“Small hiatus update.” In his final official message on the Star Fruit Books blog, founder Matt Haasch was cheerful as always. Just a little setback, nothing to worry about. He assured fans that, while he had been diagnosed with lymphoma, it was “for sure curable. No issues there.” Just a small hole in his lung,… Continue reading In Memoriam: Matt Haasch
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