Hope

22 Feb

I’m really impressed with the way the community has come out in such proactive support of the relief efforts for the brushfires in Victoria, Australia. There’s no bright side to something so devastating, not by a long shot, but it’s nice to be reminded that creativity bent on doing Good Stuff is nigh unstoppable.

If you’re looking for a little something to do, take a second to check out Hope #1 over in the editor Grant Watson’s blog. For a donation you can get a fabulous pdf zine full of art, poetry, short fiction, and even a sneak peek of comic book script. Really good stuff, too– I’m in the middle of reading it now and can’t stop.

Word is there will be 4 more to come, and this one has work by Mo Ali, Sophie Ambrose, R.J. Astruc, Lyn Battersby, K.K. Bishop, Matthew Chrulew, Stephen Dedman, Mark S. Deniz, d.n.l, Paul Haines, Rebecca Handcock, Simon Haynes, Kathleen Jennings, Ju Landeesse, Damian Magee, David A. McIntee, Simon Petrie, Andrew Phillips, Gillian Polack, Robert Shearman, and Daniel Smith.

Thanks to Mark Deniz for the link!

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3 Responses to “Hope”

  1. Mark Deniz February 22, 2009 at 2:52 pm #

    Thanks for posting this (and of course grabbing a copy) much appreciated!

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  2. Amanda Pillar February 23, 2009 at 5:47 am #

    It’s a great idea!

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  3. KVTaylor February 23, 2009 at 2:16 pm #

    Agreed, it is a great idea, and it shows. Here’s to a brilliant and successful run for an excellent publication.

    Reply

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