June was a pretty good month for reading, considering the almost complete lack of free time, thanks to an intense work project and the arrival of summer with all of its related activities. I think the standout was Zig Zag Claybourne’s Breath, Warmth, and Dream, which was absolutely beautiful. I backed the Kickstarter campaign for book two of the trilogy, and am eagerly awaiting its arrival.
It was interesting to dive into Heavy Metal, which I first read in the early eighties, I think, when I was probably a little too young to be reading things which were DEFINITELY aimed at an older audience. The writing and artwork for this new generation of Heavy Metal compares quite favorably to the original run from more than forty years ago.
Acquisitions
- Voices 2025 [2025.06.07] – Picked up at the Dyer-Ives Poetry Competition winner’s celebration.
- Inque Magazine #3 [2025.06.24]
Reading List
Books
- Heavy Metal #001 [2025.06.01]
- Metal Hurlant #1 [2025.06.02]
- Voices 2025 [2025.06.07]
- Zig Zag Claybourne, Breath, Warmth, and Dream [2025.06.18]
- Wolfgang Hilbig (Isabel Fargo Cole, translator) , Old Rendering Plant [2025.06.25]
Short Prose
- Kameron Hurley, “Not My City” (Patreon post)
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