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August 2008 Blog Posts (7)

SMILE HON Seeks Baltimore Stories

BALTIMORE – Eight-Stone Press (ESP) is now accepting Baltimore-related stories, poetry, photography or other artwork for the tenth installment of ESP’s popular Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! series. Text submissions are preferably received as attached Word documents. Images should be in .JPG or .TIF format (300+ dpi) and measure approximately 5”x7” (horizontal or vertical). All contributors will receive three (3) complimentary copies of the issue in which their work appears.… Continue

Added by Eight-Stone Press on August 31, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Send Loop Distro a letter today!

Hola Amigos, as some of you might know, I live in chicago. I just moved to a different street, which means my distro zines are all in boxes! So if you've ordered from me, don't worry, you WILL get your order, but it might be a bit slow in coming to you. However, my PO Box is still the same:

Loop Distro
PO Box 470507
Chicago, IL 60647-0507
USA

Send me an order or money or a letter or a picture! I'll send stuff back!

Cheers!
-billy-

Added by Billy Da Bunny on August 30, 2008 at 12:50am — No Comments

Absent Cause #1 available now

Absent Cause, my new zine focused on underground and dark culture, is now available.

I created AC to explore topics that resonate with me and many of the artistic and political people whose work I respect and admire: underground cultures, hidden histories, feminist and queer sexualities, chosen families and radical politics; vampirism, the gothic, horror and paganism; surviving abuse, coping with mental illness, self-harm and suicide.

I LOVE TRADES! If you make a zine,… Continue

Added by redguard on August 29, 2008 at 6:14pm — 1 Comment

Eight-Stone Press

By way of introduction, my name is WP Tandy, and I am editor of Eight-Stone Press, a Baltimore, Maryland-based zine imprint. Although I've published a handful of one-shots, the mainstay is Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore!, and its attendant "theme" issues.

The latest issue, published in May 2008, is called Skin Deep, and… Continue

Added by Eight-Stone Press on August 29, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

New Zine! Figure 8 # 5 - Rainy Day Activity Book

New issue of Figure 8! This issue is an activity book! Filled with body positive and fat liberation puzzles, coloring pages and other activities. This issue focuses on self-love. Super Fun!

cover art by Nicci of Fat Girl zine. Thanks, Nicci!

You can get it at… Continue

Added by Krissy PonyBoy Press on August 28, 2008 at 12:30pm — 3 Comments

Brainscan #23 New!

Brainscan #23 is done! I had it put together in time for the 2008 Portland Zine Symposium… actually I got my copies back the day that it started!

Brainscan #23 contains a few stories taken from a one off zine I did as well as a few new stories. My favorite one is about a situation I was in while visiting NYC and met and Ex-Boyfriend and his wife...and… Continue

Added by Alex Wrekk on August 28, 2008 at 11:44am — 1 Comment

Pussy Power at Hackney WickED Art Festival

Oh what a weekend was had at Hackney WickED by hundreds of art fans... or so Pussy Power has heard, she didn’t see too much of it herself on account of working on her own events, but, as is usual with these things, so many people have told her all about it that she feels like she saw it all herself.

As it was she was holed up in her studio on Saturday 9th August striking BAD ATTITUDES, ie. striking attitudes (poses) very badly in the style of french actress and legendary Pussy Power… Continue

Added by Pussy Power on August 15, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments