@abigailoswald.bsky.social
detective investigating life | Lost/Found editor at Split/Lip Press | abigailwashere.com/links
looks like it's maybe been a little while since the last one, but I really like the Parallel Practice column from the Rumpus! therumpus.net/sections/ess...
06.12.2025 15:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Wrote about the new @mcsweeneys.net, @benjaminpercy.bsky.social's The End Times, and the book as art project countercraft.substack.com/p/books-as-a...
05.12.2025 15:52 — 👍 22 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
All the Dorothies are on sale during @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social's sitewide sale for the next (checks watch) 36 hours! 📚🎁
Go: www.nyrb.com/collections/...
New today on the site:
An imagined conversation between Mace Mason (STRANGE DAYS) and Perfidia Beverly Hills (ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER) from @russellnichols.bsky.social
🎨 by @mosesleeart.bsky.social
this is brilliant!!!
04.12.2025 17:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I feel like this book deserves a mood board Aaron! this meme could be the first thing you add!
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what do detective stories mean, and why do we need them?
just got word that my conversation w/ Sara Gran about her wonderful new book was one of 2025's most popular interviews over at Write or Die—not too late to give it a read if you missed it the first time! ☺️
writeordiemag.com/author-inter...
a green zine called Zines That Never Existed
Junk Mail Archaeology zine beside a pair of scissors
a zine called The Boring Guide to Staying Inspired, which features a photo of a girl making a silly face on the cover
a zine called The Story of Psycho: The Most Well Known Rare Country Single
my annual zine roundup is out today! check out some of my favorites from the year 💕
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-few-more...
and if you missed it, here's last year's roundup (evergreen reminder that zines make excellent + inexpensive gifts AND you're supporting independent creators with your purchase!)
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/eight-zine...
the seventh Fast & Furious movie (which I cannot WAIT to write about someday!!)
30.11.2025 17:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
a green zine called Zines That Never Existed
Junk Mail Archaeology zine beside a pair of scissors
a zine called The Boring Guide to Staying Inspired, which features a photo of a girl making a silly face on the cover
a zine called The Story of Psycho: The Most Well Known Rare Country Single
my annual zine roundup is out today! check out some of my favorites from the year 💕
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-few-more...
thanks Kristine, they've been so fun to make!!
30.11.2025 00:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I definitely cried when I first opened that email 😭❤️ proper thank yous coming soon, but for now just know it meant the world to me!!!
30.11.2025 00:51 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I've also created a Recommendations list to start collecting some of my favorite zines, games, + more on the platform; there's so much creativity happening on @itch.io 😊
itch.io/c/6615942/re...
an autumnal fall scene featuring the sun shining across a tree is visible through a square viewfinder cut out of the page of a zine called Pocket Viewfinder
copies of a zine called What Will You Write Today? are displayed in a blue plastic box
a zine called An Exercise in Creative Gratitude rests against a tree beside a selection of painted rocks that feature positive messages like "be kind" and "sing"
a zine called Radio Church rests atop a rose gold analog radio
I'm so excited to share my zines online for the first time! ☺️ four new zines to inspire creativity and everyday adventures, all available for immediate download on Itch at a name-your-price option: abigailoswald.itch.io
more details about each one in the thread!
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Alive in My Heart! I remember reading Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead for a high school English class and being absolutely floored by it. By revisiting the events of Shakespeare’s Hamlet through the eyes of two minor characters, Stoppard made me realize that every story is a springboard for a thousand more stories like it. That play in particular opened up the possibilities of fiction for me in a new way. I’m still captivated by the idea that every single character has their own unique arc, regardless of the role they play in the one I happen to be reading. Stories that embrace this truth are stronger for it. And life’s kinda like that, too — empathy often stems from the realization that every stranger you meet has an entire history that led them to the single solitary moment of your interaction. RIP Rosencrantz & Guildenstern!
RIP Tom Stoppard 😭 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead forever changed the way that I thought about minor characters—wrote about the experience a few years ago
abigailoswald.substack.com/p/a-study-in...
Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores?
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
Radio Church is a guide through the sonic world that exists all around you; all you need for this adventure is a radio and something to write with!
abigailoswald.itch.io/radio-church
An Exercise in Creative Gratitude is an invitation to thank a creator who changed your life—the prompts walk you through a personal meditation on a fave piece of art/media
(dedicated to Keri Smith of Wreck This Journal fame!)
abigailoswald.itch.io/an-exercise-...
What Will You Write Today? is a tool for brainstorming as you approach a specific writing project; I specifically developed this one to help banish the intimidation of the blank page!
abigailoswald.itch.io/what-will-yo...
Pocket Viewfinder is a tool for looking at the world more closely—just cut a hole through the middle of the zine and then follow the visual prompts while peering through the small window you’ve created
abigailoswald.itch.io/pocket-viewf...
an autumnal fall scene featuring the sun shining across a tree is visible through a square viewfinder cut out of the page of a zine called Pocket Viewfinder
copies of a zine called What Will You Write Today? are displayed in a blue plastic box
a zine called An Exercise in Creative Gratitude rests against a tree beside a selection of painted rocks that feature positive messages like "be kind" and "sing"
a zine called Radio Church rests atop a rose gold analog radio
I'm so excited to share my zines online for the first time! ☺️ four new zines to inspire creativity and everyday adventures, all available for immediate download on Itch at a name-your-price option: abigailoswald.itch.io
more details about each one in the thread!
Black Friday/Holiday Sale!
All first-time or returning subscribers can now purchase an annual subscription for $10 off their first year—which means just $19 for a full year of access to BW/DR and our entire 143 issue archive!
Also: you can gift it!
coupon code: HOLIDAY2025
...but what I always came back to is that, at least for me, it all boils down to connecting with people over stories. I'm going to do that for the rest of my life, in every role, but I'm especially grateful for what this one taught me ❤️ happy Thanksgiving, everybody! (3/3)
27.11.2025 14:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I am more grateful than I can say for these last three years as Marketing Director at Split/Lip Press. I'm far from the first person to make the observation that marketing + publicity in the arts—especially right now—can often feel like an uphill battle... (2/3)
27.11.2025 14:38 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
well, that's it—this is the best Thanksgiving ever!
can't begin to figure out how to individually thank everyone who participated in this kind, thoughtful @splitlippress.com newsletter, so for now I'll just yell into the digital ether: THANKS Y'ALL (1/3)
splitlippress.substack.com/p/what-were-...
+++ article about the necessity of small presses, now more than ever!
21.11.2025 17:08 — 👍 17 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0can't wait!!
13.11.2025 18:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0YAAAAAY
13.11.2025 18:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0happy book birthday, Melissa!! so happy for you!
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