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  • Review of ‘Ornery Cuss’ by August Personage
    “Ornery cuss”: something irredeemably flawed yet undeniably endearing. K. Ratticus may consider herself an ornery cuss; or she could be referring to the dualistic quality of the world she inhabits in this zine of 11 heartworn and subtly intertwining vignettes – none short on menace – or pathos. We’re talking befuddled meetups and ambiguous tension between potential crushes; the complex matter of purchasing ganja from an underage pusher, pushing a baby stroller; hitting the breaking point after five years of marriage and telling a partner you want a divorce, only for the heated aftermath to be interrupted by a TV… Read more: Review of ‘Ornery Cuss’ by August Personage
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    Are you interested in Mary Shelley’s love life? Passionate about the history of Dune on film? Do you have strong opinions about John de Lancie as Q being a queer icon? Do you happen to consider yourself an expert on Call of Cthulhu RPG? Consider info dumping your heart’s delight into an essay or article for Cathode Ray Mission! Got an idea? Tell me about your special interest in science fiction or horror media! For general info and submission guidelines, please email me at: weirdodujour at gmail dot com
  • Cathode Ray Mission #1 & #2
    Cathode Ray Mission is the first fanzine I’ve ever written. Unable to decide between horror or science fiction, I ended up going with both genres. The title is a reference to David Cronenberg’s film Videodrome. Issues #1 and #2 were published in June 2023. Both are text heavy and quarter-sized with a combination of 28 essays about film, television, retro gaming, comics, ancient history, music, and revolutionary filmmakers of the horror and sci-fi genres. Both issues are now available for mail order for $2 each plus $1 for s&h. PayPal, Venmo, and Cashapp are accepted. To place an order, please email… Read more: Cathode Ray Mission #1 & #2
  • Original Artwork for Lucille Brawl
    I’d recently uncovered a time capsule in my storage unit. A dusty shoebox containing the master copies of Lucille Brawl #1, a cut & paste comic created in May/June of 2006. Not knowing what I was doing at the time, I just started drawing my little cartoons with grey watercolors and pen nibs. It was glue stick versus packing tape, and I fumbled over layouts, texts, and dialog bubbles drawn with a ballpoint pen. Then I made the mistake of printing copies at Staples. So many details of the water-colored art were lost in washed out in photocopy toner. What… Read more: Original Artwork for Lucille Brawl
  • Paper-free Orney Cuss
    Ornery Cuss is available for download for only a buck! Send $1 via Venmo to “@weirdodujour” with an email you’d like your download link sent to.

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  • Behind The Zines #16
  • ScaryStudies.com
  • Rabbiteen Zine #01
  • Haunted Emporium Magazine 2021
  • Wonderlust Literary Zine #4
  • Malevolent Magazine #10
  • Suspect Press Quarterly 2014
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