[zines] THE CARBON BASED MISTAKE
NEEDS YOUR HELP
From Marc Calvary:
Dear friends of
the carbon based mistake and
cherrypepper,
On August 29th my fiancée was in a car accident. (I am sorry if you are a friend of mine and this is the first you have heard of the accident, life has been very chaotic since then...) She has been out of work since and will be out of work for a long while more. My paycheck is barely making half of our monthly expenses so it looks like we face a very hard year.
So, after much indecision I have decided to ask people to buy my books, zines, etc. to help us to stay afloat until a settlement comes through. (Issue 10 of
the carbon based mistake is finished, details below)
I was worried people might perceive this as opportunistic, so I didn't do it sooner. But after going through my budget and seeing all these zines just sitting here, and then looking over at the pile of unpaid bills... I saw I really didn't have a choice. I hope everyone understands my reasoning.
Donations are NOT ACCEPTED but you can buy zines to complete your personal
carbon based mistake/
cherrypepper collections, or you can give them away as gifts for people you like (or dislike...)
If you are the type of person who refuses to help others, then think of this as simply wanting more stuff for your selfish self and ignore the fact that it will be helping us.
You can also help by forwarding this email to anyone you might think would be interested in what
the carbon based mistake has to offer.
Please do not make a purchase based on guilt; times are tough for everyone, and I will understand if right now it is impossible to purchase anything.
thank you,
marc calvary
http://www.thecarbonbasedmistake.com
http://www.cherrypepper.com
the carbon based mistake issue 10: the noise between stations.
After 8 months of preparation, countless drafts, one size change, and 3 cover designs it's done. Within issue 10's puke green cover contains over 100 pages of brand new material. It's disguised as a library book and sells for 10 dollars.
Contents include, but are not limited to:
• 19 short stories previously rejected by
McSweeney's.
• a photo essay about eyes that tends to creep out a lot of people.
• a trail of receipts that tell the story of a life regretted.
• free-verse poetry hidden in the works of famous novelists without them even knowing it was there.
• a reoccurring dream that became an investigation.
Issue 10 also includes our first foray into the digital world with a mini-cd-rom that contains:
• a digital book alternate version of issue 10 for your PDA or desktop/laptop.
• a 140 page pdf file of samples of the older and sometimes never before seen.
• the complete text to the long out of print, horrible failure that's called
tcbm #3.
• all the text for the prayercards, and several surprises.
To see samples go to:
http://www.thecarbonbasedmistake.com/pages/tcbm10.html
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