💡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 never meant having to fix it or get an oil change ever again?It is tempting.When’s...

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 you mean that?” the stranger asked in a voice as silky as soymilk in a vegan latte...

—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 for feedback, though, please note, this is not a substitute for actual medical...

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 building both in the background and on the site (if you've been paying attention)...

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 stories Winners published at foofaraw.press Buy your entry → One entry and one story...

💡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 them at the zoo or on the news.So is the bear not real? Is there some kind of...

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 into the bar, a bear is making its way through the garnishes, one jar at a...

—Jonathan Borthwick

Better late than never, but it's been a busy, busy beginning of the week and month. June issues for Foofaraw and QB went out, QB announced April CRUMBS winners and our June theme (open for submissions), still diving through new submissions, editing stories, building out the site, bringing on more cartoonists,...

Christian dog-owners! You know it’s the end times because you can read the signsso clearly laid out in Revelations. Until the Rapture your loving and loyal petwill surely bring you earthly comfort. But who will tend their soulless souls once Left Behind?You can’t take man’s best friend through those pearly gates,...

The June issue of Foofaraw Zine is here! Download below or read in our purpose built ebook reader. Of course, all stories will be published for free on the web throughout the month, but paid supporters receive a PDF/EPUB with all of the month's stories at the beginning of the month, along with a few other goodies,...