For the love of zines <3
Dear Crush Lydia Martin lydiamartin976@gmail.com I didn’t intend for it to be ‘crush week’ in the review section of the blog, but here we are! I do love a good crush story (my first paid publication was about my crush), and Dear Crush presents notes the many crushes from her life – be them good …
Technically this mail came last week, but I like starting the year with happiness. And mail makes me very happy. I traded with Nichole for more issues of the Pieces series I love so much, and she sent a couple extras as well. A little touch of gold on the envelope goes a long way. …
Under the Influence: The Girly Review Alexandra B Duguid https://www.facebook.com/undertheinfluencezines/ Here’s a zine that (I think) came as part of a multi-zine trade. I’ve seen some current calls for submissions for this one, so I was eager to have a peek. Music might not be one of the big things in my life, but I …
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Labor of Love Amanda Joy http://www.RiotgrrrlK97.etsy.com http://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/RiotgrrrlK97 Sometimes with a zine, the cover pretty much says what it’s all about. 🙂 Pregnancy and motherhood are two subjects that I know very little about, so I wasn’t sure if I’d enjoy this zine. Lo and behold, even though it was outside my sphere of experience, I …
Sex Industry Apologist By… Sex Industry Apologist? nine@jinxremoving.org (I have no idea if this email still works) I was very excited when I saw this zine (and part two). The sex industry is something that I find fascinating (well, sex in general, really), but I don’t think I know enough about any of it to …
Woo! Mail! Yeah, it’s going to be a double post kind of day, starting with some mail. Because I love mail. If you hadn’t already sorted that out. Maaaaaail. Moving on. First, a zine trade from Fishspit on WMZ. He even send an extra zine and a card. Shame on me for not including a …
Last October (HOW DID TIME GO SO FAST?! WHERE HAVE I BEEN?!) I took an anxiety-filled dive into the world of making my first perzine. Up until then, my zines always had the focus of other people in some way, shape or form. I never really took a stance and talked about how I felt. …
Woo! Plenty of happy mail to be happy about. I ordered a few bits and pieces for myself that have been sitting on my wishlist for ages (I’m talking years for a couple things). (If I’ve already talked about any of these – oops! It’s been pretty crazy this month.) I have some awesome masking …
Fat-tastic 1 Sage 1/2 fold (US) https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/sage (I have also reviewed Fat-tastic 1 and Fat-tastic 2) Oh, I do love a series. Even with the wait that usually comes between one book/season/edition/issue and the next. With zines, I like ongoing series (apparently ‘series’ is both a singular and a plural) because it’s closer to getting …
Fat-tastic 1 Sage 1/2 fold (US) https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/sage Body image is a pretty complicated subject for me. I’ve struggled with those sorts of issues since I was a child. So I was a little scared when I ordered this zine. Scared of what, exactly, I’m not sure. Either way, there was no need. Fat-tastic is, well, …
Sea Green Zines 