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Kevin Humdrum
A zine of surreal storytelling and worldly observations published by humdrum industries.
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Dept: Office of Plausible DeniabilityTruthiness: 746%Title: Roving Space CorrespondentFineprint: For entertainment purposes only; void where prohibited (we don't want to go to jail).||Wipe them out.|| All of them. Oh... Uhhh, wrong...
💡Read The Nonsense Machine now!Have you spent any time in a small business or tech repair shop like Benny’s?I remember going to them as a kid with my parents, and each one was chaotically stuffed like a moving van, or closet when a new...
Even the dullest of people—like myself—are bound to learn a thing or two if they spend the whole summer working for Albert in the backroom of Benny’s Vacuum and Fax Machine Repairs, which is a small and typically empty business, smack in...
—Jonathan Borthwick
Some days, cracks in the earth become faults,your fault or mine, and you don’t knowwhether to expect earthquakes or lava,but it’s both, rumbling and hissing inside you.Some days, space twists and warps and notin the way you had hoped...
It's already Sunday so let's get right into it!The Week That Was🚘 The Devil Went Down to Georgia Auto MechanicsSarina DoriefoofarawfoofarawAnother new entry into Sarina Dorie's Devil's Delight series, with more on the way later this...
💡Read The Devil Went Down to Georgia Auto Mechanics now!If you were to sell your soul for a car, what kind would it be?I am probably superstitious, because I will not say the words, “I would sell my soul for…”And would you do it if it...
Joyce Ferguson considered it a coincidence that a man in a baby-blue suit happened to walk up to her stalled Toyota Camry seconds after she muttered the words, “I would sell my soul to the devil if this car never broke down again.”“Do...
—Rusty Epstein
Hello and welcome to the Human Competency Assessment. Today we'll be using your desperation as free labor to train our A.I. agent for a temporary role which might not actually exist. If you avoid the kaizo blocks—don't hold your breath...
Hello hello hello! We missed last weekend due to it also being the beginning of the month and putting out a polished zine (here and QB), plus the Media Guide on Monday was more than enough for one weekend... A lot of fun stuff has been...
Entry fee $10 $25 after July 30th Writing period Aug 7 – Aug 16, 2026 Word limit 1,500 – 3,000 words Prompts 3 provided · 2 required Sent by email to participants only Prize pool $225+ minimum 60% of all entry fees Publication Three...
💡Read A Bear Walks into a Bar now!Have you ever encountered a bear in real life?I’m in NorCal, and while bears sometimes wander down from the hills to poke around neighborhoods (and snack on the occasional backyard pet), I’ve only seen...
Being chronically understaffed is a nightmare I can't seem to wake from. Not only did I have to close last night, but here I am, back before dawn, opening. I must have forgotten to lock the back door after closing, because when I walk...
—Jonathan Borthwick