I’m launching a printed newsletter, and the first issue is all about embracing snail energy. Why? Well, it took me over a year to finally put the plan of writing a newsletter into action, so embracing the steady, slow pace of my favorite shelled creature felt fitting. I’m absolutely stoked on how issue one turned out, and I don’t think I would be able to say that if I had blustered my way through making this happen back when I had the idea many months ago. My zine projects need time to marinate.
(I also had to work out some kinks in the process; a New Year newsletter that I sent to family and friends arrived mangled at many folks’ homes, and straight-up never even arrived at others’. I had tried to use the newsletter itself as the envelope… and I won’t be doing that again! No, issues of the catmothcrow chronicle will arrive in actual envelopes and will therefore hopefully be protected from the mauling teeth of the USPS processing machine!)
I’m launching the catmothcrow chronicle in tandem with what I’m calling my Snail Mail Society: a membership/patronage system that will help me afford to keep making and reviewing zines (my annual p.o. box fee and the cost of toner keeps going up-and-up), and hopefully also grow and develop bigger and better shows for my Youtube channel. (And, to be honest, this system also seems like an easy way of keeping track of subscribers for this thing!)
Memberships start at just $5 a month* and are a terrific way to support my zines, my writing, and my channel. Higher tiers even come with additional perks like a laminated member card, paper stickers, playlists, and a subscription to every single zine I publish. (Interested in just those non-newsletter zines? I gotcha – I also offer good ol’fashioned zine subscriptions!) New issues will ship around the 15th of every month, and since we’re getting a late start, anyone who subscribes in June will also get May’s issue.
Wanna get your paws on a copy of catmothcrow chronicle one? Thank you! You can click here to subscribe. Not gonna lie, asking for $upport for my art like this feels really weird! I am not in my comfort zone right now. But I also know that my zines and my art have value.
(Also, I’m really excited to create the sort of membership that I dreamt about joining as a kid who read the Scholastic Book Fair catalog and wished they could be a part of the Goosebumps fan club or the Sailor Moon fan club, getting monthly snail mail surprises. Not that this is a Dayna Moth fan club… but it is an excuse for me to make some super cute, sparkly membership cards and also maybe make some silly patron gifts for the future, like custom Sharpies or handmade zine pouches that look like Members Only jackets. I have IDEAS y’all!)
Anyways, if yr interested in subscribing (again, thank you thank you thank you), visit the catmothcrow shop and hit the Snail Mail Society button to choose your tier. I plan to start shipping this issue ASAP, so hopefully copies will be in your hands soon!
*Or whatever $5 USD converts to in your currency, for my international supporters. The Fourthwall platform should automatically convert prices to yr currency.
PS: I’ve already sent out copies to my frequent penpals (that means you: Dave, Alex, Nina, Nyx, and Billy!) I just shipped ’em out, so they will hit your mailboxes soon. I’m gonna keep sending y’all these with our letters, unless you tell me to stop. And for any IRL friends, hit me up next time we hang out if you want a copy.
PSS: The other parts of my shop are back open, too, if you wanna pick up any of my other zines/stickers/stationery. Okay, that’s enough shop-talk… now back to work on my next perzine!
