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Baltimore Charm City Zines

Howdy folks,I am planning on moving to Baltimore at the end of summer. So I thought it a fun idea to start collecting all of the Baltimore, Charm City Zines I can find.I am a big fan of diary…Continue

Started Mar 17

Couch Surfing
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Any folk use couchsurfing.comI am looking to use the site for a last minute fix for some travel plans.Wondering if anyone has used it and how it worked out.ZContinue

Started this discussion. Last reply by b stein Aug 6, 2012.

Zine Fests Are Scary: You Looking at Me?
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OK.I have to say that the first time I went to a zine fest (Portland, OR) I was a little freaked out.There were a 100(+) tables with zine spreads all over and the authors were right there staring at…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Elaine Aug 3, 2012.

Fan Art for Ziners

Fan Art is artwork done based on a character, writing or story.Like for example little kids drawings of your comic characters in your zine.Sometimes people take fictional characters and create an…Continue

Started May 18, 2012

 

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b stein commented on Leeking Inc.'s group Charm City Zinepeople
"Howdy folks, I am planning on moving to Baltimore at the end of summer. So I thought it a fun idea to start collecting all of the Baltimore, Charm City Zines I can find.I am a big fan of diary comics.If you are from Baltimore and do an about the…"
Mar 17
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Baltimore Charm City Zines

Howdy folks,I am planning on moving to Baltimore at the end of summer. So I thought it a fun idea to start collecting all of the Baltimore, Charm City Zines I can find.I am a big fan of diary comics.If you are from Baltimore and do an about the City Zine, Per zine, or any other zine about Baltimore and Charm City Culture/Community, please let me know.Soup  See More
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Charm City Zinepeople

For people in the metro Baltimore/DC area
Mar 16
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Lubomyr Tymkiv left a comment for b stein
"We invite you to take part in the First International Exhibition "ZINESHOW" in Ukraine. Participation is free. Any technique. Any theme and format. No return. Deadline: 15/04/2013. Exhibition on the…"
Dec 11, 2012
bobby madness replied to b stein's discussion What's the craziest thing you have done for content for your zine?
"I shot up 1/4 gram of XTC in the tenderloin district.Unfortunately the zine was unpublishable. "
Nov 26, 2012
Betty replied to b stein's discussion What's the craziest thing you have done for content for your zine?
"Hey William - which of your zines is it in? Is it one that is listed on your Etsy page?"
Oct 18, 2012
william carroll replied to b stein's discussion What's the craziest thing you have done for content for your zine?
"went to the gathering of the juggalos!!!"
Oct 16, 2012
b stein replied to Elaine's discussion Has anyone made use of Kickstarter yet?
"I have supported a few kickstarters The ones that seem to do the best are like this one, (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/433544158/year-one) where most of the folks who supported it basically PRE-ORDERED the finished product.It also did not…"
Sep 17, 2012
b stein replied to Francis's discussion Attention Fellow Personal Zine Writers
"I wonder if Bloggers, tweeters or facebookers think this? (probably not)I think the key is to write interesting stuff (dramatic, humorous, emotionally intense, romantic, sexual, personal or even day in the life). And don't be afraid to edit.As…"
Sep 5, 2012
b stein replied to Joe Wallace's discussion Documentary Film Project About Zine Culture
"Joe, Are you interested in taking video submissions? There was a zine doc out several years back called $100 Dollars and a…"
Sep 4, 2012
b stein replied to b stein's discussion Couch Surfing
"Update: Experienced my first couchsurf. It work at fine. I would say it was a little different because the place was a youth hostel that offered me one night couchsurfing and a second night for regular price. So it was more of a promotion then a…"
Aug 6, 2012
Elaine replied to b stein's discussion Zine Fests Are Scary: You Looking at Me?
"Well, I do know that it's 'awkward' for some people more than others. I haven't done farmers markets, but I did start out as a huckster at a science fiction convention (I had help at the table with the selling most of the time),…"
Aug 3, 2012
Kyle Cloudfather replied to b stein's discussion Zine Fests Are Scary: You Looking at Me?
"i think meeting or even just seeing the creator of a zine can make the zine more personal and more human, ive found. but i can also see where youre coming from, i dont always like conversation."
Aug 3, 2012
Elaine replied to b stein's discussion Zine Fests Are Scary: You Looking at Me?
"I don't know about just walking away, there's this little thing called 'theft' that people think of - don't expect people to KNOW you want them to take a zine and come back and pay for it later if they want it.  Nobody…"
Aug 2, 2012
Bucket Siler replied to b stein's discussion Couch Surfing
"I've used it tons. There was a not-awesome incident some years ago where a girl got raped while Couchsurfing in Morocco, prompting a more elaborate system of verifications, etc. Same with anything, there are risks, use caution. I've had…"
Aug 1, 2012
zeraph dylan replied to b stein's discussion Couch Surfing
"I have a friend who uses it often and he finds it very helpful. I have not used it, myself, though."
Jul 20, 2012

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At 10:46am on December 11, 2012, Lubomyr Tymkiv said…

We invite you to take part in the First International Exhibition "ZINESHOW" in Ukraine. Participation is free. Any technique. Any theme and format. 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. Welcomed but not "necessarily" 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 2:29am on June 21, 2010, Carlos Palacios Hidalgo said…
hello and welcome :)
At 10:02am on June 20, 2010, rieka said…
welcome~ (:
 
 
 

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