Read the most current issue of the Liminal here.
The Liminal is a creative almanac that weaves together seasonal observations, design work, vintage histories, poetry, recipes, upcycling, and more. Part historical almanac, part digital zine, part studio newsletter—the Liminal is a creative practice that follows the seasons through our studio’s yearly Fortnight Calendar. It is published with each new moon.
*The Liminal is North American-centric (because that is where I live!)
WHAT YOU’LL GET:
Here are some of the sections that are regularly written into rotation:
Seasonal awareness - A monthly highlight on what is twinkling overhead, sprouting underfoot, and otherwise expanding and contracting.
Historical portraits - Quiet tribute to the minds, hands, and work that have changed the ways that we move through the world.
Recipes with roots - Seasonal food with whole simple ingredients, tried & true.
Creative experiments - Ongoing endeavor to explore symbol, myth, and meaning.
Studio notes - Vintage finds, upcycling projects, and our shifting inspirations.
Poetry & reflection - Writings on life, change, and living in between.
THE FORTNIGHT CALENDAR CONNECTION:
The Liminal is published in concert with our Fortnight Calendar—a lunar-based calendar system that reimagines how we track time. The calendar maps the year through two-week intervals.
Notice how the moon gracefully drifts across the sky in this structure. You can almost sense the earth’s tilted course through the seasons. Can you feel the year beginning to breathe?
Useful for gardening, stargazing, creative pursuits, lesson planning, travel, and anyone interested in slow living, the calendar is a temporal spine; the almanac is a narrative pulse.
Together, they offer a framework for anyone curious about living in sync with an older rhythm that’s perhaps been gone, if not quite forgotten.
The calendar is free to download for any and all who might get some good use out of it. Feel free to print it, write on it, and share it!
It is also for sale as a 24”x 36” poster size on mat paper, with more room for taking notes.
See the 2026 ‘Warm Arc’ Fortnight Calendar
HOW TO FOLLOW:
The Liminal is free and published monthly on the new moon.
Subscribe at: foxandthistle.studio/pages/the-liminal
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NEXT ISSUE: The Worm Moon, February 17, 2026
RECENT ISSUES:
The Snow Moon, January 18, 2026
The Wolf Moon, December 19, 2025
The Cold Moon, November 20, 2025
ABOUT FOX & THISTLE STUDIO:
The Liminal is produced by Richard W. Saunders through Fox & Thistle Studio in Virginia—a creative practice blending graphic design, vintage curation, furniture upcycling, and writing. The publication itself acts as an accountability engine—
researching content, sourcing vintage and materials for upcycling, building webpages, and making art—all become possible because of the public facing nature of this project.
“The Fortnight Calendar offers something different — a softer, more organic rhythm that invites us to slow down and reconnect with the cycles of light, lunar phases, and seasonal changes that have guided human life for millennia.” — The Paper Nerd
Visit the studio: https://foxandthistle.studio/
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