💡Read A Bear Walks into a Bar now!Have you ever encountered a bear in real life?I’m in NorCal, and while bears sometimes wander down from the hills to poke around neighborhoods (and snack on the occasional backyard pet), I’ve only seen them at the zoo or on the news.So is the bear not real? Is there some kind of...

Being chronically understaffed is a nightmare I can't seem to wake from. Not only did I have to close last night, but here I am, back before dawn, opening. I must have forgotten to lock the back door after closing, because when I walk into the bar, a bear is making its way through the garnishes, one jar at a...

—Jonathan Borthwick

Better late than never, but it's been a busy, busy beginning of the week and month. June issues for Foofaraw and QB went out, QB announced April CRUMBS winners and our June theme (open for submissions), still diving through new submissions, editing stories, building out the site, bringing on more cartoonists,...

Christian dog-owners! You know it’s the end times because you can read the signsso clearly laid out in Revelations. Until the Rapture your loving and loyal petwill surely bring you earthly comfort. But who will tend their soulless souls once Left Behind?You can’t take man’s best friend through those pearly gates,...

The June issue of Foofaraw Zine is here! Download below or read in our purpose built ebook reader. Of course, all stories will be published for free on the web throughout the month, but paid supporters receive a PDF/EPUB with all of the month's stories at the beginning of the month, along with a few other goodies,...

But not just xylophones. There's the tintinnabulations of Edgar Alan Poetry and the melodious ribs of old-timey cartoon skeletons.And you—yeah you—don't turn that dial! To paraphrase Bill Hicks, there's a purple vein Priapus ditty coming soon. ((As much as I hate Joe Rogan parroting, his errant,...

💡Read Religion, the Board Game (Second Edition) now!Would it be safe to say you have opinions on religion?Absolutely, but I try not to be overly vocal about it. Religions and belief systems are fascinating, but I struggle to understand them—or rather, to understand how people choose to behave within their...

Time passes, and human civilisation is slowly heading towards destruction. Some of the most significant forces in the world are religions, and it is their duty to do what they do best: recruit Earth’s entire population before the inevitable end!In Religion, the Board Game, you play as one of five ^^Religions^^...

—Ellie Black

A busy Memorial Day weekend of Bottlerock and wine tastings put a bit of a delay on things, but here we are. It does actually look like a pretty great week in TV, music, movies, and comics. I don't want to spoil too much, but there is a lot to be excited about, especially seeing Backrooms follow up Obsession and a...

Hello hello hello! If you're paying attention (and/or visiting the site), you might notice a common thread and a few changes. Our home page got a little face lift and we are slowly rolling out new designs for all of the different things we publish. Our Weekend Edition (the thing you are reading right now) has a new...