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"The Murky Realm," a biographical sketch of a tragic union with some creative engineering...My parents never should have gotten married. But even though my father was gay and my mother was chemically imbalanced, this was the 60s, when single men in their forties did not identify as queer and people with personality disorders were rarely diagnosed, much less treated. And marriage was inexorable. The tragedy, of course, is that five children came out of this unhappy coupling. But that's not the…See More

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The Murky Realm

Posted on May 9, 2013 at 4:48pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

"The Murky Realm," a biographical sketch of a tragic union with some creative engineering...

My parents never should have gotten married. But even though my father was gay and my mother was chemically imbalanced, this was the 60s, when single men in their forties did not identify as queer and people with personality disorders were rarely diagnosed, much less treated. And marriage was inexorable. The tragedy, of course, is that five children came out of this…

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Piltdownlad #5 - The Detour Guide

Posted on August 15, 2012 at 12:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Piltdownlad #5 is “The Detour Guide”

Piltdownlad is a personal narrative zine. Each issue is centered around an autobiographical story. In this issue it's "The Detour Guide," which continues the story from issue #2: “Women Got Me Drinking.” So there are more…

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piltdownlad #4

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Today I Started Slogging Again - Can truth and fiction coexist in the perzine?

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At 1:29pm on May 17, 2013, Shophia Sherwood said…: I'd love to get my hands on the new Piltdownlad! Tell me what I have to do!

At 6:16pm on May 11, 2013, Mauve ZoneGC said…: very cool.

i'll send off one of the new publications. looking forward to your work.

Marc Billings, 9421 Buck Haven Trail, Tallahassee, FL. 32312 USA

At 5:10pm on May 9, 2013, Kari Tervo said…: Hi Kelly, it's Kari of Shards of Glass In Your Eye! I don't know if I'm on your trade list, but would love to be. Your essays are interesting and engaging--I really enjoyed that batch of Piltdownlad you sent. I'll send you the latest Shards (#9) in return!

Kari Tervo

POB 7831

Beverly Hills, CA 90212

P.S. I hope you got that packet of Shards I finally sent, I think in March. I wanted to return the favor when you originally sent your trades last summer, but I was injured at that time.

At 1:44am on November 5, 2012, Lubomyr Tymkiv said…: We invite you to take part in the First International Exhibition "ZINESHOW" in Ukraine. Participation is free. Any technique. No return. Deadline: 15/04/2013. Exhibition on the blog http://zineshow.blogspot.com All works will be exhibited also in the gallery "Tymutopiyapres" http://tymutopiyapres.blogspot.com is not a commercial gallery. Desired summary of your zine or about you or your creative work (this is necessary for further elucidation of the project and possible documentation). Zines for the exhibition please send air mail: "Zineshow" A/C 9875, Sadivnycha 19/1, 79038, Lviv, Ukraine. mailposht[.]gmail[.]com

At 4:39pm on October 8, 2012, Jon Foster said…: Got your amazing zines in the mail today, thanks so much. Going to dive into these in the next few days, thanks again.

At 5:11am on August 18, 2012, Institutist said…: Hi,

Would you be interested in swapping your zine with me? I would send you all of my zines because they are mini:)

If you are interested email me at jemm_watts@hotmail.co.uk

All the best

Jemma

At 8:57am on August 16, 2012, Jon Foster said…: Excellent, I will send something out to you at the start of next week.

At 6:29pm on August 15, 2012, Jon Foster said…: If you're interested in trading for my China zine, I'd love to read your work.

At 7:09am on July 22, 2012, Chad Coleman said…: Hey Kelly . I just got back from my little vacation and your zines were there waiting for me. I really enjoyed reading both issue of Piltdownlad you sent me. I dig everything from the writing to the layout etc. Keep me posted on when the next issue comes out. I am working on the new ish of my zine and will send it to you when done. My comic should have made it or will be there next week. Thanks again. ChadC.

At 11:02am on July 10, 2012, Shophia Sherwood said…: Hey I just got your zines in the post! My brain is being rubbish though and I can't remember if I sent some to you! When did you send them to me? Can't wait to read them btw :)