Fleabonnet Press

"Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity."
-- Ecclesiastes 1:2, King James version.

About Fleabonnet Press

Fleabonnet Press was established by Brian Kunde in 1994 to publish the works of himself and his associates. Since 1995 it has served as incidental printer and web host for the Spilt Ink writers’ group. Founded in Redwood City, California, once part of the Spanish colonial Rancho de las Pulgas ("Ranch of the Fleas"), Fleabonnet Press has traveled with the proprietor, print operations being conducted successively from Redwood City, Union City, and Palo Alto. In contrast, its electronic arm has consistently been based at Stanford University. The name is meant to suggest both the rancho and the press’ status as a shoe-string ("fly by night") operation. More to the point, the proprietor liked the sound of it.

Selected Publications

In addition to the more formal items below, Fleabonnet Press has over the years printed such ephemera as greeting cards, baby announcements, commemorative fliers, and even a press prospectus, which consumed much attention and brought no return.

Poetry:

	* Two by four : and other poems / Brian Phillip Kunde. -- Redwood City, CA. -- (Fleabonnet Holiday Annual ; 1). -- Internet publication and limited edition chapbook, the former an abridgement of the latter. Originally published (1st web ed.) as “The Fleabonnet poetry collection.” · 1st web ed. Jan. 25, 1996 with later updates. Superseded. · 1st print ed. Dec. 1996. Superseded. · 2nd web ed. Mar. 16, 1998 with later updates. Superseded. · 2nd print ed. Sep. 2000. Superseded. · 3rd print ed. Dec. 2000. · 3rd web ed. (contents and samples) Jun. 25, 2004 with later updates.
	* Two steps ahead of the shoe police : poems / Brian Phillip Kunde. -- Union City, CA. -- (Fleabonnet Holiday Annual ; 3). -- Limited edition chapbook. · 1st ed. Dec. 1998. · 1st web ed (contents and samples) Feb. 14, 2000.
	* A Dancing floor for butterflies : poems / Brian Phillip Kunde.-- Union City, CA. -- (Fleabonnet Holiday Annual ; 4). -- Limited edition chapbook. · 1st ed. Dec. 1999. Superseded. · 1st web ed (contents and samples) Feb. 11, 2000. · 2nd ed. Dec. 2000.
	* Millennial verses : poems / Brian Phillip Kunde.-- Union City, CA. -- (Fleabonnet Holiday Annual ; 5). -- Limited edition chapbook. · 1st ed. Dec. 2000. · 1st web ed. (contents and samples) Jan. 2, 2001.
	* Samizdat : poems (Millennial verses, fasc. 2) / Brian Phillip Kunde. -- Union City, CA. -- (Fleabonnet Holiday Annual ; 6). -- Limited edition chapbook. · 1st ed. Dec. 2001. · 1st web ed. (contents and samples) Jul. 1, 2002.
	* All-too-occasional verses : poems / Brian Phillip Kunde. -- Palo Alto, CA. -- (Fleabonnet Holiday Annual ; 9). -- Limited edition chapbook. · 1st ed. Dec. 2005. · 1st web ed. (contents and samples) Jan. 16, 2006.

Fiction:

	* Kit and Lily : a novel / Geoffrey Skinner and Brian Kunde. -- Redwood City, CA. -- (Works in progress series ;1A). -- Limited edition chapbook. · 1st ed. July 1994. Out of print. · 1st web ed. Jun. 28, 2004 with later updates. Superseded. · 2nd web ed. (contents and samples) Jan. 10, 2005 with later updates.
	* The Fleabonnet fiction collection / Brian Kunde. -- Stanford, CA. -- Internet publication. · 1st web ed. Feb. 11-27, 1996 with later updates. Superseded. · 2nd web ed. Mar. 16, 1998.
	* Valley of the vanquished : a one act play for radio / Brian Phillip Kunde. -- Redwood City, CA. -- (Fleabonnet Holiday Annual ; 2). -- Internet publication (as part of The Fleabonnet fiction collection) and limited edition chapbook. · 1st web ed. Feb. 11, 1996 with later updates. Superseded. · 2nd web ed. Oct. 1, 1997. Superseded. · 1st print ed. Dec. 1997. · 3rd web ed. Dec. 17, 1997 with later updates.
	* *The Spilt Ink* Sampler** / The Spilt Ink Writers' Group. -- Stanford, CA. -- (Publications of the Spilt Ink writers' group). -- Internet publication, an anthology of group writings. · 1st web ed. Oct. 29, 1997 with later updates.
	* Sturgis Antelope : four tales of Las Bellotas / Brian Kunde. -- Redwood City, CA. -- Limited edition chapbook. · 1st ed. Oct. 1998. Out of print. · 1st web ed. (contents and samples) Jun. 28, 2004 with later updates.
	* Two tales from Squirrel's Children / Brian Phillip Kunde. -- Palo Alto, CA. -- (Fleabonnet Holiday Annual ; 8). -- Limited edition chapbook. · 1st ed. Dec. 2005. · 1st web ed. (contents and samples) Jan. 18, 2006.
	* A Carol for Christmas and Mary's Gift / the Ghirardelli Chocolate Friends. -- Palo Alto, CA. -- (Fleabonnet Press - the next generation ; 1). -- Limited edition chapbook. · 1st ed. Dec. 2005.
	* SuperMax, KittyGirl and WonderRuth : a story / C. Kunde. -- Palo Alto, CA. -- (Fleabonnet Press - the next generation ; 2). -- Limited edition chapbook. · 1st ed. Feb. 2006.
	* Hickey's Creek, or, A Month in the Gold Fields : From the Memoirs of a 49er / Brian Phillip Kunde. -- Palo Alto, CA. -- (Fleabonnet Holiday Annual ; 10). -- Limited edition chapbook. · 1st ed. Dec. 2006.
	* The Mystery of the Swan : a collaborative play / the Ghirardelli Chocolate Friends. -- Palo Alto, CA. -- (Fleabonnet Press - the next generation ; 3). -- Limited edition chapbook. · 1st ed. Dec. 2006.

Nonfiction:

	* *The Minutes of the Spilt Ink* Writers' Group** / compiled by Brian Kunde. -- Redwood City, CA. -- (Publications of the Spilt Ink writers' group ; WG-04b). -- Limited edition periodical for members only. Continued by The Proceedings of the Spilt Ink Writers’ Group. · Vol. 1, no. 1 = whole no. 1 (Apr. 6, 1995)-v. 5, no. 8 = whole no. 119 (Jul. 29, 1999).
	* The Booke of the gruppe / compiled by Brian Kunde. -- Redwood City, CA. -- (Publications of the Spilt Ink writers' group ; WG-04a). -- Limited edition looseleaf handbook of the Spilt Ink writers' group for members only. · 1st ed. May 1995 with later updates.
	* Brian Kunde's homepage / Brian Kunde. -- Stanford, CA. -- Internet publication; the publisher's personal web site. · 1st web ed. Nov. 27, 1995 with later updates.
	* Spilt Ink: the writers' group / Brian Kunde, Martin Fouts and Geoffrey Skinner. -- Stanford, CA. -- Internet publication; the group's web site. · 1st web ed. Nov. 29, 1995 with later updates.
	* Titles to Make You Smile / Brian Kunde. -- Stanford, CA. -- Internet publication; a bibliography of oddities. · 1st web ed. Dec. 11, 1995 with later updates.
	* Fleabonnet Press / Brian Kunde. -- Stanford, CA. -- Internet publication; the press's web site. · 1st web ed. Jan. 25, 1996 with later updates (this site).
	* Essays and articles / Brian Kunde. -- Stanford, CA. -- Internet publication. · 1st web ed. Feb. 8, 1996 with later updates. Superseded. · 2nd web ed. Mar. 13, 1998 with later updates.
	* The Kunde family / Brian Kunde. -- Stanford, CA. -- Internet publication; a brief history of the family and genealogy of the author's branch, with links to unrelated Kundes. · 1st web ed. Nov. 10, 1997 with later updates. Superseded. · 2nd web ed. Jan. 24, 2005 with later updates.
	* The Best English-language fiction of the twentieth century : a composite list and ranking / Brian Kunde. -- Stanford, CA. -- Internet publication; a bibliography, compiled and reworked from four previous lists issued by various organizations in 1998. · 1st web ed. Feb. 26, 1999 with later updates. Superseded. · 2nd web ed. Jun. 24, 2005 with later updates.
	* *The Proceedings of the Spilt Ink* Writers' Group** / compiled by Brian Kunde. -- Union City, CA. -- (Publications of the Spilt Ink writers' group). -- Limited edition periodical for members only. Continues The Minutes of the Spilt Ink Writers’ Group. · Vol. 6, no. 0 = whole no. 120 (Aug. 24-Sep. 7, 2000)-
	* A Brief history of Bay Area parks and open space : from the 1840s through the year 2001 / Brian Phillip Kunde. -- Palo Alto, CA. -- (Fleabonnet Holiday Annual ; 7). -- Limited edition chapbook. · 1st ed. Dec. 2003. · 1st web ed. Jun. 24, 2004.
	* A Brief history of the Kunde family in America, together with a draft genealogy of the family of Albert Edward Kunde and Helene (Hunke) Kunde, their ancestors, siblings and descendants, derived from a work in progress tracing also their siblings’ descendants / Brian Kunde. -- Palo Alto, CA. -- Limited edition chapbook. · 1st ed. Jun. 2006.

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