Chaps good, fees bad, and the jury’s still out on debt: Stacia M. Fleegal interviews Janaka Stucky of Black Ocean, publishers of gorgeousness

SMF: Tell us about the history of Black Ocean.

JS: The short version is that I’d fantasized about being a publisher since I was around 14 years old, when I started making zines. Years later, after finishing grad school, it seemed like a “now or never” moment for me to try and realize that dream.