Pieces #15: on altered states Nichole 56 pages https://www.instagram.com/corridorgirl/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/collectingwords Pieces 15 is a US paper quarter-sized, black and white zine about altered states of being – from reality to non-reality. “Acceptance is hard, let me tell you, and I’m working on it. I’ll probably be working on it forever, to be honest, but I …
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Today’s International Zine Month activity is to buy, share, or read zines from a country other than your own, which has just so nicely happened to land on a zine review day. So today I bring you a review of a zine by the US zinemaker Nichole. Pieces 14: on the Demon Nichole https://www.instagram.com/corridorgirl/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/collectingwords …
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Pieces #7: on belief, delusion & love Nichole https://www.instagram.com/corridorgirl/ Pieces #7 is a quarter-sized black and white zine on belief, delusion, and love. On the realities we construct, the comforts we cling to, and finding a way to keep going when they all fall apart. I hardly know where to start. So much happens in …
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Pieces #13 on being a romantic asexual Nichole https://www.etsy.com/shop/collectingwords IG: @corridorgirl Pieces #13 is a black and white quarter-sized perzine “on being a romantic asexual” that also serves as an introduction to asexuality and the asexuality spectrum. I hardly know where to start with Pieces #13. It’s one of those zines that I absolutely devoured …
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I’m not sure what’s going on with my colouring in this pic because the cover of this zine is definitely yellow, not cream/tan/whatever. Pieces #11 On Connecting Through Friendships, Letters & Zines Nichole http://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/Nichole https://www.etsy.com/shop/fictionandnot I’m usually so utterly focused on reviewing things in order, but when you have a zine series you love, you …
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Pieces #5 On Change Nichole http://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/Nichole https://www.etsy.com/shop/fictionandnot I’ve reviewed Pieces 1-4, so if you’d like to check them out, you can find the links in my recently updated *cough*it’sabouttime*cough* Zine Review Index. When I first get a zine, I have a quick scan to get a sense of the layout and what kind of zine …
Pieces #4 On Lucid Dreaming Nichole http://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/Nichole https://www.etsy.com/shop/fictionandnot Lucid dreaming! I love lucid dreaming. I’ve only done it a few times, but each time has been amazing. But, moving on, because this is not a review of my lucid dreams. The beauty of having so many issues of a zine is that I get to …
Pieces #3 On Writing, Drinking & Demons Nichole http://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/Nichole https://www.etsy.com/shop/fictionandnot I understand now what drives a lot of people to do this and, more importantly, the vague reasons why. Pieces #3 is one of those zines where I want to quote everything because I identify with this, and with this, and with this… You get …
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Pieces #2 On Girls & Wondering Nichole http://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/Nichole https://www.etsy.com/shop/fictionandnot This zine is about the handful of girls in my life that really made an impact on me. I think there is a true, deep value in being able to look at past relationships and feel the feelings without getting lost in them. In this zine, …
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Pieces #1 On Writing, Reading & Growing Up Nichole http://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/Nichole https://www.etsy.com/shop/fictionandnot This zine (and #2-#5) came through a trade I made a few years ago thanks to the We Make Zines site. Nichole prefers trades to outright sales, so my financially-challenged self was quite happy. I had a good feeling that I would like this …
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