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Get back to work, T-Rex
Today just before lunch I found a gathering of white hairs just above my left temple. Six, perhaps seven of them, all having a little party by themselves in the dark, wearing wee white dresses. Then I proceeded to freak out and wave my arms about like a clumsy tyrannosaurs. (I am writing this on ...
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Ribbon Scarf / Much Ado / Morse Code
For future reference, this is the post I’m going to point to should I ever have to provide an example of possible permutations of my personal geekery. One of the things about being a crafter is that I tend to generate stuff. Scarves and jewelry and clothing and drawings pop up in my wake like ...
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What makes a thing fantastic?
I turned 29 last month, which I failed to write about or reflect upon because my birthday fell smack-dab in between my grandmother’s death and the production of twenty-four magazine. I did have a party, for which I was not very aware, but I heard later that a good time was had, and that made ...
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The Hard Part
Note: I published this privately last week. The words have had time to sit and I’ve had time to step away and breathe. It’s no longer as critically relevant, though it is certainly still present in a lingering, thoughtful and occasionally mournful way. I decided to publish it here so that (among other reasons) my family could ...
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Not so secret heroes
Last Thursday morning I sat in a circle with ten of the most brilliant people I know, and I asked them to make a magazine with me. And then, a day later, we published a magazine. I am still reeling from this. I may write a very long post at some point about the physical, ...
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People! Rich!
We made our Kickstarter goal this morning!!! Yea, three exclamation points. I went there. AND twenty-four was given a really great write-up in the Publishers Weekly news blog! Wow! Thank you! Contributors to issue one of twenty-four magazine presented in no particular order almost last and possibly best with Rich Watts Rich’s “official” bio: Rich ...
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People! Kevin!
Today was an AMAZING day on Kickstarter! Eighteen new backers in a single day! I am not sure I can really articulate how happy this makes me without resorting to a really intense overuse of the exclamation point. So instead, here are some things about people. Contributors to issue one of twenty-four magazine presented in no ...
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People! Garnet!
This afternoon Rich and I shuffled and cleaned and moved furniture and made a big, wide-open space for everyone to work in come Thursday. I confirmed our printer’s contract and made plans for our launch party and tried not to compare the length of my to do list with the number of days in my countdown box. ...
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People! Jack!
It’s Sunday! Tomorrow I go to the studio to get the space ready! This morning we broke $3,000 on Kickstarter! So many people will get magazines! Contributors to issue one of twenty-four magazine presented in no particular order putting it on with Jack Stratton Jack’s official bio: Jack Stratton Art Director writingdirty.com @writingdirty Jack Stratton ...