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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 05/10/2026

Paper Airplane Vol. 4 cover by @kaitlinbrito.bsky.social: a tribute to the transportive, mind-blowing nature of reading and, simultaneously, a nod to the wildly transportive, mind-blowing prose-plume that you’ll find inside—“How the Bicycle Was Born” by @mariapopova.bsky.social

The cover of Paper Airplane Vol. 4, showing a man and a girl behind bookshelves. The books on one shelf make it look like the man is riding a bicycle and the girl's head is an erupting volcano.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 30/07/2026

Look, you and I both know you’re gonna pack more reading material than you need, so you might as well indulge in a little magazine browsing while you’re at it, and have I got the perfect periodical for your plane-ride, pool-side, porch-sit, road-trip, and beach-read needs. Only at PaperAirplane.pub

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 23/06/2026

I dare you to make something less scalable! Paper Airplane Vol. 3 features the debut of Zine Zone, a page with a little pocket hand-stuffed with two hand-folded zines by guest zinester Shay Mirk—including a zine about how to make your own one-page zine! Subscribe at PaperAirplane.pub.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 18/06/2026

Every Paper Airplane cover begins with an exchange of ideas with cover artist @kaitlinbrito.bsky.social, who then takes all the nebulous vibe notes and transforms them into something exquisite. Vol. 3 is available now in print or digital at PaperAirplane.pub, just in time for summer reading.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 31/03/2026

Reading a book? Put a bookmark in it. The first @korystamper.bsky.social book SINCE 2017 is HERE. It’s about colors and it's by KORY STAMPER, a fact I thought I already sufficiently emphasized. It’s troubling that you’re still reading this post. I left to get back to reading in the middle of this se

The cover of Kory Stamper’s book “True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color — From Azure to Zinc Pink”

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 18/03/2026

This is exactly what I was hoping for. I hope you have the same experience.

A flyer with the following text:

Actual, unsolicited reader feedback for Paper Airplane.

This is the most delightful thing I've received in ages. ALL JOY.

– Bree G.

The best feeling thumbing through the pages (lovely paper quality!) and chuckling and smiling, anticipating when I can sit down with it for a long while ::happy sigh::

– Dana G.

Sometimes, I get to the end of the night, and I finally finished work, and bedtimes, and folding laundry, and prepping tomorrow's snack... it's so much more satisfying to read something just for me than to get lost in a black hole of Instagram algorithm. Not to mention that this is insanely high quality and well done and thought provoking, and the kind of thoughts I just don't get anywhere else.

– George S.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 17/03/2026

One of my goals with Paper Airplane is to celebrate small moments and sense memories—like @beccschampagne.bsky.social beautifully capturing what it's like sitting inside a snow-covered car as a kid. It's just one of the heartfelt, life-affirming comics in Vol. 2, available now at PaperAirplane.pub.

A detail from a comic showing a girl sitting inside of a snow-covered car.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 12/03/2026

I’m realizing now that the problem with a library maze is that you might not want to find your way out. Get lost in this exquisitely elaborate maze by Guinness Record-holding mazemaker @boggessart.bsky.social in the current issue of Paper Airplane magazine.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 11/03/2026

You’ll smell colors when you read this. See the full spread of the synesthesia infographic by @hudrewthis.bsky.social in the latest issue of Paper Airplane magazine, out now!

A portion of an infographic about synesthesia showing a face and several sensory inputs.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 05/03/2026

623 copies is actually a solid run for the Sheboygan market in the early 70s. What I’m saying is that I’m out here trying to sell 250 subscriptions to my indie magazine and you better believe I’m gonna tell some stranger about it when I offer to drive them home from the airport 20 years from now.

An image of Gus Polinski, "the Polka King of the Midwest," from the movie Home Alone.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 26/02/2026

First shipment goes out soon! Subscribe now to get this beauty in your mailbox. (The magazine, not the cat.) PaperAirplane.pub.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 17/02/2026

I wanted to make a grown-up version of the magazines I loved as a kid—like Highlights, but for adults. Then I found a bunch of likeminded humans who actually made it happen. Everlasting thanks to all the writers and artists who've contributed to Paper Airplane Vol. 2 and beyond.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 13/02/2026

There's even this printable announcement as a way to present the gift subscription. It’s meant to be colored in, which, if you’re anything like me, is exactly the kind of touch you’re looking for.

A printable coloring page to be given as a way to announce a gift subscription to Paper Airplane magazine it. It says: "A gift for you: Enjoy a one-year subscription to Paper Airplane Magazine."

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 04/02/2026

If you wanna be surprised, cover your eyes, because it’s the Paper Airplane Vol. 2 cover reveal! Another stunner by Kaitlin Brito. Wait till you see what’s inside. Get the mag in digital or print! Subscribe at PaperAirplane.pub.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 15/01/2026

The first-ever Paper Airplane Subscription Drive starts NOW! My goal is 250 subscribers. I sincerely hope you’ll be one of them. paperairplane.pub#subscribe

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 14/01/2026

Goal exceeded! Paper Airplane Vol. 1 raised $10,806.45 in support of refugees and immigrants. Phase 2 coming very soon.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 18/12/2025

Without a single word of dialogue or narration, we know exactly how he feels. George Bailey is on the brink, and then he’s confronted by the naked display of his unrealized dreams, pushed by necessity into the corner of his living room, where they sit mocking him.

A still image from the film “It’s a Wonderful Life,” showing the character George Bailey looking angrily at the architectural models that remind him of his unfulfilled dreams.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 05/12/2025

Your weekend will feel like this if you spend it with the right reading material. (Detail of “Dewdrop” comic by @mariswicks.bsky.social, available now in Paper Airplane vol. 1.)

A detail of a comic showing a character riding a tardigrade with obvious delight.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 07/11/2025

Editorial meetings can get intense but later we snuggle.

A photo of an editor at his desk turning to say something to his cat, who appears to be insisting on a particular point by putting his paw on a legal pad. Also, his tail is curled in a very cute way.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 30/09/2025

I just nominated Paper Airplane’s lead article, “The Shape of Color” by @korystamper.bsky.social, for next year’s Best American Science & Nature Writing! Here’s a preview.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 25/09/2025

Microfiction? Too long. Six-word short stories? Hold our baby shoes. With the right context, you can conjure an entire saga with just a few words. It’s called Venmo Nanofiction, and it’s just one of the madcap amusements awaiting you in the debut issue of Paper Airplane magazine.

A page from Paper Airplane magazine with the following text:

Some of your friends have their Venmo feeds set to public. Every occasion to repay them for brunch is also an opportunity to generously increase their mystique among their peers. With just a few carefully chosen words, you can pack maximum narrative intrigue into every transaction note. Use these samples to start crafting your own entries in the genre I like to call Venmo Nanofiction. By Dave Shay

salmon cannon adapters
Bisquick for the bankruptcy tailgate
9V batteries and Sprite (cadaver prank)
gondola racing certification
Municipal hexagon audit
Rural Mailbox Magazine, 48-month subscription
borscht allergy alibi
legal fees for Tailgate-gate
mannequin removal
seawater

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 22/08/2025

*Smuggling smoked provolone into a No Smoked Provolone Zone*   “HEY, you there, you got smoked provolone in that bag?” [Nervously] “Ha ha, in THIS bag? Nope, no way, no smoked provolone in here, nosiree.”

A bag of cheese labeled "NOT SMOKED PROVOLONE"

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 22/08/2025

Wordplayers, hear me out: Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, but instead of connecting actors, you connect words. From the debut issue of Paper Airplane magazine: I attempt to link “Kevin” to “bacon” in just six steps.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 20/08/2025

Flawless recipe for summer. Just substitute "school book" with "phone." #LMM>LLM

A page from Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery with the following text:
When Anne got home that night she stacked all her text-books away in an old trunk in the attic, locked it, and threw the key into the blanket box.
“I’m not even going to look at a schoolbook in vacation,” she told Marilla. “I’ve studied as hard all the term as I possibly could and I’ve pored over that geometry until I know every proposition in the first book off by heart, even when the letters are changed. I just feel tired of everything sensible and I’m going to let my imagination run riot for the summer. Oh, you needn’t be alarmed, Marilla. I’ll only let it run riot within reasonable limits. But I want to have a real good jolly time this summer, for maybe it’s the last summer I’ll be a little girl. Mrs. Lynde says that if I keep stretching out next year as I’ve done this I’ll have to put on longer skirts. She says I’m all running to legs and eyes. And when I put on longer skirts I shall feel that I have to live up to them and be very dignified. It won’t even do to believe in fairies then, I’m afraid; so I’m going to believe in them with all my whole heart this summer.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 13/08/2025

Almost every afternoon, my cat Rolo nudges my legs under my desk to signal that it’s time for me to pick him up and hold him while he purrs loudly and does “air muffins” and I just sit there without trying to think or do anything for several minutes. This is the best creative advice I can offer.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 11/08/2025

Wordsmiths: Enjoy this word puzzle—by acclaimed author Alec Nevala-Lee!—from the debut issue of Paper Airplane magazine.

A word puzzle page titled “Period Pieces.” The instructions say to excavate and assemble buried letters (in order) from the name of each geological period to answer the clues.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 28/07/2025

Can you ESCAPE THIS PAGE using only the clues hidden in the map? Hint: You’ll probably need some hints. Get hints (and the full-page map) in the debut issue of Paper Airplane, only available at PaperAirplane.pub. Puzzle by @pzlr.org. Map art by @laurbarian.bsky.social.

An illustrated fantasy map with a key and labels of various features and landmarks.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 21/07/2025

Summertime is for getting lost on purpose.

A portion of an elaborate maze with many details, including bodies of water filled with sharks, ships, and sea monsters.

A portion of an elaborate maze showing a waterfall, a ship, and a sea monster.

A portion of an elaborate maze showing many details, including a whale, staircases, and the finish line.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 11/07/2025

The exact opposite of doomscrolling

The table of contents page in the debut issue of Paper Airplane magazine, including sections titled Q&A, Article, Art, Infographics, List, Comics, Wordplay, Games, Photos, and Activities.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 25/06/2025

If you like 2 things in this picture, you’ll love Paper Airplane. If you like 4 or more things in this picture, you’ll LOVE Paper Airplane. If you like any of the things in this picture, Paper Airplane loves YOU.

Some of the sources of inspiration behind Paper Airplane magazine, including copies of Highlights magazine, Calvin and Hobbes, The Believer magazine, Mad magazine, the Whole Earth Catalog, and the book How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 24/06/2025

#PaperAirplane is here! It’s the grown-up version of the magazines you loved as a kid. Writing, games, comics, photos, art, and activities by a dream team of contributors. No cynicism. No ads. No A.I. Available exclusively at PaperAirplane.pub by donating to support refugees and immigrants.

A GIF of Paper Airplane magazine showing a rotating preview of pages.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 23/06/2025

Believe me when I tell you that this thing has been burning a hole in my pocket, so I'm wildly excited to announce: Paper Airplane magazine vol. 1 arrives TOMORROW, Tuesday, June 24, exclusively at PaperAirplane.pub! Here’s the first look at the cover art by the amazing @kaitlinbrito.bsky.social

Paper Airplane magazine cover. An ice cream vendor on the beach holds up a cone toward an ice cream-shaped cloud.

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 13/06/2025

Haha nice try, A.I. You wish it were hypothetical. Paper Airplane magazine is very real, very A.I.-free, and arriving very soon at paperairplane.pub.

An AI-generated search summary that says: "In conclusion, the term "paper airplane magazine" is most likely a metaphorical phrase or could refer to an inflight magazine or a hypothetical publication"

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Paper Airplane magazine @paperairplane.pub · 09/06/2025

When you don’t know what to do, make stuff. (Reminder courtesy of my bored 8-year-old.)

A kid's handwritten note that says "I don't know what to do!" with every character made into a sad face.

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