Newsletter Spring ‘25
Three-year anniversary and new sale
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Dear Friends of DMP,
In this Empire of Bad News, let us take a second to divert our brains and mark the three-year anniversary of Dead Mall Press. Starting off in March 2022 as a self-publishing project, the press now has 12 titles in print from 10 different writers. And in that time, we’ve also raised over $3,000 for a variety of organizations.
(Oh, about the appearance of this mssg... We all hate looking at emails. So this is one way around it. Also including a plain text version below. Also links there too)
Thanks to everybody who has supported, in both small and big ways. And a special shout out to all the wonderful writers who’ve shared their work with me. I’ve loved working with you all <3
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To celebrate the three years,I’m doing a “Buy One Get One Free” deal. Just name the two books you want, and only pay for one of them. Income will be split equally between the two authors (and the rest toward the press and for donation). This will run until April 15th.
2025 will likely be pretty quiet for DMP. Tbh I’m trying to finish several of my own projects before they strangle me. There is one book by another writer in the works, but it’s still too early to announce anything. That might be the only one this year (kind of a drag, I know, but I’m only one guy).
Regarding open submissions, I’d planned to get this rolling last fall, but I’ve since decided I don’t really have the energy or desire to do that. For now, the press will just have to sink or swim on the connections I can organically make with likeminded people. After all, this is more about affinity and vision and values, not replicating the usual market for “publishing opportunities!”
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STATE OF THE UNION ramble...Yeah it’s bad out there. Fuck the fascists and zionists and grifters and billionaires and whatever the fuck the Yarvin- and Thiel-brains are becoming. Fuck AI & Elon too. But you know all that, so I won’t belabor it here.
Just remember: art is everything you think it is, but it’s also a fight against psychic death. Find your people and share things with them. There are no rules. Success does not exist. Stay in touch. Eat less meat. Don’t let them kill your heart.
In the words of Tom Waits, THERE’S A WORLD GOING ON UNDERGROUND.
Thanks to all!
RM
