Fine Print - Peter M Richardson

Fine Print

A humor zine designed for offline consumption in a bite-sized PDF (less than two megabytes). View it in your browser, download it to your eReader, print it out on A5 sheets, share it with the world — it’s free. It’s on the web. What happens next is on you.

Volume 1: ISSUE 1 ↗ • ISSUE 2 ↗ • ISSUE 3 ↗ • ISSUE 4 ↗

Volume 2: ISSUE 1 ↗ • ISSUE 2 ↗ • SPECIAL ISSUE ↗ • ISSUE 4 ↗

Volume 3: ISSUE 1 ↗

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Fine Print • Volume 3 • Issue 1

Christian Slater
The first glimpse of Christian Slater sent shivers down my spine; I forgot myself and went temporarily deaf as I swam in the bliss of his onscreen presence.
Give a Warm Welcome to My Next Guest
Horse McDermott has consulted many of his business partners through the process of filing chapter eleven bankruptcy.
Cover Letter & Resignation
It has been the privilege of a lifetime to labor tirelessly to meet weekly assignments, monthly goals, quarterly quotas, and yearly initiatives.
Review: Berlin on Fire
The only sexual chemistry in this show exists between my thumb and the Back button on the remote control.

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Fine Print • Volume 2 • Issue 4

A Phenomenon
What happened to a weary traveler on a remote stretch of highway at dawn?
Customs Questionnaire
‘Use the space below to share a state or trade secret from your homeland.’
This Is My Last Will and Testament
‘I am, regrettably, dead.’
Today in History
Part six of the groundbreaking factoid calendar.
Historical Society Tour
Isn’t it nice that the townsfolk of Arbor Heights built a museum to celebrate their past?

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Fine Print • Volume 2 • Special Issue

After a brief hiatus, Fine Print is back with a special issue which débuts a new kind of literature — a collision of high-concept fantasy and rock-hard science fiction. Prepare yourself for Nestworld Chronicles: Part I: Dark Satellite: A Blace Davidian Story for Young Readers.

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Fine Print • Volume 2 • Issue 2

My Response to Recent Allegations
Things started last December when a man on the street who identified himself as a circus master told me he had an emergency with an elephant.
Fifteen Near-Death Experiences
I was once hiking through the wilds of Uruguay when I came face to face with a rare anteater-eating ant.
An Olympic Skateboarding Primer
This quick introduction will have you ‘harshing your melon’ with the best of them (that’s skate lingo for ‘spectating’).
Articles I’d Actually Read in the New York Times
‘How a Botanist with a Few Hours of Free Time Became a Former Botanist Awaiting Trial’
The Real Life of a Self-published Author
None of the self-publishing blogs predicted the real difficulties I’m facing.

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Fine Print • Volume 2 • Issue 1

I’m My Own Boss
No silly J-O-B can hold me down. I serve the almighty G-I-G.
A Glossary of Modern Slang
‘Outdoorsy (adjective): a bland, uninteresting person.’
Brief News Update
A summation of all official reports indicates that the general situation of existence worsened again today.
Political Shakeup in the Drum Circle
Welcome to the age of the cajon.
Y’all Stupid
Y’all have oatmeal where your brains should be.
British & American Expressions
A surprising number of common phrases in the UK have impolite meanings here in America.
My Great American Novel
‘Howard quietly emptied the contents of the cash register into his pocket and slipped out the back of his son’s preschool.’
Comeuppance
The new standard in placeholder text, without any unsightly red squiggles.