Once upon a time a zine went walking into the woods. The wind was gusting and leaves streamed from the trees like light falling through clouds. They glowed. Reds and scarlets, yellows and oranges, turning and spinning. Then: into the shadows, the colors flat. The world shivered as it turned, the cool of evening dropping. The zine would reach a shelf, a table, but for now the mailbox would be shelter. It would be there soon. Not long now.

Masthead & colophon

Made by Gavin J. Grant & Kelly Link.

Text (print edition): New Caledonia LT Std. Titles: Imprint MT Shadow. Every second story printed in white ink.

Any day at all can be the new July fourth or the fifth of November.

LCRW is (usually) published in June & November by Small Beer Press, 150 Pleasant St., #306, Easthampton, MA 01027 | info@smallbeerpress.com | smallbeerpress.com/lcrw.

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First issue made with the new version of Affinity?at last I dropped InDesign. I never quite got the hang of the previous iteration of Affinity but my learning curve on the new one has been ok.

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