issue 02 of Shortie Country is 100 pages with 36 artists involved in the project. Included in this issue is a full length feature and interview with painter and animator Jennifer Strings, interview about the upcoming album from Chris Casey, poems by Carson Jordan, Norah Emily, and cartoons by Dankzell, and more.

Hamdi Osman is the model and hair stylist on the cover.

Included in this issue: Joseph Corbett @joseph__corbett Madison Murray @madisonmurrrrrrr Noah Rymer Sarah Langridge @yeahokwow Moss Berke @curbsideangel Natalie Eckl @nateckl Sabrina Dobyan @sabrina_sandwich Adriana Erickson @bbcream4000 Dankzell Molly Therese Bowes A.A. Rohnaar @authoramyronhaar Carson Jordan @cahhhhson Dana Chiueh L Scully @caprihorny Chris Casey @chriiiscasey Tyler Hurston @tylrzwrld Madeline Blazejewska @madelineblazejewska Trevin Davis @feltface.art Violeta Moreno Laura Anne Whitley @laurabreadkitten Ella Smyth @ellassmyth Norah Emily @othernorah Sarah Stander @hue.manateee G Weaver @cyborg__daydream canon mg lake @canonlake Genesis Moreno @babyyy_g__ John Paul @bowietoast Alexandra Zarembo @tenderyolk Robert Criss @robertcriss Zora Pauk @fresno_nightcrawler_official Martha Womack @wommartha Jacob Anderson @eschen_jay Jennifer Strings 1amdonny @1amdonny Girls-Journaling @girls_journaling