foofaraw

foofaraw

Kevin Humdrum

A zine of surreal storytelling and worldly observations published by humdrum industries.

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Catch up!Matthew BurbridgeThe story so far:Issue #1Issue #2Issue #3Issue #4Issue #5Issue #6Issue #7Issue #8Issue #9Issue #10Issue #11Issue #12
[GM’s note: No prices are fixed right now. Eggs are still changing hour to hour. Do not call attention to this. ā€œWinter 2025 Gustationā€ maybe?]Appetizernettle orechiette, date, goat cheese, sabacarmelized beets, whipped ricotta, coffee...
Welcome back! There was no Weekend Edition because my little pup ate a sewing needle, which left me in a state of nervous panic for about 48 hours... This also meant I had to speed-run to listen to some new music to get this together......
The March issues of Foofaraw Zine and Four-headed Foofaraw are here!This is an extra-special month for us, with it being the inaugural edition of Mindlessly Massive March: double the stories; triple the word count; 150 pages of goodness!...
Here we are on Starship Earth, ready-set-going lap number four-point-five billion and fifty-two around the Great Yellow Dwarf, poised to mow down each and every hurdle, even though it’d be easier to jump, duck, or run around the damned...
Read Sergii’s story, Tokyo, NY, on Foofaraw now!How much international travel have you done and what was the best experience you’ve had flying?Given a professional background in PR and living in both Europe and the United States, I’ve...
I never sleep well the night before a trip. Ever since I was a child, the nights before family vacations were always sleepless. I didn’t even have to plan anything back then!Now I do, now I need to plan everything. Naturally, I thought...
Welcome to a special edition of Review of Links, as we run through the Best of 2025—better late then never, as they say...A boring list of our straight top ten is freely available for all, but if you want commentary, honorable mentions,...
I’ve been planning to bring The Media Guide back since February began, but I wanted the first one back to be special and recap the best of the year so far. It’s safe to say that’s not happening today; maybe one day. For now, we’ve got...
Read the storyThe best microfiction walks a precarious tightrope between prose poetry and storytelling. Teeter too far to one side and you end up with flights of pure language and metaphor, possibly beautiful, but a better fit for a...
Lots of exciting things are happening in the background here, hence the lack of (and tardiness of) rounds-ups—so we are going straight into the goodness.The first thing I wanted to call out is two new features on Foofaraw...First, we...
Read Ramona’s story, On the way to forever, on Foofaraw now!Why a centipede?I had considered other animals for Annika to turn into, like a bear or a wolf. Something more in line with a typical fairy tale story. But I thought the visual...
They kiss, and for the first time in forever, Annika allows herself to hope. The prince has slain the witch responsible for her misery, saving her from a cruel fate. All that remains is to break the curse with true love’s kiss. But when...
—Ellie Black
Back when I had a record player. HSS-CRCK-POP!ā€œNo!ā€ my little sister shouts. It's her room and she's scared. ā€œLast one,ā€ I lie, cross-legged on a Garfield-colored rag rug. I can't listen alone. Because of the nightmares.The yellow-orange...
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