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foofaraw
Kevin Humdrum
A zine of surreal storytelling and worldly observations published by humdrum industries.
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Read Never Quit Your Post now!Do you have any cats?Do I ever! I have four, three Maine Coons and one feral trash cat adoptee. It’s roughly eighty pounds of cat. Their names are Fergie, Fiona, Fidget, and Phoebe. I thought it would be...
I sit on my couch with the pistol hidden between the cushions. Rufus is at his usual spot, staring out the big window in the middle of the front door. He doesn’t move much. The occasional flick of an ear, that lickfacebrush thing cats do...
Three to be exact. They are following me now, taking great enjoyment from tripping me up, shoving me over the one who’s snuck behind, snickering on all fours as I topple backward.People think I’m clumsy or drunk. In the café, they swap...
The Foofs (2025) anthology is here! It features all of the award-winning stories published by other mags in 2025, plus many, many more! You can pre-order direct from us now to get 15%, otherwise it'll be available everywhere books are...
Award-winning short stories of all shapes and sizes from around the world published in various litmags during 2025 featuring Try Luigi's Pizza by Rachel Henderson, We Were Never Afraid of the Spider by Timothy Fox, An Infestation of...
An examination of the word “speculative”I’ve always disliked the term “speculative fiction.” I don’t mean I dislike actual works classified as speculative fiction, mind you, but the term itself. There have been arguments over the meaning...
Read Your Daily Tear Away Horoscope now!I’m a bit scared to ask… but gone through any rough breakups lately?No, (I’ve actually been happily married for about 5 years now), but if you read any of my stories, you’ll notice that I do have a...
FEB 1The new month dawns upon you. With Mercury and Venus by your side, forget the transgressions of the past and grow into the awakening of the new. Take chances, discover truths, and live without regrets.Mantra of the day: Forgetting...
—Rusty Epstein
I could have been born in Canada, but the family cleaved the space between wars. In the smelter’s shadow the grass bled arsenic the day great grandpa was born. The mines didn’t stop for VE day, but he did.He shot out of that shaft like...
Another week, another weekend. Our second annual prompted writing contest kicked off, but it's not too late to enter! If you're interested in trying your hand at writing a short story over the course of ten days, now's your chance! We...
You know what's hilarious? Scientology speedruns.If you, too, are late to the party, this is a shadowbanned TikTok trend from April of 2026. It takes effort to run down actual footage without feeding the attention economy lampreys, but...
Read Deer Xing now!Do you live near any deer?There are deer all over Long Island, but I’m in a residential neighborhood without any woods in the development—there is a sump across the street though. A couple years ago, a neighbor told...
“Hey, Alex, you seen the deer?” Web called. He was in his driveway, mostly tucked behind the old Ford F-150, a hand-me-down from his father, and leaning over to grab a cigarette from the little Nissan beater he used for his daily commute...
Zack Rhodes is a Northern CA based cartoonist enjoying the many jokes that life and fatherhood throw at him. Innovator of Free Art Friday in Sonoma County. Receiver of a Community Enrichment Merit award. Currently getting beat up by his...