foofaraw
foofaraw
Kevin Humdrum
A zine of surreal storytelling and worldly observations published by humdrum industries.
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āTheron says we should paint the ghost train.āThe words spin out of Gabeās crowded lungs like smoky spider-silkāfaint, 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 thatās true of Chelsea Suttonās ā(Skin),ā published in Diabolical Plots in October 2025. In ā(Skin),ā...
Read Morris' story, Escape Algorithm, now!The first thing people tend to think of these days when they see the word āalgorithmā is typically tech relatedāthatās 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 wasnāt the first time.As a matter of recordāand 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.Whatās your experience/opinion of EDM?If...
Catch up!Matthew BurbridgeThe story so far:Last issueStart from the beginning
āOi, Paul. You coming to the demo?āI press the phone against my face. Itās Sabeena. My best friend a.k.a. boundary pusher. I slink over to my bedroom window and hush my voice. āWhat demo,ā I whisper. āIāve got college all day...
Read Rachel's story, My Personal Thief, on Foofaraw now!Have you ever been robbed?Yes, I have. This story was actually based on last summer when my phone was stolen from me, my glasses broke, my laptop was spilled on (and broke) and then...
Waste neither Time nor Money, but make the best Use of both.ā āthat guy on the bills you roll up for coke, you know, Jack Black from the OG Drunk History videos on Funny or DieIām in. Yes, seriously! Youāve been banging on about the One...
It wasnāt long before I realized I had my own personal thief. Heād come in every night around three and Iād pretend to be asleep. I didnāt dare move a muscle. Not out of fear, but because I pitied him. He was terribly obvious; he left...
Read H.'s story, Basement Girls and Attic Gods, on Foofaraw now!Thereās a wonderful contrast between beautiful prose and a quite dark and ugly situationā¦ was that deliberate or just natural from your writing style and interests?I find...
Val eased her banged-up, sputtering Hyundai Accent through the wrought iron gates of Lionās Head Estate and up the winding hill. She could already feel the velvety, perfumed whisper of borrowed luxury on her skin. The thought made her...
āEllie Black
Morning loosens from the treeline paleā¦ and tremblingā¦ threadlikeā¦ thin. I step forward where it wanders; something stirs and draws me in.By the roots a shape is waiting, still as frost on shadowed stone. Not a whisper marks its...
Read Ashleeās story, Moon Drama, on Foofaraw now!Do you ābring your whole self to workā? Should people?Well, now that Iām writing full-time, definitely yesāI think writing is easiest when youāve got some real-life experience to base it...