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Book Giveaway Winner!
Congratulations to…
Shelley
You’ve won a signed copy of Dark Echoes. Be sure to get in touch with me at theauthor@inkyblots.com
If you really had your heart set on a copy of my book, you can either pick it up on Amazon or keep in touch because I want to do more giveaways (and trades(?)) in the future!
Birthday Giveaway!
Thursdays are usually review days here at SGZ, but this Thursday is a little bit special (if I do say so myself). It’s my birthday!
Instead of today’s review, I decided to put up a giveaway! I wasn’t sure what I wanted to give away, as I’ve had big trades and sold zines for a while now. Would my zines be a good prize. However, I remembered that there’s something I don’t talk about very much here…
My book! This is actually one of my books, but it’s the best one of the lot (I reckon). I’ve decided to give away one signed copy of this – and everyone worldwide is eligible! Geo-restrictions do not apply here, my friends. 🙂 So if you’d like to know what the book is all about, you can click here. If you’d like to enter to win a signed copy, follow on below…
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**If the Rafflecopter widget doesn’t work – and I suspect it won’t because WordPress doesn’t play nice with scripts – then you can CLICK HERE to enter**
Here’s What’s Happening
Woooooo. Wow do I feel like things are chaotic right now. They probably aren’t as much as I think, but it’s hard to see the forest for the trees at the moment. What do I love most when things are feeling chaotic? Lists!
Here’s what’s happening, what my plans are, so on and so forth as they stand right now:
*I won’t be reviewing zines this week. I hate to do it, but my birthday is the 10th, which is Thursday, when I usually put up a review, so on and so forth. With everything going on, I’d really love to relax and not have to think about anything on the day. However…
*There will be a bit of a birthday giveaway to make up for it. ^_^
*I still don’t quite have a move date. The short story is there are a number of things that have to happen in order (A means B can happen, which then means C can happen) before we can move, which is why things keep being moved around and are confusing. Add in a little dispute as well, and not stressing is becoming increasingly difficult. That being said…
*I’ll be setting up my new post box next week! My current post office box is still good for this week and probably next (depending on where you’re sending from – US has been good for within two weeks, within Aus – well you know what a crap shoot that is), but if you send to 786 after that, you may hit the mail redirect stream. That should definitely be fine as well, but it may add some time onto things. If you’re at all doubtful, you can always email me or wait until the new address is up here on the blog.
Oh! I nearly forgot! My goodness, where has my mind gone…
*Don’t Call Me Cupcake 8 will launch next week, ink willing. It’s all about brains and moving house. With some weird things thrown in. And…
*Paper Currency will launch next week! I wanted to wait until I had the new post box for this one, so I am very sorry to everyone who is waiting for it. I am so, so, so excited, though! So much to enjoy along with zine reviews, and a gorgeous cover by Queer Content as well. SO EXCITED.
That’s me for now. Be sure to come back Thursday (or Wednesday, depending on your time zone) to check out the giveaway!
Happy Mail Monday: Birthday Edition
Hello, wonderful friends! What a Happy Mail Monday it is. So many good things to share!
Because there are a lot of pictures, I’m going to tuck them behind the ‘more’ tag just so the photos don’t bog down the post. ^_^ (Seriously considering doing videos for amazing mail weeks like this one!)
Call for Submissions: Dear Anonymous VII
Deadline: August 31st
The Monster Ducky Mail Art Club
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Zine Review: Sticks And Stones
Sticks And Stones
Tasha
lifeasawhitepicketfence.wordpress.com
https://azinething.com/
www.madeit.com.au/zinesbytash
Sticks and Stones is a black and white zine of poetry and nature sketches.
I was a little bit nervous when I opened up this zine. As I’ve mentioned plenty of times, poetry isn’t my strong suit, and no one likes not ‘getting it’. However, this combination of words and sketches really caught me and had me flipping back and forth between the pages.
I even found a favourite few lines:
bramble clings, defends and bleeds
to benefit of
her fruit,
I read those lines, quite beautiful to my mind, and they helped me to relax. The poetry became less about worrying over whether I understood the poet’s meaning but what meaning I took out of it.
In the literal sense it’s a zine that is on the quicker read side of the spectrum. However, I found myself spending more time with it than the initial read through.
There’s a lovely balance struck with this zine that I find difficult to put into words. The aesthetic of black and white sketches in combination with the typewritten words as well as the actual meaning of the words… Even the rock or grey sky colour of the cover works into it.
Recommending a poetry zine is like recommending a dessert – sure, I know what I like, but I’d need to know what you like to have any chance of coming close to a good match. However, if you like poetry – especially free verse style – then check out Sticks and Stones.
Zine Review: Shit’s Fucked #2
Shit’s Fucked #2
Iggy Nicklbottum ft. art by Tahnee Marie
itscompleteshit@gmail.com
IG: @shitsux
JoshCorea.com/zines
With a Ouija/Spirit Board as its centrefold, Shit’s Fucked #2 is a full-colour glossy zine filled with articles, stories, and art featuring the strange, spooky, and downright evil.
I knew going in that Shit’s Fucked was going to be a bit different compared to my usual reading, but I did not know how much. If I had ten seconds to describe it, I would say that it’s jam-packed with all sorts of fun things for the horror enthusiast.
There’s even an advice column for all your supernatural and spiritual queries.
I really enjoyed reading through this zine. The writing style is great – even for articles that, written differently, would have been on the dry side. There’s a great twisted humour mixed in with even with researched pieces. (And the researched pieces come with sources listed!) The first piece on spirit boards was even more interested than I thought it would be.
The serial killer profile reminded me of a guilty pleasure of mine – a series of YouTube videos all about serial killers. What a great addition to a zine like this one.
It’s not all facts and history, though, with some twisted fiction to enjoy as well.
There are plenty of fun little bits and pieces amongst the articles and art. I’m not sure which is my favourite – the spooky ‘Missed Connections’ spot or ‘Iggy’s Date Ideas’. Both are… unique. (Be sure to read the disclaimer on the back inside cover when it comes to the date ideas.)
And talk about cut and past. This is not a zine that is precious about itself; it invites you to cut up the covers! The back cover has a membership form to cut out, and the front cover has a planchette to cut out and use on the spirit board centrefold!
Shit’s Fucked has well and truly earned a place on my list of zines that flew far above my initial expectations. If you like spooky things, if you have a darker sense of humour, if you like horror films… If you’re in the general area of being into any of that sort of things, then definitely pick this zine up.