and if you missed it, here's last year's roundup (evergreen reminder that zines make excellent + inexpensive gifts AND you're supporting independent creators with your purchase!)

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thanks Kristine, they've been so fun to make!!

I definitely cried when I first opened that email 😭❤️ proper thank yous coming soon, but for now just know it meant the world to me!!!

I've also created a Recommendations list to start collecting some of my favorite zines, games, + more on the platform; there's so much creativity happening on @itch.io 😊

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Radio Church is a guide through the sonic world that exists all around you; all you need for this adventure is a radio and something to write with!

abigailoswald.itch.io/radio-church

An Exercise in Creative Gratitude is an invitation to thank a creator who changed your life—the prompts walk you through a personal meditation on a fave piece of art/media

(dedicated to Keri Smith of Wreck This Journal fame!)

abigailoswald.itch.io/an-exercise-...

What Will You Write Today? is a tool for brainstorming as you approach a specific writing project; I specifically developed this one to help banish the intimidation of the blank page!

abigailoswald.itch.io/what-will-yo...

Pocket Viewfinder is a tool for looking at the world more closely—just cut a hole through the middle of the zine and then follow the visual prompts while peering through the small window you’ve created

abigailoswald.itch.io/pocket-viewf...

...but what I always came back to is that, at least for me, it all boils down to connecting with people over stories. I'm going to do that for the rest of my life, in every role, but I'm especially grateful for what this one taught me ❤️ happy Thanksgiving, everybody! (3/3)

I am more grateful than I can say for these last three years as Marketing Director at Split/Lip Press. I'm far from the first person to make the observation that marketing + publicity in the arts—especially right now—can often feel like an uphill battle... (2/3)

can't wait!!

YAAAAAY

happy book birthday, Melissa!! so happy for you!