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Chloe Eudaly
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Portland, OR
Chloe Eudaly has devoted the better part of the last 20 years to promoting independent media in all it's various forms, as a reader, writer, event organizer, educator, publisher and bookseller. She runs the tiny but internationally celebrated bookshop, Reading Frenzy, in Portland, OR. She co-founded the Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) with Rebecca Gilbert in the late 1990s. In 2005 she launched Show & Tell Press, primarily devoted to publishing new and reprinted issues of Crap Hound. Her writing has appeared in various publications, most recently in the anthology My Baby Rides the Short Bus (PM Press, 2009).
She strongly believes that an ability to scale up to mass market demand is not necessary for work to be important or valuable and that our cultural landscape would be bereft without the efforts of thousands of obscure and under-recognized individuals. All of her efforts within the indie publishing community have been towards providing an outlet and a showcase for such work.
These days she splits her time between the shop, the press, parenting, writing and disability advocacy. Cocktails, karaoke, crossword puzzles, and small, fuzzy animals -- although she has no pets -- greatly enhance her quality of life.
Projects by Chloe Eudaly (1)
Chloe Eudaly is Backing (11)
Recent Posts by Chloe Eudaly
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Chloe Eudaly
Posted project update #17Just A Quickie...
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Posted project update #16Crap Hound No. 4 Update!
Dear Pledgers: Just a quick update -- Crap Hound #4 is at the printer! We expect it back by late March/early April. Once it lands we'll immediately ship out out all your rewards. I'll be sending out a request for your addresses shortly. If you move in the meantime, please make sure and update your address!
Everybody else: Our project has ended and these rewards are no longer available. However, Crap Hound No. 4 is now available for pre-order on the Reading Frenzy website: www.readingfrenzy.com. Crap Hound Nos. 5-7 are also available.
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Posted project update #15A Message from Sean
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Posted project update #14Woo Hoo!
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commented on a projectHi Fawn! Thanks for supporting Crap Hound! Would love to carry F*X*T at Reading Frenzy! Please let me know if you'll be selling to shops, have a distributor, etc. Good Luck! xChloe
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Posted project update #13Holy Crap! We're Fully Funded!
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Posted project update #12Send in the Clowns...
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Posted project update #11So Many Clowns, So Little Time
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Posted project update #10Crap Hound #4: The Final Countdown!
Dear Readers,
Well, with 10 days left on the clock we are 78% funded! We have $2,735.00 left to go. I feel like I've tapped out our immediate circle of fans and patrons and am now relying on others to spread the word even further. We've been written up on Boing Boing and ReadyMade -- two of the biggest and best places I can think of -- do any of you have other suggestions or connections to share? Fecal Face and the Make Magazine blog come to mind if anyone knows someone who knows someone...
Browsing projects here has become a new pastime of mine! I've now (very modestly) backed a number of projects and discovered new titles for the shop like, Remedy Quarterly and Put An Egg On It. Celebrity millionaires may be investing fortunes in a coconut water company (I'm not making this up) but creating social capital out of the goodness of our hearts is so much cooler. Creative expression, the act of turning nothing but an idea into something tangible, is such an amazing feeling and important experience. Kickstarter provides an invaluable testing ground and an accessible means of raising funds for such ventures.
Thanks again for your support -- it means a lot to know so many people are so enthusiastic about our efforts! I'm so grateful to Kickstarter for simply existing but also for the props they've given us throughout our project cycle. If successfully funded, we'll be able to roll out the next issue without going a penny into debt and it will set us on a path of self-sustainability. I'm already dreaming up new ideas and future projects to launch!
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Posted project update #9Crap Hound #4: 70% and Solid
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Posted project update #8Crap Hound #4 Update: Over the Hill and Almost Through the Woods!
Dear Readers,
After a few slow days we hit another milestone when Robin Anderson made a $25 pledge that pushed us up over $8000! Pledges have slowed quite a bit in the past several days, but are still trickling in and adding up.
I recently contacted Polly Conway at the ReadyMade blog about writing up our project. She turned out to be a former patron of Reading Frenzy and a big fan! We're doing an interview next week which will hopefully generate a new round of pledges. If any of you have suggestions for other ways to spread the word about our project it would be greatly appreciated.
This is a difficult time to be drumming up $$ for a creative venture. It's no coincidence that pledges plummeted with the news of the terrible disaster in Haiti. My inbox has been flooded with requests for donations and invitations to fund-raising events. I can't decide what seems more crass -- to not participate (as a business) in these efforts or to encourage people to buy more by donating a percentage of our sales. This is not to deride the efforts of other businesses, just part of my thought process regarding what I feel is the most appropriate and most helpful response considering my particular circumstances.
Ultimately, I decided to make a personal contribution, but have chosen to leave my business out of it (although we will help promote events and offer suggested reading on the subject). Reading Frenzy is a purpose driven venture -- devoted to independent, small press and self-published literature -- that makes little to no profit, and Show & Tell Press/Crap Hound subsidizes the shop. We've barely survived the past 15 months, along with thousands of other small businesses. Until or unless we move beyond a hand to mouth existence I can't in good conscience give away money that really belongs to our vendors, creditors, and staff. The publication of this and subsequent issues of Crap Hound is absolutely critical to that ever becoming a reality.
So, we have a little less than $4500 to raise and 19 days to do it in. If each of you were able to enlist one or two people to pledge at the STANDARD level or higher we could swiftly reach our goal. I know it won't come together that easily, so in the next few days I'll be continuing to drum up interest and adding some highly coveted/very limited rewards which I'll announce here first.
Thanks for being a part of our project!
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Posted project update #7Crap Hound #4 Update: 58% and (slowly) Rising!
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commented on a projectCongratulations, Aaron! What a beautiful and inspired project. I wish I could have pledged $300 for the book but am happy enough to know they will exist. Good Luck and Safe Travels! xChloe
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Posted project update #6Quick Crap Hound Update!
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Posted project update #5Woohoo Paula Newman just pushed us to the 50% mark!
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Posted project update #4Holy Crap! Thank You!
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Posted project update #3Check out our video!
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Posted project update #2How do you use Crap Hound?
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Posted project update #1Thanks for Your Pledge!
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commented on a project updateCongratulations!
We did it!
You all rock! Plain and simple. We set a goal, and you met the challenge. Feel free to swing by and bask in the adoration we will shower on you. After the 15th, we will begin organizing...
