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A one-shot fanzine published by Jean Young and Larry Stark in October, 1958.

The fanzine itself is undated, but the final item in the zine, a short story by Jean Young, is dated Oct. 1958. 10 pages. Cover art by Bill Sarill; back cover art by Jean Young, The contents are:‎

p. 1: An introduction, by Jean, as to how the editors decided to create a one-shot.‎
p. 2: "Haiku to you too": A description, by Larry, of two "Bastard-Haiku writing" sessions, followed by 4 pages of haiku, or at least very short poems, by the editors along with Sandra J. English, Elaine Stienon, and Frank Stienon.‎
p. 7: "No Comfort", a short story by Lee Hoffman about a man whose days are numbered and, because he is an atheist, he gets no comfort in thinking of what will come after that.‎
p. 9: "Dai of Dim Corners", a short story by Jean Young about a farmer walking home at night to his poor, ugly, little town, and day-dreaming about being a hero.‎

Publication 1958
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