About Farewell to Emptiness
Lu, a young waitress from upstate NY, is frustrated and unemployed. Her alcoholic father has recently died. The meat-packing plant where he worked will soon be demolished. Lu returns to the abandoned building one last time before it's destroyed. She discovers herself in the dust. A fiction debut in chapbook format and the flash fiction genre.
“1. Walk in well-lit areas.
Can’t afford Uber/Lyft during peak hours, so trudge down the middle of Walnut Street in the rain after work. Street lights illuminate each step as aching feet slosh through oily puddles.
2. Hide valuables.
Tip money in bra; keys and phone in raincoat pocket. Not ideal, but that’s all she’s got.
3. Walk with a buddy.
No co-workers live on her street, so she walks alone.”
2026 Chapbook Project: Spring Cohort.
The beginning of our newly instated Chapbook Corp is going monochrome. 4 authors (2 of whom are debutants in their respective genres) published at the same time for one massive chapbook cohort. Original artwork was hand-selected by our editor-in-chief for both the Fall and Spring cohorts. This project is what 10 years of chapbook publishing looks like. This is Thirty West.
40 pgs with a 5.5” x 8.5” trim size (page counts may vary).
Jacket Artwork by Oliva’s Ink Illustrations
Preorder; releases on 4-24-26
For international orders greater than 2 units, please email us before ordering so we can calculate shipping. Thanks!
Edition Information
Standard edition comes in a hand-folded, saddle-stitched, or perfect-bound glue spine.
Limited edition comes in an artisanal, hemp cord binding of 20 numbered copies.
Want to experience the entire cohort at once? Go here for all 4 chapbooks, in a standard edition, for only $20 (shipping not included).
About Farewell to Emptiness
Lu, a young waitress from upstate NY, is frustrated and unemployed. Her alcoholic father has recently died. The meat-packing plant where he worked will soon be demolished. Lu returns to the abandoned building one last time before it's destroyed. She discovers herself in the dust. A fiction debut in chapbook format and the flash fiction genre.
“1. Walk in well-lit areas.
Can’t afford Uber/Lyft during peak hours, so trudge down the middle of Walnut Street in the rain after work. Street lights illuminate each step as aching feet slosh through oily puddles.
2. Hide valuables.
Tip money in bra; keys and phone in raincoat pocket. Not ideal, but that’s all she’s got.
3. Walk with a buddy.
No co-workers live on her street, so she walks alone.”
2026 Chapbook Project: Spring Cohort.
The beginning of our newly instated Chapbook Corp is going monochrome. 4 authors (2 of whom are debutants in their respective genres) published at the same time for one massive chapbook cohort. Original artwork was hand-selected by our editor-in-chief for both the Fall and Spring cohorts. This project is what 10 years of chapbook publishing looks like. This is Thirty West.
40 pgs with a 5.5” x 8.5” trim size (page counts may vary).
Jacket Artwork by Oliva’s Ink Illustrations
Preorder; releases on 4-24-26
For international orders greater than 2 units, please email us before ordering so we can calculate shipping. Thanks!
Edition Information
Standard edition comes in a hand-folded, saddle-stitched, or perfect-bound glue spine.
Limited edition comes in an artisanal, hemp cord binding of 20 numbered copies.
Want to experience the entire cohort at once? Go here for all 4 chapbooks, in a standard edition, for only $20 (shipping not included).
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