foofaraw
foofaraw
Kevin Humdrum
A zine of surreal storytelling and worldly observations published by humdrum industries.
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Harriet entered the building through the main lobby doors and checked her watch. Satisfied, she bypassed the elevators, and walked purposefully to the stairwell. The stairs would take longer, but she savored the anticipation. She...
Read Michael's story, Of Iron & Oatmeal, now!Do you view this story as a critique of military (and/or corporate) “brainwashing?”There are certain themes I come back to again and again in my writing, and one of those is the abuse of...
Catch up!Matthew BurbridgeThe story so far:Last issueStart from the beginning
I’m not very happy about it, but I ate the oatmeal.I got the job through my father, who was a high-falutin’ military muckity-muck with too much pull, brass balls to match his medals, and far too much confidence in a son who would rather...
It’s been a busy month so we are going to pretend like nothing has been missed over these last couple weeks because we’ve published some amazing stories for our special month of March. Here’s everything from March so far and we’ve still...
Read Isis Aquino and Monica Louzon's story, The abyss in the depths of her eyes, now!Monica LouzonWhat was it about this story that made you want to translate it?There are several different kinds of poignant loneliness in this story that...
Lenny opened the window to let in a little fresh air before bed. For weeks, the summer heat had seemed to stick to the walls, but that night, it relented. The moonlight reflected off the stream below, and in the clear sky above, an...
—Zack Rhodes
Read Tyler's story, How to Paint a Prairie Ghost Train, now!Given it’s a ghost train, I’m dying to know if the paint will still be there when the train returns the next week…That’s a great question! I hope so, but even as the writer of...
“Theron says we should paint the ghost train.”The words spin out of Gabe’s crowded lungs like smoky spider-silk—faint, impossible threads hanging in the air. All but imperceptible until you walk into them. I mash the pause button on my...
Read the storyThere are plenty of short stories that center on miracles, but few stories feel like actual miracles themselves. And that’s true of Chelsea Sutton’s “(Skin),” published in Diabolical Plots in October 2025. In “(Skin),”...
Read Morris' story, Escape Algorithm, now!The first thing people tend to think of these days when they see the word “algorithm” is typically tech related—that’s not the case with this story. Was that dissonance intentional?I recognized...
Once upon a time, in a cold dark cottage, in a cold dark glade, in a cold dark forest, a sage sat by a cold dark hearth, planning her escape. It wasn’t the first time.As a matter of record—and she meticulously recorded all such...
Read AJ's story, Silent Disco, now!Are you a pub or a club kind of person?100% club! Or a small live punk concert. The older I am, the more I get the appeal of a pub with a cozy fireplace, though.What’s your experience/opinion of EDM?If...
Catch up!Matthew BurbridgeThe story so far:Last issueStart from the beginning