Volume VIII: The Zine, the Rodgit, and the Rains of Betrayal. “Then they published it. Then they were happy. Oh you should have seen it. Such betrayal. They hugged. Each other of course. I… I was not included.” This week, Akela Jean Underland reflects on emotional neglect, soggy flirtations, and suspicious furniture movement. The zine has stolen her mothers’ affection, Rodgit has returned (again), and something unsettling lurks beneath the damp.

they hugged.
each other.
not me.
the zine is finished. the betrayal is not.

Rodgit returned. the red chair moved. something is coming.
volume viii is live. i am in the cupboard.
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