Crap 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!
Your Faithful Proprietress,
Chloe
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Chloe Eudaly
Portland, OR
Send MessageChloe 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.
