EXCUSE ME Mag
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EXCUSE ME Mag mostly ISN’T about politics, but when it is, we lean far left. Also, sometimes the art has nudity, or the stories have parts that are unsuitable for kids; that’s why the cover of each issue says “FOR MATURE READERS.”
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Please note: With issue 7, we switched to a full-color, pro-printed format. Because they were handmade and small-batch, print editions of issues 1, 2, and 6 are sold out, and issues 3, 4, and 5 are in very short supply. All issues are still available in .pdf format.
EXCUSE ME Mag No. 8: UNWINNABLE GAMES!
EXCUSE ME Mag No. 8, WINTER, 2024: The UNWINNABLE GAMES Issue! Featuring brand new stories by Danger Slater, Madison McSweeney, Craig Rodgers, Kyle E Miller, LM Therrien, & Amy Silver; Art by spray-paint & stencil artist Billy King, sculptor Sonia E Barrett, and painter/ illustrator Marybeth Chew; Poetry by John Grey and Fr. Defenestrato; and a comic by Eric Henderson. 64 pages + covers, full-color. Print size 4.25″ x 5.8″.
Issue #8 digital (.PDF) — $2.00 ————-
Issue #8 print — $6.00 ———————–
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EXCUSE ME Mag No. 7: ON LOCATION!
EXCUSE ME Mag No. 7, WINTER, 2023: The ON LOCATION Issue! New FULL COLOR format! Featuring brand new stories by Charlene Elsby, Lydia Xythali, Joe O’Brien, Salvatore Difalco, & Evelyn Winters; Art by abandoned-site photographer Cindy Vasko & Haitian artistic diplomats Mario Pierre-Louis & Company; Poetry by Thom Hawkins and Fr. Defenestrato; and comics by Jesse Hilson and Eric Henderson. 64 pages + covers, full color. Print size 4.25″ x 5.8″.
Issue #7 digital (.PDF) — $2.00 ————-
Issue #7 print — $6.00 ————-
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EXCUSE ME Mag No. 6: PRIZED POSSESSIONS!
EXCUSE ME Mag No. 6, SPRING, 2022: The PRIZED POSSESSIONS Issue! Featuring brand new stories by dave ring, Kristin Cleaveland, Brenna Gomez, Evelyn Winters, & Tim Frank; Art by illustrator René Carter & asemic writer Jay Snodgrass; Poetry by J.D. Harlock & Fr. Defenestrato; two “Night Mares” by Bryan Edenfield; and comics by Jesse Hilson and Eric Henderson. 64 b/w pages + color covers. Print size 4.25″ x 5.5″.
Issue #6 digital (.PDF) — $2.00 ————-
Issue #6 print — SOLD OUT!
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EXCUSE ME Mag No. 5: BARGAIN OF A LIFETIME!
EXCUSE ME Mag No. 5, SUMMER, 2021: The BARGAIN OF A LIFETIME Issue! Featuring brand new stories by Sara Century, Tex Gresham, Lydia Xythali, Barrymore Tebbs, & Eric Henderson; Art by renaissance man Sam Pink & abandoned site photographer Cindy Vasko; Poetry by Barracuda Guarisco & Fr. Defenestrato; & an epic comic by Eric Henderson. 64 b/w pages + color covers. Print size 4.25″ x 5.5″.
Issue #5 digital (.PDF) — $2.00 ————-
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EXCUSE ME Mag No. 4: BLOOD & BAD TIMES!
EXCUSE ME Mag No. 4, FALL, 2020: The BLOOD & BAD TIMES Issue! Featuring an exclusive “deleted scene” chapter from the new novel Affect by Charlene Elsby; stories by A.M. Metivier, Jeff Chon, Lydia Xythali, & Madison McSweeney; Exclusive stills from the film Sammy-Gate by Noel Lawrence; Art by photorealist/ surrealist illustrator Chris Alsop & illustrator/designer Ken Adams; Poetry by Juliet Cook & Fr. Defenestrato; & a one-page comic by Eric Henderson. 64 b/w pages + color covers. Print size 4.25″ x 5.5″.
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EXCUSE ME Mag No. 3: PERFORMANCE / ANXIETY!
EXCUSE ME Mag No. 3, SUMMER, 2020: The PERFORMANCE / ANXIETY Issue! Featuring a ridiculous slice of ephemera by bizarro novelist Danger Slater; stories by Anna Tizard, RW Spryszak, Thom Hawkins & Eric Henderson; Art by puppet-maker/photographer John Staples & illustrator Brian Kerrigan; Poetry by McKenna Clarke & Fr. Defenestrato; & a comic by Eric Henderson. 64 b/w pages + color covers. Print size 4.25″ x 5.5″.
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EXCUSE ME Mag No. 2: THE PERFECT MATCH!
EXCUSE ME Mag No. 2, WINTER, 2020: The PERFECT MATCH Issue! Featuring an original short play by indie icon Mark Borchardt; stories by R. Daniel Lester, Laura Henderson, A.M. Metivier, & Eric Henderson; Art by illustrator Ilenia Madelaire & collage mayhem-maker Casey Babb; Poetry by Jessie Janeshek & Fr. Defenestrato; & a comic by Eric Henderson. 64 b/w pages + color covers. Print size 4.25″ x 5.5″.
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EXCUSE ME Mag No. 1: EXISTENTIAL CRISIS!
EXCUSE ME Mag No. 1, FALL, 2019. FIRST ISSUE SPECTACULAR: EXISTENTIAL CRISIS! Featuring an original story by underground legend Darius James; more stories by A.M. Metivier, Barrymore Tebbs, Thom Hawkins, & Eric Henderson; Art by photographer/model Ina Otzko & painter/illustrator Marybeth Chew; Poetry by Fr. Defenestrato & Eric Henderson; & a comic by Eric Henderson, too. 64 b/w pages + color covers. Print size 4.25″ x 5.5″.
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Issue #1 print — SOLD OUT! (Payment links through SendOwl,– $ transactions secured through Paypal) You get 4 stickers, 2 of each style: The red and black are 3″, and the gold and green are like 3.5″. Logo sticker pack — $3.00 ————- (Payment links through SendOwl,– $ transactions secured through Paypal) SUBMISSION INFO Hello, potential Excuse Me Mag author! SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN. We are looking for weird fiction, approx. 750-1500 words on the theme of “MUSIC & MADNESS,” whatever that means to you. Please send your stories (up to 3 of them) directly to excusememag@gmail.com . We pay only in contributor’s copies and notoriety unless we specifically solicit your contribution. We like stuff weird, especially with an irreverent or anti-authoritarian flavor, but don’t mistake that to mean we like bigots. (We don’t. Go away, ya dunderhead bigots.) In general, we’re looking for (weird but) smaller-scale stories, with just a couple/few characters. If you’re curious whether your stuff might be a good fit, email excusememag@gmail.com for a free copy of the latest issue (this part works even when subs are closed). Simultaneous submissions are fine, previously published ok if not currently online/ in print (but let us know). Hello, potential Excuse Me Mag poet! SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN! Send up to 5 poems. Poets needn’t worry about the theme, just send something cool to excusememag@gmail.com. Shorter is usually better, with roughly 10-20 lines being the sweet spot. We (so far) only accept one unsolicited poem per issue, and it’s usually the first one we see that we really like. No pay, just copies. We like stuff weird. Curious if your stuff might be a good fit? Email excusememag@gmail.com for a free copy of the latest issue. Hello, potential Excuse Me Mag artist! SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN! Don’t worry about the theme. Our art feature format works like this: one page of text (written by the editor, but let us know if you have a mission statement or something) followed by 7 full-page images, plus a possible bonus image for the back or inside-back cover (email us for a free copy to see what this looks like). So, we’ll use 7 or 8 images, but please feel free to submit more (or just point us towards your existing social media). Print-size for the magazine is 4.25″ wide x 5.8″ high, so we may need to crop your images to fit (you can be involved, no prob). No pay, just copies. We like stuff weird. Curious if you’re a good fit? Email excusememag@gmail.com for a free copy of the latest issue. Questions about any of this? You guessed it– email excusememag@gmail.com. You’ll find us personable. Thanks!
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