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Is this still an active project?

Thank you for asking! When COVID-19 began sweeping through North America, our contributors found themselves in a state of upheaval of which we’re now all too familiar. A full third of the confirmed list privately messaged the mods to take a leave and prioritize their own welfare. Our printers also were forced to shutter up to protect their workforce. We briefly considered having a shorter, digital-only volume without their work to come out in April, but the moderators ultimately decided that would be unfair to the work the absent members had already put in. April 23, we made the decision to temporarily suspend work on the zine until life found some form of stability. Below, I’ve screencapped from our announcements to our members. (More contributions reached our inbox through April; the “five” is a bit of an exaggeration.)

Although the pandemic has not abated, society is re-learning tools to navigate a world with plague at the forefront of thought. We have received assurances that our printers have refitted their production line to protect their workers, and we’ve developed a tentative new timeline for PDFs and prints to make their way to you! We expect to receive the last of the contributions at or before August 15 at the latest, and are aiming for the PDF availability starting August 22, with contributor promotions beginning this evening.

However, should the second wave present itself, our timeline bows to the demands of Real Life. These deadlines are tentatively thrust out in the face of an uncaring virus, and if the winds turn unkind again, we’re not going to contribute to the detriment of mental health or make impositions on the safety of our printers and mail carriers. If we need to make any further adjustments, we’ll keep everyone updated paralleling local news.

Thank you, once again, for your interest in the zine, and we hope that the podcast and fan-enthusiasm can provide some comfort in these bleak times.

[Image credits: Mysterious Ways magazine Dec/Jan 2017, via Magzter,

https://www.magzter.com/article/Entertainment/Mysterious-Ways/Buried-Alive ]