Author: Nyx

Teaching gen z #1
Written by ab for Warglitter Zines
16 pages
https://linktr.ee/warglitter

Teaching gen z #1 is a US-quarter-sized colour zine about teaching generation Z (roughly estimated as born somewhere in 1995-2005).

Talk about a zine I’m both intrigued by but also dreading what kind of revelations it may contain.

Teaching gen z #1 opens with a picture of Warglitter sitting in the sunshine with a beautiful umbrella – clearly refencing the quote bubble on the front cover: “Mrs. B, it’s so SUNNY! Can we have class INSIDE today?” Talk about setting the tone I was anticipating in this zine. From there we go to a note about the best guess at what ‘gen z’ actually is and then launching into a tale of gen z young attraction.

The zine style is fun and colourful with drawings and different coloured shapes stamps like music notes and smiley faces. The handwriting is lovely and easy to read. The whole aesthetic fits right in with the student years vibe. At least, the vibe I remember.

I expected a few short tales of teaching when I opened this zine, but it turned out to be one cute story. This made me all the happier to see the ‘#1’ on the cover. I hope to see many more of these. I must admit a particularly strong curiosity as I haven’t been in a school setting for a while.

This is a fun zine with a glimpse into a life I know nothing about – one of my favourite zine types. Definitely check it out. I hope there will be more to come.

What is… Stimming?

October

12 pages

https://www.stonerzines.com

https://linktr.ee/stonerzines

What is… Stimming? Is a US ¼ sized, black-and-white text zine introduction to what stimming is and why some people do it.

I just love it when there is something I do or feel but have never really questioned, and then someone comes along and explains it in zine form.

What is… Stimming? opens with what stimming is: the rhythmic and often repetitive motions/behaviours that many austistics do but isn’t limited to autism alone. From there, October writes about why stimming is needed, types of stims, and more.

I like that October writes about the reality of stimming and how sometimes stims should be redirected away from the harmful stimming. October also doesn’t shy away from pointing out that some approaches that repress stimming can actually do more harm than good.

What is… Stimming? felt like well-rounded introduction to stimming that satisfied basic questions while also touching on a few things that I can research further if I decide to do so. October was encouraging to both people who stim as well as people who know people who stim and/or want to learn more about stimming.

All up, What is… Stimming? Is a good introduction presented in an easy to understand way.

Happy and most wonderful greetings of the new year, dear friends. I am so incredibly happy to be back with a working website. I won’t talk about what was going on because I have already mentioned a few things, and I want to leave all that crap back in 2021!

I love a fresh start, that is for sure, and I’m excited about the year to come. I know in my gut that it’s going to be a tough year but tough in good ways. Growth ways. Life changes ways.

So here’s to a wonderful start to the new year. May the sadness and fear of 2021 drift away with the hope and promise of 2022. May this year bring you all the happiness, love, and joy you truly deserve.

Spread a little sunshine.

Hello! Just in case anyone is peeking over here while my .com is still having issues – I’m still around! It’s just that I can’t actually do anything right now because tech support won’t reply to my emails…