http://thecrankypress.ca Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:59:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, I've finished printing my Wayzgoose contribution...and just in time! I just finished the covers for the 50 copies that are destined for the author and printer. They're nestled, carefully interleaved with scrap paper, waiting for the ink to dry before I fold and compile them into their signatures. Though the submission ... http://thecrankypress.ca/2010/03/11/a-few-really-hard-lessons-learned/ The submission date for the Grimsby Wayzgoose signature is looming -- and it seems with each passing day, I'm cranking more desperately. An intensive session on the press this weekend has yielded some good results, and a few hard lessons (more on that later!). For now though, I can report that I'm ... http://thecrankypress.ca/2010/03/08/cranking-madly-cranking/ After far too much time procrastinating, I've finally got myself organised to print a little pamphlet for the upcoming Grimsby Wayzgoose (3rd Saturday in April). It's a lovely little tale entitled Entre Deux Saisons by Richard St-Laurent. It's written in French, which makes the proofreading and corrections a little more challenging, ... http://thecrankypress.ca/2010/02/05/wayzgoose-project-finally-on-the-press/ The Cranky Press is a private press devoted to publishing the work of smart, cynical curmudgeons whose astute observations of human nature provide ample and amusing material with which to learn the craft of letterpress.      While the Press’s primary mandate is the entertainment and edification of its proprietor, it serves ... http://thecrankypress.ca/2008/06/01/welcome/