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The Dispatch
a monthly zine for people who feel everything
01 — From the Desk
Issue 000.5 · February 2026 · Vibe: Tentatively Back
From
The
Desk
Written by
Leiren
Month
February 2026
Mood
Tentatively Back
February was the month I started moving again. Not running. Not even walking fast. Just — moving.
After January felt like a full semester, February felt like that first week back after a long break — where you're still a little disoriented, still catching up on emails you put off too long, but something has shifted. The body remembers what it's doing. The muscle memory kicks back in.
Two markets this month. Two. That's double January and I'm counting it as a win. The Commonhouse anniversary block party on the 7th was one of those events where you show up a little unsure and leave feeling like yourself again. The kind of event that reminds you why you built this thing in the first place — the conversations, the people who find your table and immediately get it.
It means you took the time you needed.
Vol. 0.5 — because February felt like a half-step, a bridge between the slow start and wherever spring is taking us. Vol. 1 is coming. Something is building. I can feel it.
Leiren
Lavender & Rage — Columbia, SC
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State of Mind
This Month's Mood
Tentatively Alive
Not fully charged. Not running on empty. Somewhere in the middle, which is more honest than most people admit.
Affirmation
Momentum
"You don't have to go fast. You just have to keep going. The pace you set is the right one."
Writing Prompt
Small Wins
List three things from this month that don't look impressive from the outside but meant something to you.
03
On Rotation
What February sounded like.
04
Behind the Brand
What the studio life, the market grind, and the in-between looks like.
Add your caption here — what February looked like behind the scenes.
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Where To Find Us
Rebellion in retail form — Columbia, SC — Est. 2020