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raequel aka systris
  • 32, Female
  • Norristown, PA
  • United States
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Yo...Sup!

Hello is this thing on?

Hi, my name is raequel...and i do zines. i was a longtime reader and i really wanted to write/make zines since the mid 90's when i learned about them through Sassy and the long dead but not forgotten Factsheet Five.

i FINALLY did something about making a zine in 2003 when i started Childlike Empress, i did two issues of that before life happened and i got distracted by podcasting, i did the Triscast in 2005 as well i started a very short lived zine podcast called ZineVox.

i also did a zine featuring my original writing called the SysTris Reader, and a zine about being/doing podcasting before it got mainstream called SysTris Does the Podosphere.

i've been reviewed in different issues of Xerography Debt, and in the Nth Degree magazine (it's a geek fanzine if you care). also, stuff i've written was featured in two issues of Dig This Real, and i was among the spinster-viewees (spinster+interviewee) for White Blackbirds, a zine by a good friend of mine Katie from La La Theory.

i am so grateful this community is here because its totally cool that so many zinesters rockin it out around here, like a 24/7 zine fest in cyberspace...

please friend me, i dont bite!

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raequel aka systris

Richmond Rox!!! Yay for RVA!

Hey people!

i'm home from the Richmond zine fest and i am still stoked about the great time i had! much love and hugs go to Nicole, Alex, Katie, Liz, the Gallery 5 crew, and many many wonderful zinesters from Richmond and elsewhere that i got to experience a fab weekend with...i cant wait for next year! or the next zine fest...if you excuse me, i've got to start writing down ideas and downloading fonts...yes, i am quite crazy!

i will update with pictures when i upload them all...

Posted on November 9, 2009 at 7:16pm —

raequel aka systris

Post Philly Zine Fest Shout Outs!!!

hey everyone i met! it was great meeting you too...a lot of people seemed to want to take my year old zine, and of course i still have plenty now to FINALLY get the copies i promised to the contributors who really helped MAKE the zine what it is!

i will be furiously writing up the zine projects that ive had sitting in my head for up to TWO YEARS NOW...cause Richmond Zine Fest is coming!~! and of course i havent booked a bus or a couch yet but dammit imma be there!!!

if you recognized me from t… Continue

Posted on September 22, 2009 at 8:04am — 7 Comments

raequel aka systris

pre-apology for the philly zine fest

Hello all,

due to my life being consumed with both mundane (work, medical, adult-type crapola) and sundry (hello kitty online beta testing, Russell Brand media consumption and lustful obsession) - i have NO new material for my table at the Philly Zine Fest this coming sunday. i will have plenty of the Annus Horribilis that was published late last year and as i owe my contributors copies for over a year...i should have at least the time to get THAT out of the way.

if you've never read my comp-z… Continue

Posted on September 17, 2009 at 8:55am —

raequel aka systris

life and junk

hey ho, ziney-folks!

first off thank you kindly for the birthday greetings and wishes, they were much apprieciated!

now that i'm 32, i can gleefully say that i am way way way too old for this shite! but i'll keep zining and geeking and whatevering till i die so, whatever

my attendence at the nj zine fest is still up in the air, i may not go cause i have company that week and as well there is almost NO info on tabling/workshops/etc...and i have NOTHING prepared as usual! so i may just turn my… Continue

Posted on April 9, 2009 at 8:38am —

raequel aka systris

damn this economy!

i finally have the yen to zine again..but alas no cash...oh well at least i can write all my crazy ideas up.

in other news...does anyone know what's going on for the philly zine fest this year...casey's gone MIA...and the website is stagnant...?

Posted on February 8, 2009 at 11:45am — 2 Comments

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At 8:51am on April 7, 2009, Alex Wrekk said…
Happy Birthday!
At 1:38pm on April 6, 2009, Krissy PonyBoy Press said…
Happy Birthday!
At 12:53pm on February 9, 2009, Katie said…
Hey lady, it was great hanging out with you the other night. You are as funny as ever. We should do it again some time soon.
At 4:07pm on February 8, 2009, NicoleIntrovert said…
YOu know what? I after looking at your profile now, i remember talking to you a bit at the Philly Zine Fest a few years ago about zinevox! I cant remember what year i went... must have been 2006. :)
At 8:51pm on January 6, 2009, Chantel G. said…
Thanks for getting back to me. The article is already turned in, but thanks so much for your offer to help! I appreciate it.
At 9:51am on December 14, 2008, Chantel G. said…
I am writing an article about We Make Zines for the upcoming issue of Zine World. I am trying to get input from folks who use the site. If you are interested, please post a message to me and I will arrange to send you the questions.
At 7:09pm on October 25, 2008, Katie said…
Yes we do. Are you free anytime soon? We could meet up in town, get a beer, etc.
At 7:54pm on October 24, 2008, Katie said…
It's not late! You totally remembered! Thank you so much! How are you? I'm sorry I missed the call-in to your podcast - I had it on my calendar and was all set to do it but I accepted an invitation to go hiking for the day at Hawk Mt and when we got back I was wiped out. How did it go? Will you do it again?
At 6:06am on September 29, 2008, Katie said…
Hey again lady. You know I'll be there at the Fest on Sunday. Can't wait! It'll be good to see you. On Saturday I am giving a zine workshop at a book fair in NJ. I will be all zined up by the end of that weekend to say the least. So definitely see you on soon. p.s. My sister is taking me to the PA Ren Faire as my birthday gift and I'm going as a Plague victim. Yessssss.
At 8:23pm on September 25, 2008, Katie said…
Hey, that is awesome news! I'm so glad to hear you're doing so well. We should hang out soon. I was going to go to a craft fair on South St tomorrow, hosted by the Whole Foods there, but it looks like it'll get rained out. But in general I'm around if you want to get together ...

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raequel aka systris added 16 photos to the album 'Richmond Zine Fest 2K9'
November 10
my perzine is multi-topical because its basically everything that is going on in my life and in my head on the page, as well as being pop culture related, i think variety is the spice of life. if a zine has stuff i'm interested in, i'll read it. ...
November 10
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Hey people! i'm home from the Richmond zine fest and i am still stoked about the great time i had! much love and hugs go to Nicole, Alex, Katie, Liz, the Gallery 5 crew, and many many wonderful zinesters from Richmond and elsewhere that i got to ...
November 9
hmm i read sassy in middle and high school, discovered maximum rock n roll and factsheet five soon after...then found out more via the internet starting in 1996.....but didnt act on my ziney-ness until 2003 after many many many false starts.
November 9
i wrote about 13 different random strange moments from my life in my newest zine, this is a GREAT idea! but here's one just for this thread. one day in 10th grade or so, i skipped school and when i came home late, to cover my ass i told my grand...
November 9
had a great time in Richmond and is sorry to be back in the 'real world' right now...
November 9
i format the text/images on computer, print and cut out the elements and paste them together. sometimes i have stuff that arent from the computer that i just stick on collage style.
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for zinesters in and around the Philadelphia and Tri-State Area (DE, NJ, Southeast PA)
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*sniffing about* i smell troll! a crackpot flavored one at that...this could get interesting. either way i give the ORIGINAL POSTER permission to use my words as part of her zine! oh and in case anyone is curious there are a few good Atheist comm...
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@sophie, nope that wasnt me, sorry! but still hello!
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realizes that she's going to throw all of her ideas into ONE BIG ZINE and call it a day.
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