Month: September 2023

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Zinetober 2023

Hello, dear and wonderful zine friends. I hope this post finds you and yours well.

Zinetober approaches! So I thought I would point out a couple of places for some zinespiration for you in the coming month. While the northern hemisphere gets all hot chocolate and pumpkin spice and the southern hemisphere gets the springtime sneezes, we can all dive into some zine-making goodness.

If your October is busy or your schedule up in the air, you can check out this post from Hadass: https://hadass420.wordpress.com/2023/09/18/have-fun-no-stress-just-zines/

She writes about accepting the month the way it is and adjusting accordingly. I am wholeheartedly against inviting too much stress into your life, especially in the form of zine and zine-related activities. Life is a funny critter, and we need to adjust. I like Hadass’ unapologetic approach to mixing things up to suit her needs.

If you would prefer a bit more structure to your Zinetober, there’s also a list of prompts courtesy of Julia of https://www.instagram.com/munichzinelibrary/. This year’s list is a bit more ‘spread out’ in terms of prompts, which is always appreciated. That said, if you’d like an even more structured approach, you could always check out Julia’s Instagram and grab a daily prompts list from previous years.

And that’s all I have for the moment, zine friends. If you know of any other Zinetober events, be they prompts lists, fests, or otherwise, be sure to put them in comments or feel free to tag me on Instagram if you’re posting there.

Until next time, zine friends!

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Zine Review: I’m Still Here

I’m Still Here: A collab mental heath zine for tough times
Shei, Marvellous, Ether
16 pages
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I’m Still Here is a full-colour A5 zine about mental health and self-care during tough times.

I’m Still Here opens with an introduction from Shei to the zine and the themes. What started as a zine collab to cheer up to a friend turned into a collab between three friends during a time when ‘tough times’ described the entire world and everyone in it. From there we have pieces on distractions to cope, a piece about the journey to embracing one’s anger, feel good recommendations, poetry, and more.

I have said many times that it feels like I read some zines at exactly the time I need to read them, and this zine falls into that category. There are so many ways this zine really ‘spoke’ to me. The importance of activities often based in fantasy that help us cope with reality. A very powerful piece about embracing your anger and everything it truly encompasses. Plenty of recommendations for things to help you feel good. There’s always been a time and place for self-care, but I feel like it’s taken a whole new level of importance and meaning after 2020.

As someone who has struggled a lot regarding anger, that’s definitely the piece I kept going back to. Ether wrote beautifully with a strong writing style about containing and denying the feeling until learning to embrace it and what it morphed into.

I always love Shei’s zine style, and this zine is no exception. There is so much colour, collages with all sorts going on, beautiful background papers, and a mix of handwriting as well as typing. I could absolutely go on. Even after I finished reading, I ended up flipping through a few more times because it’s pleasant to look at. (I am a big fan of florals and pastels.

While I’m Still Here does reference 2020 strongly, I think tough times and the self-care that’s needed to help cope are timeless topics to write/create about. I greatly enjoyed this zine and would love to see more like it.

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CPAP Diaries

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Hello, my dear friends! I hope the day and this video finds you very well.

Today’s video is an update on the CPAP Quest! Masks, how it’s been going, things I’ve learned, and a few very unexpected effects that are happening already!

If you’re unfamiliar with Obstructive Sleep Apnea, I found this medical lecture video quite helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZszF7OaDVE

Like what I do here? Consider supporting me and Sea Green Zines on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/seagreenzines

Thank you so much for watching and for support in all forms.

My PO Box:

Nyx
PO Box 378
Murray Bridge, SA 5253
Australia

You Can Find Me At:

seagreenzines@gmail.com
https://seagreenzines.carrd.co

Channel Art by Latibule: https://latibuleart.carrd.co

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Happy Mail Monday – The Giggle Edition

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Hello and welcome to another fabulous Monday morning, and welcome to Happy Mail Monday. This week is bubbly as ever with fun mail from dear friends and new friends. Check out the zines, postcards, and more. <3

Thank you so much for watching.

*Like what I do here? Please consider checking out my Ko-Fi page where I post links to videos as well as sell my zines: https://ko-fi.com/seagreenzines

Awesome People/Places/Spaces Mentioned:

*Hadass – 4:34 – https://hadass420.wordpress.com
**https://ko-fi.com/pmsmess
**https://www.instagram.com/hadass420/

*Henry Jaepelt – https://www.instagram.com/henryjaepelt/
**https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100062981723179

*The Nerd Journals – 19:40 – https://www.patreon.com/thenerdjournals
**https://www.youtube.com/user/TheNerdJournals

*Kari Tervo – 33:17 – https://zinewiki.com/wiki/Kari_Tervo

Other Mentions:

*Cameraman Ed – https://www.instagram.com/camera.ed/
**https://edtillman.net

My PO Box:

Nyx
PO Box 378
Murray Bridge, SA 5253
Australia

You Can Find Me At:

seagreenzines@gmail.com
https://seagreenzines.carrd.co

Channel art by Latibule: https://latibuleart.carrd.co