Finding Interzone: The Early Years
A half-mythical place. Part city, part state of mind, part administrative error.
"The year was 2011 or 2012, I forget exactly when. I had a severe case of writers block; could not sit down at a workstation and get anything done. At the time I was on a retro-tech kick, going around antique and junk stores looking for old-school analog tools. I saw an old Smith Corona manual typewriter for $35. A quick check showed it was in working condition, and had a decent ribbon. I bought it brought it home, and started writing again. The words just seemed to flow easier when using the typewriter versus a word processor program."
— Agent T.W. Lee of Interzone Intelligence was born.
WHAT IS INTERZONE?
Finding Interzone: The Early Years by Tom Redacted traces the formative period of a half-mythical place known as Interzone—part city, part state of mind, part administrative error.
The book blends memoir, cultural history, and surreal reportage to explore how Interzone first emerged: not as a destination, but as a condition. Through fragmented anecdotes, shadowy mentors, and early experiments with altered perception, Redacted chronicles the years when Interzone was still unstable—leaking into dreams, alleyways, and unfinished manuscripts.
The tone is reflective but restless, documenting how the "early years" shaped Interzone into a permanent psychic landmark—one that can never quite be found again, only re-entered.
A classic origin story, in other words. Every mythology needs a rough draft.
EXPLORE THE THEMES
The Porous Boundary
Between creativity and madness lies Interzone—a space where the line blurs and new possibilities emerge.
Youthful Cartography
Experimentation as a form of mapping—charting territories that exist only in the moment of discovery.
Invisible Cities
Places that exist only when you're not looking directly at them—the geography of peripheral vision.
"NOT AS A DESTINATION, BUT AS A CONDITION"
Every mythology needs a rough draft. This is yours.
ENTER INTERZONE TODAY
Interzone can never quite be found again, only re-entered. Start your journey today.
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