May 2019 – Page 2

May 25, 2019

Call for Submissions: Phenomena

May Deadline

May 24, 2019

Zine Review: One Day Sober.. (it’s not over)

One Day Sober.. (it’s not over)
AJ Smith
https://www.instagram.com/ajaysworld242/
https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/MyHeartIsNonBinary

One Day Sober is a super tiny A9 black and white zine about taking things one day at a time.

Sobriety is a difficult road to walk, and a walk that one must do every day. One Day Sober is both acknowledgement of this long journey as well as encouragement to those who are on the same journey.

One pickle about this zine is that there are no contact details, which is understandable because of the size. But I think the inside of the zine could be used in cases of itty bitty zines.

One Day Sober is a very sweet zine that is like a warm hug in your pocket. A little reminder to breathe, if you will. I’d love to see some sort of little carrier or other protection for this zine so you could carry it with you out and about. Definitely one to have a look at if you see it.

May 23, 2019

Zine Review: Goosebumps Issue Six: Guide to The Sea of Trees

Zine Review: Goosebumps Issue Six: Guide to The Sea of Trees
https://goosebumpszine.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/goosebumpszine/

Zine Review: Goosebumps Issue Six: Guide to The Sea of Trees is an A5 black and white zine about Aokigahara – The Sea of Trees aka The Suicide Forest in Japan.

Goosebumps Six opens with an introduction to Aokigahara from the Wikipedia page as well as photos from inside the forest. I couldn’t help thinking even from the first glance inside that black and white printing suits this zine completely. I also like that the intro – even though it’s from the Wiki page – gives a subtle reminder that there is more nuance to this place than has been put forward in the recent past.

However, that in no way means that this zine avoids or in any way side steps the dark history and dark mythology of Aokigahara.

A collection of Photos and text snippets touch briefly on various topics associated with the forest. From it being used as the location of the horror movie ‘The Forest’ to the souls that are said to wander amongst the trees, I appreciated the inclusion of sources with most of the text clips so I can read the full articles.

There is one section of text that left me a little confused. It ends with ‘so have a look…’ at the story that follows, but no stories follow. I was looking forward to them. That being said, this zine still left me with more knowledge than I started with not to mention a sense of unease and sadness.

This isn’t a zine to be taken lightly, with some photos containing disturbing content. As someone who has been fascinated by the dark and the paranormal since childhood, I found this to be an interesting zine about Aokigahara.

May 22, 2019

Happy Mail Bonus Video – Amazing Apples Edition

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My friend Apples sent me a MASSIVE zine destash, and I’m showing them all in this video!

Thank you so much for watching.

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Awesome People/Places/Spaces Mentioned:

*Apples – http://chickencollective.storenvy.com/
*Barren Review – https://www.seagreenzines.com/zine-review-barren-on-infertility-and-creation/
*Dear Diary, Today I Died 1 Review – https://www.seagreenzines.com/zine-review-dear-diary-today-i-died/
*Dear Diary, Today I Died 2 Review – https://www.seagreenzines.com/zine-review-dear-diary-today-i-died-2/
*Dear Diary, Today I Died 3 Review – https://www.seagreenzines.com/zine-review-dear-diary-today-i-died-3/

*LP – https://linktr.ee/lp.like.the.record

*I Hop Your Sling Shot Slings – ?
*Poem Spaceknight – Adam Ford
*How to Correctly Serve Apple Pie – www.kathyaudrey.storenvy.com
*100th Zine Review Celebration – https://www.seagreenzines.com/100th-zine-review-celebration-awards-all-you-need-is-zine-love/
*Chromazine Vol 1 – www.rainbowdeathray.com
*Gutterslug 1 – gutterslug@riseup.net
*Memory Issue 0 V1 – www.postmagazine.org
*The Mask – www.benconservato.com
*Read.Me Burn After – Brigid Deacon
*Rocket – jacksoncstudios@gmail.com
*Bread and Butter Vol 2 – www.jessdebblu.tumblr.com
*The Taped Crusaders 10 – wormfood@alphalink.com.au
*Jus – www.juszine.bigcartel.com
*Squad Goals – ampersand duck 2017
*YOU/Fulsom Prism – http://www.zinewiki.com/YOU
*I Wanna Be a Travella 2016 – Joshua Santospirito
*Library Love – ?
*Notes Towards a Feminist Utopic Commune Vol 1 and 2 – www.aliciamrodriguez.tumblr.com
*I Wear Your Clothes Like Armour – vb and cg
*The Wrong Side of Google History – www.caraghbrooks.com
*Robot – ?
*Hoppers 2 & 3 – www.horrperscomic.tumblr.com / www.trickywalksh.com
*Holiday Anniversary Issue / An Interview With Germaine Greer – Matt Ellwood
*Honest – ?
*Suburbophobia 14 – www.suburbophobia.tumblr.com
*Dear Giselle, Dear Beck – hello@gisellenguyen.com
*Witch – www.twitter.com/kassi_grace
*Eggplant – ?
*Untitled – ?
*Lost Souls Looking For Broken Bones – www.danielvandenberg.bigcartel.com
*The Miss-Adventures of Billy & Jayce – www.one-small-duck.tumblr.com
*That’s What Makes You Beautiful – http://melissajstewart.wordpress.com
*Sugar Rabbit – www.rabbittownanimator.com
*Visual Feast – https://www.jemhast.com/
*Why This is an Extremely Interesting Time to be Alive, and some Opportunities for Change – www.doingitourselves.org
*The Making of Chowder – Renee Kypriotis
*ValboZine – www.valbocomics.com
*Fist Full of Comics Issue 2 – Printed by www.24hourcynic.com
*How to Be Alone 6.0 – www.bastianfoxphelan.com
*Review of How to Be Alone 6.1 – https://www.seagreenzines.com/zine-review-how-to-be-alone-6-1/
*I’m Trying Really Hard to Grow… So Please Don’t Step On Me – www.babyincharge.bigcartel.com
*Pizz Void 3 – http://pissvoid.blogspot.com
*Growing Things: A Guide for Beginning Gardeners – Joshua James Amberson, Sarah Keliher, Jeff Shannon, Rylie Thayer, Sarah Travis, Hannah Horovitz
*Old Memory – ?
*DIY or Die: Propogating Houseplants – Shelley Smith
*Happy Bus – www.meloirs.net
*web: 57 – ?
*A Whisper or a Shout 1 – www.awhisperorashout.tumblr.com
*Am I Adulting Right? – Emma Charleston
*Adventures of Spacey Spice – LN
*Monster Girl Zine 2 – www.little.princeling.tumblr.com
*Epic Cures for Day-Dreamers – lilly@lillypiri.com
*Endangered Species – katherinedretzke@yahoo.com.au
*Everything Means Everything – www.gremlinface82.wordpress.com / www.instagram.com/mcdrawn
*Censorship & Homophobia – www.therejectinist.com
*Flotsam and the Curse of Dewey Decimal – www.tomeccles.com
*Fiction Booklet No 2 – markpearsonsemailaddress@gmail.com
*Becoming C3100 – www.facebook.com/anghi.art
*Robotic Hypnotics – ?
*Tragic – www.kathyaudrey.storenvy.com
*Chips IV Halal Snack Pack – Ham at www.helio-press.com
*Chips Please – @wigglymittens
*Veganise Your Life – www.athemaura.weebly.com
*trans plants – www.hollyleonardson.net
*Hairy Issues – Katharine Terrell
*My Brilliant Career in Libraries – www.averilharris.com
*There Are Thirty Eight Panels In This Comic – www.minicomic.club
*Cowboy Facts – Ive Sorocuk
*Lots of Little – www.homesickpipe.tumblr.com