and ruthlessly...
Catch up!Matthew BurbridgeThe story so far:Last issueStart from the beginning
🆕 On the Shelves🤖👧 PragmataDeveloper: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.Publisher: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.Pragmata is a unique, sci-fi action-adventure game from Capcom. Follow Hugh, a member of an ill-fated investigation team, and Diana, a young android, as...
What was that? Up there, before you scrolled down. Did that say there's a monster at the end of this essay??? Shit no! My pockets and Pokédex are at capacity!!!We need a hero (key of A minor), cuz heroes decapitate monsters, and a...
Read Maureen's story, Jigsaw, now!Are you a big fan of jigsaw puzzles? I don’t have enough time in the day to do them now but I used to enjoy them very much. I found them a relaxing escape from the stress and anxieties of today’s...
Mandy hated New Year. It left her feeling desolate, in spite of the whisky and sleeping pills that helped her to function on less harrowing days. It was two years ago, on New Year’s Eve, since her fifteen-year-old son, Charlie, ran away....
It's a bit of a rough week in new stuff with the lone exception being the exceptional Friday of new music we had. There are too many albums to even talk about and even more I want to listen to again.But I did my best to get through a few...
Whatever he negs you on,Go back, and make it worse.William Shaw is a writer from Sheffield, currently living in the USA. His writing has appeared in Strange Horizons, Daily Science Fiction, and The Georgia Review. You can find his...
Good evening, worms and germs! Please hold your applause until the end. We have 8 wonderful categories to run through, covering 40 different finalists recognizing some of the best short fiction that was published in the year 2025.Our aim...
The May issue of Foofaraw Zine is here! Of course, all stories will be published for free on the web throughout the month, but paid supporters receive a PDF/EPUB with all of the month's stories at the beginning of the month, along with a...
“Jettison Tattoo Removal, Negotiable Fee.”The sign, old-fashioned gold script on a dark wooden plaque, hung in a window between a Black barber shop and a corner store advertising money transfers. A smaller wooden “Open” sign hung from...
Quick one this week as we've released a bunch of stuff and I'm a little under the weather.First, our first anthology of 30 original stories is out now and available everywhere books are sold online on May 1st.A Great Big Fuss (2025)a...