July 2012 Blog Posts (66)

I finished my 24 hour zine yesterday. It’s 28 pages long and 1/8 (A7) size with a black card cover. I write about zine making, writing, holding myself together and falling apart, swimming, parenting, meeting my partner and an old primary school friend.You can buy it off (…

One more. Just added today! A great guide from some amazing people.…

The new issue of Show & Tell. From our go-to artist, Rachel Lee-Carman.

Show & Tell #10

"Filled with comics, sketches, photos, and words words words, this issue of Show & Tell is a…

The answer to, and winner (if any) for, our last contest question of:

Drive ins are making a modest comeback (unlike most regular theaters, you can smoke, drink, and kids can run wild!) Started in 1933, drive-ins reached their highest number - over 4,000 - in what year?

IS 1958

I had no correct eligible answers. Seems your speaker wasn't on!

I don't dumb down/so please wise up.

Now on to a new Q.: Win a copy of my NEW cd CALLED ‘30′! – (first anti-band CD) or my NEWER…

Homogays? Really?!?

Dear Readers,

I have a second song on the Neil Young Protest Song Chart. Look to the NEW LISTINGS on the far right top corner. My song is PEACE SIGN. The other song of mine is at #23 AOL CAN GO AND TANK TOMORROW. The new song is from my 6-th CD. See what you think.

Neil Young Protest Song Chart is at http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/lwwsongspage.html

Tom

MUSIC, 6 full CD’s of free Post-Bands…

Dear Readers,

Patrick Simonelli sent me this science report on recent mainstream music - it really does all sound the same - not opinion - fact. And the story brings forward what I have found in comparing my recordings with the majors. Mine are recorded at normal volume, the majors have their volumes ramped up to way in the 'red'. Take a look.…

to anyone who was trying to contact me, i am so sorry this page was lonely and abandoned for a while but i will definitely be actively using it now! "Summer," a dubious moniker where i live, is finally here meaning I can finally stop procrastinating and feed my new interest in zines. Stay weird! 

Weekly Gratitude

Hey there!
Look, I need a new and unique idea for a zine..

can't think of anything!!!

If you have any suggestions, pleases contact me at:
miaowi@hotmail.com

Thanks

Full Swing

I really want to help the victims of the Aurora tragedy. I am limited on funds on sending a big donation of money but am contributing to the relief fund. Any who, I am thinking of creating an inspirational/condolence zine to the victims/families of the movie theater tragedy. Anyone have any advice or expertise in compiling something like this?

would you be interested in contributing to something like this? If so, I am thinking of asking that if possible you scan or type up…

Review of the Australian zine Piss Factory, by Rachel.

I made a tiny Bigcartel (ha) shop for back issues of my zine. Available are Echo! Echo! issues #4, #6, #8 and #9. Great sauce!

Link:MakeShiftLove.bigcartel.com

For the last week in July, we're offering a couple deals.

1. Free Grab Bag w/ purchase of $20 or more- When on ordering off our website. Our grab bags have a couple zines, a couple cd's, and lots of little…

A Fort Wayne Wake-Up

Poems written in July 2012

Comments welcome.

[poem notes in brackets like this]

POEMS

1. [For a work in progress, I call 'Writings In Science']

bigger worlds

above

smaller worlds

below

2.

this dirt trail

through the hills

breaks into

many paths

3. [She wrote in her diary]

He grabbed a branch

and snapped a twig.

That was the last

I saw of him.

4. [A favorite, though I have no…

The Truth About Customer Service

Absolute Disgust: A Dark Knight Experience