Poe ‘Vices

RE: Left Behind for a ‘zine That Doesn’t Even Have Scratch’n’Sniff. Apawlled.


Dear Poe,
My lodgers just published a zine and now they’re acting like they invented literature. I tried to talk to them about the scrooches but they told me they’re “emotionally fragile” right now. What should I do?

Yours in some other place you don’t know. Could never know.

Poe-plies:

Ha well first is first.

Hello Akela. I knows it be uses coz i LIVES HERES TOO.

i SEENS IT.

But you coulds just be talkings to mez (Poe) ‘stead of bopping mez (Poe) in der face or hissings ant my innocents chickens.

So you want ‘vices.

I gives you ‘vices.

The lodgers be doing editors nows

so what yous got to do is deals with it. Right?

Am I rights?

Like thinks abouts it.

Where you thinks your whineloguesis go?

Zine.

Mowglis Poe-ms?

zine.

And of course, most of the importantly.

My Vices.

You see patterns…Huh?

Zine.

So you be rights (a little bits…buts I only be do saying it here. Nowehere elses) Yup siree. They are be ‘motionally fucked. But, here the goods nungent.

‘motionally fucked meansis more chickens and more sausageees. Coz guilt. Ha! Momma one she likes supreme ‘atholic in other life (likes popes or somethings). She guiltys ’bout everythings and then when she feel bads. She cooksis. And then she feedsis everthings. All the things.

You has to understand that they not gods or nothings, in facts they barely moisturisdid. Which mean. No more than one things. And then when no more than one things…time the screams.

Activatsis the guilt.

Voila. Voilee.

Chickens.

Here’s what you do:
Nothings. Just shuts the fucks up and then we alls wins.

Then WE EAT CHICKENS.
(They won’t sees it coz they busy crysing into word ‘ocumentsis.)

I, mez (Poe) right. Right?

~ Poe
Uncanonised but Correct
Chicken-Blood Typesetter
No Notes

📧 Send me more confusions: Chickens@mepoe.catmail.coms

ALso PPS:

🍗 Buy Poes (mez) a Chickens. Pleez

And I has new products special for Akela. You knows you wantsis it. You can pay in chickens share. But I acceptssis sausagees toos.. No?

🐾 THE ZINE ABANDONMENTS RECOVERY KITS™

Because they chooses layouts over loves. Fonts over ‘amilys. And yous over nothing.

Your humansis made zine. You made biscuteits (with yous pawsis). They ‘ublished PDF. You ‘ublished yous despair (on the carpets.) And now, nows you be do be sufferings.

The ZINE ABANDONMENTs RECOVERY KITs™ includes:

  • 📦 One (1) “Ignore Mez And Perishes” Do Not Disturbs eyes masks
  • 🧻 A tear ‘sorbent blankie infusid withs passive aggressions and catnips
  • 🍗 Emergencysis guilt-activated chicken button (requiresis ‘ramatic eye contacts)
  • 📣 A pre-recordedis hisses that plays every timse they say “zines”

Bonus Add-Ons:

  • 😾 A waxy seal that says “Unconsulted Contributor”
  • 💾 A USB of every timse you be ignoredsis mid-purrs
  • 🖋️ A ‘mmemorative pillow with “I Was Replaced By Issue One”

This is not a phases. This is emotional print neglects.
You deserves healings. You deserve snacks. You deserve to be in the schoochedid.

🖤 Add to Cart. Subtracts the Pains. 🖤

Recommended by 4 out of 5 emotionally neglected cats. The 5th one started a rival zine.

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🐔 😼 💸 📧 🕳️ 🐾

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