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It was a good first time for me at the Midwest Zine Fest in Champaign Urbana.  (Or, as craigslist calls it, "Chambana.")  The fest was on the Urbana side.  I drove down with friends Nicki and Meghan from SPOC -Self Publishers of Chicago, and they had a table.  I had my Junk Drawer table, which was actually two old card tables I brought.  Other Chicago writers making the trip included…

It was another great time at the Chicago Zine Fest, but I almost didn't make it.  The fest filled up on the first day of registration, and I had to get on a waiting list.  Fortunately a spot opened up at the last week.  Then I had to buckle down and finish my new zine that I'd begun slacking on.

I met some…

At zine fests I've had something called Guess the Odds & Ends, which is kind of a game where you try to guess what things are.  But this time, for the Milwaukee Zine Fest, I forgot all my odds & ends at home.  I had to scrounge around, and fortunately I had enough other random things with me that I was able to keep the game going. …

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Junk Drawer table at the Chicago Zine Fest.  It was fun with Guess the Odds & Ends.  Some people…