Let's start with the great news first. 🤩
Last week, after three months of nail-biting silence, we heard from Bahar Es'Hagi and Negin K. Manesh, the creative team behind "Her Face" in the Loose Ends Anthology.
Because they are both in Iran, they’d had no access to the internet since February. Their connections were just turned back on, and they both checked in to say that they're safe.
When the war broke out between our countries, we lost contact with them immediately. During the entire campaign for the Loose Ends Anthology, we had no idea what was happening to them or whether they were okay. We sent out questions for creator interviews to both of them, but they weren't able to respond. We funded the Kickstarter and celebrated with a live-streamed party, and they weren't able to attend.
It was terrifying to have just begun a relationship with these two incredible creative women, then to wonder every day if we would ever speak to them again. To know firsthand the brilliance they can bring to the world, only to have it cut off from us by a senseless war that had nothing to do with any of us.
So today, we're so grateful to know that they are safe and able to communicate with us again. 🙏
We are hoping that lasting peace can be reached soon, and that they never have to go through anything like this, ever again. ☮️
Here's to Bashar and Negin! We can’t wait to share their gorgeous short comic, “Her Face,” with you in The Loose Ends Anthology!
🙏 The Thank-You Page Is Online!
We just posted our thank-you page for the backers of the Loose Ends Anthology on our website!
You'll see a designed, illustrated, gorgeous version of this in the finished book, as well—in both digital and printed formats! 🎨 We absolutely can't wait to share it with you!
Thanks again for being here, and keep your eyes on these updates! 👀 We'll have more news for you very soon.
Your friends at Oneshi Press,
Jayel & Lynsey 🧔👩🦰