Matter Press MATTER a press journal In 1263 matter referred to a maker of mats. Consider this our welcome mat fortune cookies marbles broken drumstick tips skittles buttons figurines pebbles baby tomatoes bunnies temper tantrums stars we see bottled water punctuation hiccups small dogs stationary bikes smart phones smart children doormats dumbbells donut holes greeting cards vampire bats donating blood nicknames stubbed toes raised eyebrows toothbrush paste purell white hairs ukuleles teaspoons hot tubs miniature milky ways ritual sacrifice shivers christmas trees bonsai trees welcome travel shampoo bullets wiffle balls carpools pills espresso cocacola tictacs secondhands wristwatches accidents dams lullabies street signs potholes handguns archeological finds common sense character flaws nail clippers ice cream dippers surround sound cereal somersaults symbolism claustrophobia lighters other people problems channel flickers popcorn kernels truth carbonation characterization stores convenience fireplaces ping pong balls wrapping paper packing peanuts boxes jingles clown cars tictactoe toy poodle umbrellas signatures bugbites whiskey Matter Press obsesses over compression as a contemporary creative form and we are much more interested in how compression matters to you than how it matters to us. Out of a dense singularity that contained the entire universe matter. Thats what we are looking for these particular moments of compression out of which expand the universal.