How can you find a time traveler pretending to be a regular fella?  Why should you find out who the time travelers are?  Because time travelers are all two bit hoods who are trying to swindle you out of your money. Time travelers are the worst and we are here to help you distinguish them.  This handy little book will explain why they are vermin. You will learn how to spot them. You will know what to do when you are sure that your neighbor who is always saying how quaint cell phones are is a time traveler.   This is the kind of book you need. You probably never realized how many time travelers are getting up in your business. You need this book. You need to know what to do why you have an infestation of time travelers.

The Time Traveler in Your Midst

How did the world die? It certainly did not survive. It has been many years since things perished. But how? The young boys want to know. They ask the Grayling, the old man who was there during the time of the death of the world.  He tells the tale. The tale of how the world died. It might have to do with over affectionate rodents. It might have to do with alien invasions or zombies or addictive grinders at a food truck.  There are so many ways that the world might have died. The old man knows them all. The old man doesn't know a damned thing. The boys listen because the story is large and entertaining. And you will read it to the end, because that's what happens with stories about the death of the world, you can't stop yourself from reading to the end. The end of everything.

How the World Died: Some Alternative Views

How do we climb to the top of a comic?  It's an absurd question, but there are a few comics where this makes sense. In 1967, Wham-O put out a comic book that was 52 pages and two feet high. It was called, naturally, Wham-O Giant Comics. It was not a success. Only one issue came out. Most of the copies never made it to stores; they languished in warehouses.  Now, E. H. Riot, Royal Comic Explorer for the Queen, has taken the task of climbing all 1, 500 panels of this comic. In letters written to his wife, he details each feature in the comic. He tells of the artists and the stories. He ponders who the correct audience for this comic was and why it didn't succeed.  Join us for an adventure as Riot climbs up through a giant comic and lives to tell the tale. A different approach to comic history, An Elevation of 1, 500 panels is a fun, humorous tour of a forgotten part of comic book history.  The series, The Comic Book Hinterland, allows the reader many odd paths to travel in the world of esoteric comic books. Get your passport and go on the adventure!

To An Elevation of 1500 Panels - Comic Book Hinterlands, #9

What are the Pops you wish existed?  You collect, but you wish there were special ones.  This book tells you of the ones that should have been.  There is the Henry the VIII and his Wives Pops. We have famous drug addict Pops. The Fith Beatle Pops. Cult Leader Pops.   These are the ones you wished you could buy and put on your shelf. Don't take them out of the box. They lose their value when you do that.  You should pick this book up, because dreams can come true, even for Pop collectors.

Long Lost Pops

How do I become a prolific writer?  Simple. You write.   But writing is hard. It is intimidating. I need more details.  Okay. Here it is. We are about to give away the entire book.  Write 200 words a day. That's it. Just write 200 words. It will take you under ten minutes to do that. You do that every day. You will be prolific. You will be writing and you will have a blast.  So do I need to buy this book now?  Not if you don't want to. But it goes into greater detail and it is kind of a fun read. So you should pick up the book. Give it a try. Read the book. Write 200 words a day. Have fun.

200 Words: How to Be a Prolific Writer in 5 Minutes a Day - The Unfocused Writer's Guide, #1

Diver Doug is a zinester. He makes home-made magazines. He plays his mandolin. He creates clay figurines. He works in pet shops and sleeps on the couches of friends or acquaintances. He is a free spirit and he wants you to buy stuff. It is the mid-nineties and DIY is a way of life. More Sopping Products is his adzine where he talks about his books, music cassettes, clay figures and other things. He is a chatty cat and has a lot to say about how he wrote his zines and the people who support him and the others who try to keep him down. This isn't just a catalog, this is a history of making things and trying to be a successful artist. More Sopping Products is a satirical novel about the way artists see themselves and the world around them.

More Sopping Products

"Writing is easy. You just open up a vein and bleed on the page.""I hate writing. I love having written." These are just two quotes that most writers know. There are a bunch of them. They seem to grow up around us like mushrooms. Every writer has a witty comment about writing. It must be a requirement for writing. You must write a book and you have to put out clever bon mots. If you can't be funny about writing, can you even be considered a writer. This collection is the writer David Macpherson, brining up a score or more of quotes about writing and talking about it. He is one writer with his own opinion. This is his thoughts about writing that were sparked by these quotes.  Through the quotes, he goes through the joy you have writing. Listening to rules instead of advice. How to write and share you work. There are many issues for a writer that these quotes cover.  You can agree or hate what he says about writing. That's your choice. But really think it through. Be careful with what you agree or disagree with. This will help you define the kind of writer you are and want to be. This is just part of the conversation to get you to be the writer you know you are.

I Have More to Say About That: Talking Back to Famous Quotes About Writing

Can you join the National Novel Writing Challenge and cheat your way to success? Well, what do you think? Read the title. You totally can cheat your way to finishing a book in a month. Every November, thousands of people attempt to write a novel in one month. It's a big thing. Lots of people struggle to write a 50, 000 word book in that short time. Such dedication. You know what we call such focused people? Suckers! Buy this book and learn the ways of cheating on your NaNoWriMo book like a bad writer. Bad Writers cheat and have more fun. This book will show what a joy it is to not follow the rules. For centuries, the Institute of Bad Writers have helped people, people like you, turn into great bad writers. They have produced books that will make even the most talented author, a successful hack. This time, they are focusing on the weird habit of writing a novel in November, like everyone else. This is more than a guide book, this is a cash grab. Get it today.

The Bad Writer's Guide to Cheating on Your NaNoWriMo Book

What will happen now that the chapter to the movie serial is over? Will our hero survive? Will we be able to make it to the movie theater next week to see what happens next? The movie serials were a large part of the movie going experience in the first half of the Twentieth Century. They featured great heroes saving the day. It also featured great heroes almost getting killed at the end of every twenty minute chapter. We have taken five movie serials that were adapted from the comic books and featured just the cliffhanging moment. We don't include how they got out, just the jam they wound up in. We feature movie serials starring: Captain America, Batman, Captain Marvel, Blackhawk and the Spysmasher. The cliffhangers are presented in unique ways. Sometimes its fun not knowing how they get out of it. Maybe your ideas are better than what the filmmakers came up with. Join us for a strange stop in the forgotten parts of comic book history, here in the Comic Book Hinterlands.

How Will Our Hero Escape This Time? - Comic Book Hinterlands, #4

What's the secret of writing the killer book title? We know, but we can't tell you. Sorry. Sworn to secrecy. But we can give you one thing that can work for a while. There is a trend that is selling books. But like all book trends, it will not last for long. So you better buy this book, like now, and learn all the secrets to this trend. We probably shouldn't tell you, but hey, we're friends and I can trust you. Putting the word "fuck" in the title is a great way to boost sales. This book will help you tame this wild trend. Soon it will be in your control and your next book will annoy parents and please your bottom line. We here at the Institute of Bad Writing are dedicated to making you the best bad writer you can be. One of the ways to be a great bad writer is to follow trends. It will not create a lasting career, but it will make sales. We feel being short sighted is a powerful attribute for a bad writer. We want you to be that short sighted winner! Buy this book! Put fuck in the title! Be a success!

Fuck Up Your Title: The Bad Writer's Guide to Using Fuck in the Title of Your Book

Argle-bargle means copious but meaningless talk or writing. And that's what this zine is going to give every issue. For our first issue, we tackle the question, "Regular or double stuffed?" This is a fine and important question. We spend a lot of time trying to figure out which of the two sandwich cookies is the best. We look at the cookie through taste, medicinal ability and artistic worth. We really go whole hog. We run off at the mouth thinking which cookie is best in the mouth. Spoiler Alert: We actually come up with an answer. It's not a really good answer, but at least we came up with something. And that's why you should buy this book, because it's something.

The Sandwich Cookie Question - Argle-Bargle, #1

What is the ultimate goal of giving money to artists? Is it more than just making sure the artist doesn't go hungry?  Is this the only way that art can be made, by throwing coins in a guitar case or pledging money into a Kickstarter campaign? Is this how art is made? This book is a mostly bullshit rumination about the things the writer backed on Kickstarter. He also looks at the times he would pass a bucket around for performing poets. This is a personal examination of what things we get for supporting art. Is there a direct line from throwing money in a hat to crowdfunding art events? What do we get from it? Is this the way we will be funding art and the artists in the future?

Throwing Money in the BUcket

Emily and Martha are sisters. They have issues with their father. Who doesn't? They are trying to grow up as best they can. Emily and Martha are sisters. They work for criminals. Who doesn't? They kidnap people and do other low level chores from mobsters. Two vastly different visions of Emily and Martha. First, they were in a series of poems by Tony Brown. They are thoughtful and insightful. Then, David Macpherson asked to "borrow" the sisters for a group of noir short stories. He made them criminals. Don't blame Tony for that. This collection has Tony's poems and David's stories featuring Emily and Martha. It is a wild ride of contrasts. Beautiful poetry and sharp crime fiction in one volume, who can ask for more?

Emily and Martha

How do you tell a friend that they are not good at writing? There is no good way to tell your friend that. You might as well burn that bridge of friendship and get out of the village as quickly as possible. We have 250 ways to say that the book or story they made you read was awful. You might lose a friend, but you will never have to read a bad book by a friend again. Of course, you might have no friends at the end, but I think you can manage. Get this book, because you always need a way to put your friends down.

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