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The Fifth Goal 1998-2003: Transcendental Graffiti Zine 

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The Fifth Goal articles and reviews...

The Fifth Goal book has been getting some nice attention in the media...here is a list of a few of the reviews and articles that I can recall at the moment. Check them out!

‘The Fifth Goal 1998-2003: Transcendental Graffiti Zine’ explores railroad graffiti art, late young author’s spiritual journey -- http://www.theutahreview.com/fifth-goal-1998-2003-transcendental-graffiti-zine-explores-railroad-graffiti-art-late-young-authors-spiritual-journey/

BLAKE DONNER'S "THE FIFTH GOAL 1998-2003" BOOK OF ZINES -- http://www.juxtapoz.com/graffiti/blake-donner-s-the-fifth-goal-1998-2003-book-of-zines

Leaving His Mark: Blake Donner’s love of zines and graffiti gets a second life -- http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/leaving-his-mark/Content?oid=2701810

The Fifth Goal 1998 - 2003: Transcendental Graffiti Zine (Division Leap/Hierophant, 2015) -- http://www.noecho.net/reviews/the-fifth-goal-1998-2003-transcendental-graffiti-zine-division-leap

Reflections on Railroad Runes (Art Review: Art of Blake Donner) -- http://saltlakemagazine.com/blog/2015/01/28/reflections-on-railroad-runes/

[FEATURED IN] Courageous artistic expression underscores memorable artistic moments of Utah Enlightenment in 2015 -- http://www.theutahreview.com/courageous-artistic-expression-underscores-memorable-moments-utah-enlightenment-2015/

And don’t forget that you can still order copies of the book here: http://www.divisionleap.com/pages/books/23134/and-contributors-travis-low-kate-davis-adam-davis-laura-hamblin-greg-bennick/the-fifth-goal-1998-2003-transcendental-graffiti-zine #GRAFFITI #ZINES #RIOT #RIP RIOT #BLAKE DONNER #UTAH #SLC #FREIGHT TRAIN GRAFFITI#TRAINS #RAILROAD

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The second printing of The Fifth Goal can now be pre-ordered here!

http://tinyurl.com/thefifthgoal2015

The first printing sold out before publication, so the book is back at press for a second run, due to ship out in early March. Your pre-orders on this second run will help pay for the printing costs. And, as with the first time around, any profits from this project go straight to a scholarship fund in Blake Donner’s name at UVU.

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No, these are not the scribblings of a madman… This is my checklist for The Fifth Goal book, which, as you can see, is now multilayered and multidimensional. I can no longer read it or understand what most of it is actually supposed to mean. What it now means is that the work on the book is nearly done! We are currently finishing up the final design details with a pro up in Oregon, and we plan to send the book to the printers by next week. Early February release, here we come! More details soon!!

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With some exciting news coming in the next week or so, we are proud that our project has been featured in this new article, check it out! Again, stay tuned for more news on The Fifth Goal Reprint coming soon!

Art: A Utah Enlightenment | Salt Lake Magazine

An exciting surge of art and creative expression has begun in Utah, reflecting a state in cultural transformation. The state's artists are also commenting on the power and fragility of our land and the surge of technology. [...] ...a group based in Utah and Oregon are about to publish in book form the complete issues of a zine created by the late Blake Donner. The Fifth Goal documented freight-train graffiti—the chalk drawings and texts created by hobos and train-hoppers in Utah...

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Photo courtesy buZ blurr. With Blake on the way to West Coast Hobo Gathering 2001 - Helper, Utah.

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Blake Donner - Helper, Utah - June 2001

Thanks to buZ blurr for sharing this with me today.

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I'm excited to announce that the arts and literary journal Saltfront will be printing a preview of The Fifth Goal reprint project that I've been working on in their upcoming issue!

If you are unfamiliar with Saltfront, I highly recommend checking out their website (linked below) and ordering a copy of their first issue. Saltfront is a group of "writers, poets, musicians and artists—eco-lyrical knockabouts looking for new stories to tell about human landscapes" whose mission is to "tell stories of what it means to be human, searching for the newest and most vibrant expressions about home."

As far as the completed reprint project goes for The Fifth Goal, we are shooting for a summer release!

http://saltfront.org

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