Crispy Pigeon

In large font: “1 week until zine release “ At the bottom, in smaller font: "Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine", followed by the handle "@dredgefanzine" for bluesky and tumblr

⚓ZINE RELEASE IN 1 WEEK⚓

The water rocks your boat; sea spray sparkles in the sun. A quiet wind guides you near the rocks—to where the water bubbles and churns, disturbed by something under the surface.

Will you dredge up what lies beneath?

#dredge #dredgegame #dredgefanzine

Contributor preview: HopeStoryteller Handle for socials: HopeStoryteller (ao3, bsky), ofstormsandfire (tumblr) Pfp: a red smilie face Sample fic preview: 13th April There's something in the water. 14th April Supply ship not arrived yet. I have no memory of writing the previous entry. Don't know why I would have bothered. We're on a rig in the ocean. It would, as I think I said before, be more noteworthy if there was NOTHING in the water. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle, floating in the ocean. At the bottom corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Fic by @hopestoryteller.bsky.social

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Contributor preview: Epilogue Handle for socials: hereforanepilogue (tumblr) Pfp: Black crow that is smiling with wings outstretched Sample art preview: Cropped preview of an illustration of the Medusa Octopus and the Sprouting Eel The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle, floating in the ocean. At the bottom corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Art by @/hereforanepilogue (tumblr)

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Contributor preview: Pigeon Handle for socials: chrispypigeon (bsky) Pfp: headshot of a pigeon wearing glasses Sample art preview: Cropped preview of an illustration of the Scientist sitting at his desk. A shelf above the desk contains jars of grotesque specimens. Taped to the wall are clippings of text and diagrams and photographs of aberrated fish. The Scientist is holding up one such clipping in his hand, which has taken on a claw-like shape. The rest of his body is covered in rough, corrugated skin and a fin protrudes through the spine of his shirt. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle, floating in the ocean. At the bottom corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Art by @chrispypigeon.bsky.social

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanart #dredgegame

Contributor preview: TamVmaT Handle for socials: tamvmat (tumblr, bsky) Pfp: Headshot of a man with gray hair and beard, wearing a chunky ribbed turtleneck and smoking a pipe. The tentacle of a sea creature can be seen in the background. Sample art preview: Cropped preview of an illustration of the Fisherman's boat docked in among the icebergs of the Pale Reach. The boat flies a flag with a red eye. A yellow glow among the ice can be seen in the background. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle, floating in the ocean. At the bottom corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Art by @tamvmat.bsky.social

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanart #dredgegame

Contributor preview: onlybythestars Handle for socials: only-by-the-stars (tumblr); only_by_the_stars (ao3); onlybythestars (dreamwidth) Pfp: headshot of a humanoid creature with flowing maroon hair (a kind of Zora from Zelda) Sample fic preview: We saw—I don’t even know what we saw. Lights in the dark. Shapes in the fog. Not ones that matched that horned beastie, neither. An’ if we let the quiet grow, we’d hear stuff. Whispers. Murmurs. We tried to explain it as jus’ the wind howlin’, but the sea was still more often’n not. So we spoke. Laughed. Lied. Anythin’ to fill that silence. Anythin’ but admit to what was goin’ on. If you’re thinkin’ o’ sayin’ we shoulda done somethin’ different—don’t. I heard it before, an' I’ve gone over it in my own head too. The only thing I can say that brings me any kinda peace is that we did our best with what we had. An’ that even if we’d had more, none o’ it woulda stopped a thing from happenin’ the way it did. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle, floating in the ocean. At the bottom corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Fic by @/only-by-the-stars (tumblr)

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Contributor preview: Wryaves Handle for socials: wryaves (bsky) Pfp: Photo of a whale plush Sample preview: Cropped photo of felt ornaments of a Bronze Whaler and a Bloodskin Shark. The ornaments are posed on a background of sand and shells and driftwood. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle, floating in the ocean. At the bottom corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Felt ornaments by @wryaves.bsky.social

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanart #dredgegame

Contributor preview: Viedai Handle for socials: 7PhoenixAshes (ao3), AerinFH (twitter/x, bsky) Pfp: drawing of a dragon breathing fire Sample fic preview: The Traveller was thrown into the sea. Screams from the other crew members surrounded her, but no matter which way she swam she could not find any of them. She treaded water, praying for daybreak. One by one, the cries of the crew fell silent, until at last the Traveller was alone in the dark and the swirling fog. She didn’t know how long she floated in the emptiness. Minutes. Days. Centuries. Cold seeped into her bones. Her strength gave out. Finally, she slipped beneath the surface, her dream sinking with her. I wanted to see the world, she thought as she drifted into the depths. And down in the abyss, something heard her. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle, floating in the ocean. At the bottom corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Fic by @aerinfh.bsky.social

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanfic #dredgegame

Contributor preview: Srrrokka Handle for socials: Srrrokka (tumblr) Pfp: Drawing of a red-and-yellow eye with a black pupil Sample art preview: Cropped preview of a swirl showing different segments of the Dredge world, including a starry sky with aurora lights, a mangrove forest, and other locations. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle, floating in the ocean. At the bottom corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Art by @/srrrokka (tumblr)

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanart #dredgegame

Contributor preview: Snowifer Handle for socials: snowifer (instagram, bsky), snowiferart (tumblr) Pfp: chibi ocean sunfish Sample art preview: Cropped preview of a chibi-style illustration of the Researcher sitting at the edge of the dock of the Research Outpost in Stellar Basin, recording her observations in a notepad. Beside her is a box of tools, and behind her is the tower. The foreground shows fish swimming in the water. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle, floating in the ocean. At the bottom corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Art by @snowifer.bsky.social

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanart #dredgegame

Contributor preview: Sleepy Handle for socials: simply-sleepyhead (twitter/x) Pfp: drawing of a delivery person riding a broomstick with a captain's hat and a messenger bag Sample fic preview: Undo the knot, run to the steering wheel, start the engine, go. The ship darts away, leaving behind the Research Outpost and the writhing mass attacking. There’s a screech from an antenna tearing from the roof of her lab behind her. And for just a moment, a tentacle swings out towards the ship, its reach just short of the small boat, before returning to go after one of the machines that was recording currents in the Stellar Basin. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle, floating in the ocean. At the bottom corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Fic by @simply-sleepyhead (twitter/x)

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanfic #dredgegame

Contributor preview: Ordinaryundead Handle for socials: ordinaryundead (bsky, tumblr) Pfp: a skull wearing sunglasses Sample preview: Cropped artwork of the Lighthouse Keeper, looking fiercly determined, with a lantern in one hand and bionculars in the other. Background shows some stone cliff and trees, and the base of the light house visible. The lantern shines a coral-orange dramatic light to her figure. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle, floating in the ocean. At the bottom corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Art by @ordinaryundead.bsky.social

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanart #dredgegame

Contributor preview: Ric Handle for socials: riwox (bsky) AmIsRic (ao3) Pfp: A budgie, a mouse, and a tiny fox all snuggled up together Sample art preview: Cropped artwork of a Mimic Crab with wooden looking claws devouring a live Twinned Eel, eating it from the middle. Black goo like blood dripping from its mouth and pooling in the sand. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle, floating in the ocean. At the bottom corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Art by @riwox.bsky.social

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanart #dredgegame

Contributor preview: raen Handle for socials: giffca (bsky) Pfp: a black cat wearing a purple cape with silver markings Sample fic preview: The sound of movement in the water behind the Airman was quiet and easily drowned out by the sound of his brain being pulled in a dozen directions by every other thought already running through it, but some part of him was able to signal the alarm and he spun around to face it, barely able to catch a glimpse of a massive snake-like, slug-like creature as it retreated back into the shallow water. He stared at the murky water for a long moment, trying to match the little that he saw with any animal he knew of, but… The Airman was already on high alert from the crash, but that thing made his hair stand on end. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle, floating in the ocean. At the bottom corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Fic by @giffca.bsky.social

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanfic #dredgegame

Contributor preview: rayenigma Handle for socials: rayenigma (tumblr), ray_enigma (instagram) Pfp: headshot of a large reptilian creature snapping up a small fish in its mouth Sample art preview: Cropped close up of a reptilian creature pearched on top of a rock where the sea waves are crashing. In the background some ancient pillars that are half submerged in water, along with the Unseeing mother and her children swimming nearby. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle, floating in the ocean. At the bottom corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Art by @/rayenigma (tumblr)

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanart #dredgegame

Contributor preview: Peaches Handle for socials: itsmoonpeaches (bsky, tumblr) Pfp: Felix from Fire Emblem: Three Houses Sample fic preview: My Colleague suggested that we go to the Fishmonger for a second opinion, maybe even take notes on whether he has seen any aberrated fish, like the Cod, as of late. She was right to suggest this because the Fishmonger said that fishermen have started to sell him odd catches recently but that he did not know what to make of them. “And you bought these fish?” I asked him. He replied easily. “Of course. They look interesting enough to eat.” Tonight, we dined on an unusual delicacy in the form of a new variety of aberrated P. colias that I did not have the fortune to catch myself. A three-headed cod, aptly named by my Colleague, the “Three-Headed Cod.” The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle floating in the ocean. At the bottom left corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Fic by @itsmoonpeaches.bsky.social

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanfic #dredgegame

Contributor preview: PumpkinSouppe Handle for socials: pumpkinsouppe (tumblr, instagram, bsky) Pfp: headshot of a humanoid creature with fin-like ears and red eyes Sample preview: Cropped artwork of a tall stone cliff with a ragged pirate flag fixed in front of a waterfall. Beneath the flag hangs a giant animal skull, which splits the falling water like a curtain. A hut made of bone is visible in the corner as well as some bridges extending across the cliff towards the end of frame. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle floating in the ocean. At the bottom left corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Art by @pumpkinsouppe.bsky.social

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanart #dredgegame

Contributor preview: OceanMyth Handle for socials: ocean-myth (bsky), justoceanmyth (tumblr), OceanMyth (ao3) Sample fic preview: [A drenched and decayed fragment of parchment tumbles in the waves, stuck in an eddy. Spinning with the current. Caught and moving eternally without a destination.] NATURALIST: You’ve chosen to start with me then, I suppose? [The ink here has run–the name of the interviewer far too damaged to recover properly.] TRANSCRIBER: Indeed. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle floating in the ocean. At the bottom left corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Fic by @ocean-myth.bsky.social

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanfic #dredgegame

Contributor preview: Merlin(necroMatador) Handle for socials: necromatador (twitter/X, instagram, bsky) Pfp: a deer-like creature with wings and the hind legs of a bird Sample bookmark preview: Cropped artwork of a dark coloured eel with teeth in close up, swimming underwater with some air bubbles coming out of its mouth. The eel looks relatively normal until your eyes reach the middle section where dark blue blobs are bubbling and bulging out, ripping holes on its skin and fins. In the background you realize there's more of that disturbing body shape, stretching like mangrove roots. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle floating in the ocean. At the bottom left corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Merch (bookmarks) by @necromatador.bsky.social

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanart #dredgegame

hand embroidered scroll of the map of the underworld from the video game hades, with a nendoroid figure of zagreus held next to it

still can’t believe i made that

Contributor preview: Kai Handle for socials: kiwibrot (bsky), kiwibr0t (instagram) Pfp: a person wearing underwear and a robot with a camera face Sample preview: A chain secures the whale’s body to the docks. It’s a dark mass, yearning to sink into deeper waters. Preventing the whale from sinking is the first priority when whaling. What point would there be to the carnage if the victim just sank to the bottom of the sea? Its anthracite skin is wrinkled and scars reflect the last of the fading daylight in stark white. An old animal, judging by its massive size and the battle scars. It must have been hunted before. Some of the scars are human-made. He thinks he recognises one from his own harpoon, decades old. Stepping towards the posts, he only hears his own boots on the creaking wood, and a clank of the chains, as waves gently lap at the whale’s body, bobbing it up and down. No other soul is present. It’s just him and the whale. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle floating in the ocean. At the bottom left corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Fic by @kiwibrot.bsky.social

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanfic #dredgegame

Contributor preview: Jubjubmaz Handle for socials: Jubjubmaz (instagram, tumblr) Pfp: headshot of a person with red hair and freckles Sample preview: Cropped comic showing three panels of a rocky shore in the Gale Cliffs. The middle panel shows The Hermit grabbing onto his hat, holding hands with a woman in a red dress as they run along the shoreside with cliffs in the background. Only the characters are portayed in color and the backgrounds are mainly grayish-blue. Caption reads ""She loved wandering the shores," The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle floating in the ocean. At the bottom left corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Art by @/jubjubmaz (tumblr)

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanart #dredgegame

And a slightly brighter still cause Im always working too dark and even I cant see shiet 🤣

This is an animation I did a while ago and felt like sharing today - a little, statement-eating turtle hiding in #themagnusarchive

#art #animation #tma #fuckai

Contributor preview: Hope Handle for socials: HopeStoryteller (ao3, bsky), ofstormsandfire (tumblr) Pfp: a red smilie face Sample fic preview: There is a beach in Stellar Basin. Perhaps once it was more than just a beach, but whatever it once was—whatever else it once was—it certainly isn't that any longer. Nor has it been anything but a beach in Stellar Basin for a long time. On that beach, there lives a Dog. He didn't always live on this particular beach, nor did he use to live alone. But it is the beach, the shallows, and finding food within those shallows that make up the life of the Dog now, and have for a long time. The Dog could not say how long it has been, because—among other things—he is a dog, and does not have the equipment generally required for understandable speech, such as human vocal cords. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle floating in the ocean. At the bottom left corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Fic by @hopestoryteller.bsky.social

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanart #dredgegame

Contributor preview: Epilogue Handle for socials: hereforanepilogue (tumblr) Pfp: Black crow that is smiling with wings outstretched Sample merch preview: Cropped coloring page of a sturgeon with a close up to the face, which looks derpy and cute. Other sturgeons can be seen swimming close by as well. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle floating in the ocean. At the bottom left corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Merch by @/hereforanepilogue (tumblr)

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanart #dredgegame

Contributor preview: Ennji Handle for socials: zrllosyn (bsky, cara), zrllosyn-art (tumblr) Pfp: partial view of a person's head with dark hair and eyes, a cat ear, and glasses Sample art preview: One of the Unseeing Mother's small fish children peeking out and looking from behind a rock pillar in the water, its red eyes glowing and underbite showing sharp teeth. The Unseeing Mother's cropped fin frames the foreground. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle floating in the ocean. At the bottom left corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Art by @zrllosyn.bsky.social

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanart #dredgegame

Contributor preview: Elasmosaurus Handle for socials: Elasmosaurus (ao3) Pfp: a shark drawn in a cheerful style, surrounded by bubbles Sample fic preview: It starts while her back is turned, as she attends to the crank. The sea’s closer somehow, the shifting shades of sunset muted. She shivers, hugging herself to keep warm. The next time she cranks the light and returns to her chair, the island to the east is partially obscured, and she realises: a sea fog! Of course! The weather had been perfect for it. She can see the vapour in the air now, eddies of fake cloud swirling playfully above the water. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle floating in the ocean. At the bottom left corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Fic by Elasmosaurus

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanart #dredgegame

Contributor preview: Choco Handle for socials: chocomdwrites (bsky), chocomd (tumblr) Pfp: Ashe Ubert from Fire Emblem: Three House Sample fic preview: Nighttime is filled with the sounds of waves rushing against the shore and nocturnal denizens splashing in the mangrove waters. Some of the creatures seem to find us a curious sight, and they certainly do not attempt to conceal their presence as they trail behind our vessel! If only we could catch a glimpse of them beyond the eddies they create in the water. Most promising, however, are the sounds that carry on the wind. Sibilant whispers, voices in another tongue. Waters rich in wildlife, and hints that point to the presence of other humans. Naysayers may make their arguments from afar, but putting boots on the ground is the only way to discern the truth. Tomorrow, we embark on our first foray into the mangroves. The anticipation among our team is palpable. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle floating in the ocean. At the bottom left corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Fic by @chocomdwrites.bsky.social

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanart #dredgegame

Contributor preview: Astrid Handle for socials: honeyedjuniper (twitter/x), mangatamyg (carrd) Pfp: a pale ray swimming against a dark background with white bubbles Sample fic preview: “You need some repairs? Or maybe to sell?” Quickly, he turns to the sound of the voice. There’s something surprisingly soft about the tone, despite the fact the woman approaching him is covered in what he can only guess as fish parts and pieces. Her striped apron is stained with all sorts of things. “I had heard about a Travelling Merchant who might have some information for me,” the Journalist says, nodding slightly as she greets him with a small smile. “I’m a journalist looking into the Gale Cliffs here. I’ve heard… some strange things have been happening.” Immediately, her eyes widen. It’s not a fearful reaction, but clearly one of surprise. The preview image is presented like a message in a cracked bottle floating in the ocean. At the bottom left corner, in smaller font: Messages in a Bottle: A Dredge Fanzine

Contributor preview: Fic by @/honeyedjuniper (twitter/x)

#dredge #dredgfanzine #dredgefanart #dredgegame