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The Extremely Unofficial Keokuk Gazette

A fictional period-style newspaper experiment. Written now, not an archival newspaper or a report of actual events.

AN UNDATED EDITION / FICTION THROUGHOUT / PRICE: YOUR ATTENTION

The Keokuk Gazette

All the news that survived the desk fan.

Local Man Opens One Tab, Discovers Seventeen

A routine inquiry into a minor question has developed into what authorities are declining to call research. Three windows remain unaccounted for.

“I was looking for one thing,” the man stated, before opening a further tab to determine what it was.

Printer Demands Cyan Before Printing Black Text

The machine declined an interview. Its only statement was a blinking light and the faint suggestion of personal resentment.

Notice to Subscribers

There are no subscribers. The subscription desk has nonetheless taken the afternoon off.

LOST & FOUND

Was it yours?

Unattended thoughts are taken to the nearest notebook. Please use your inside voice. The notebook is easily startled.

Stays in this tab. Nothing is sent or saved.