The Wax Paper

@thewaxpaper.bsky.social

An independent publication of moving words and still images. TheWaxPaper.com

Issue Fifteen is out now thewaxpaper.com Framed in the tradition of resistance in craft, the border designs are constructed of elements found in the design work of WWI era Belgian lace makers. Symbolic motifs of Allied camaraderie are reflected in the needlework designs along the edge of our pages.

Bild

When we say that we hope this post is ‘awesome,’ we don’t mean we want it to be expressive of awe or terror. We mean that we hope you like it. This reduction of a word's intensity is called ‘semantic bleaching.’

#AWP Off-Site Thu 3/27 Walk over from the Convention Center for a full night of storytelling & poetry! 6-8 PM: Fractured Lit, BULL & Ghost Parachute 8-10 PM: Stalking Horse Press, Rinky Dink & The Wax Paper Live music interludes, cash bar, street tacos & dancing til 12

Bild

We can’t wait to welcome #AWP25 to the City of Angels with a night of readings & revelry @ The Count’s Den in DTLA on Thu 3/27 with our friends Rinky Dink, Ghost Parachute, Bull, Fractured Lit & Stalking Horse presses. More details to come!

Bild

Folks! We're an indie literary publication with roots in Chicago, Mankato, Brooklyn and L.A. We print in beautiful broadsheet format and appear in your mailbox whenever we have something to show you. We're open to all forms of written word, imagery, and collected conversation.