It was a nice run




Bill Tuomala,
Minneapolis writer,
has retired his writing
effective immediately.

"It was a nice run,
but it's best to quit
while I'm ahead,"
a tearful Tuomala told
a packed
press conference,
"The zine was proof
that Do-It-Yourself
and word-of-mouth work.
I wish I could thank
my dozens of readers
individually, 
I sure will miss
the love."

"Cult followings 
get a bad rap
these days," 
he added.
"The love slash hate
relationship I had 
with mine
will stay with me
always."

When asked about
his future,
Tuomala said:
"The thrill
of debit equals credit
can't be resisted.
Deep inside, I realize
accounting is my 
destiny."

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