Submissions for Headstone 2 are open until April 11: Submission form
Headstone is a zine about markers for those who have passed: representations of one's identity or legacy, a last word, a sense of closure, a transformation, or reminders from the past carried into the future. In our Asterisk issue, we will be taking this theme to the stars.
Stars could be celestial headstones, with the soul of a king or queen becoming one of the stars after their death in Egyptian mythology, or legendary figures being transformed into a constellation after death in Greek mythology. Today, we might think of that more figuratively, as we could believe we are being watched over by those in the heavens. In writing, asterisks can be used to signal a footnote, a caveat, a disclaimer, or to censor and redact information. When someone dies, all their unspoken or unwritten thoughts become a series of asterisks. And for those we had complex relationships with, we may need some asterisks to write our own footnotes on the story.
This issue of Headstone will be Riso printed in Black and Metallic Gold.
Headstone is a zine about markers for those who have passed: representations of one's identity or legacy, a last word, a sense of closure, a transformation, or reminders from the past carried into the future. In our Asterisk issue, we will be taking this theme to the stars.
Stars could be celestial headstones, with the soul of a king or queen becoming one of the stars after their death in Egyptian mythology, or legendary figures being transformed into a constellation after death in Greek mythology. Today, we might think of that more figuratively, as we could believe we are being watched over by those in the heavens. In writing, asterisks can be used to signal a footnote, a caveat, a disclaimer, or to censor and redact information. When someone dies, all their unspoken or unwritten thoughts become a series of asterisks. And for those we had complex relationships with, we may need some asterisks to write our own footnotes on the story.
This issue of Headstone will be Riso printed in Black and Metallic Gold.