October 2011 Blog Posts (38)

Forgot to mention that we now have in the new (and final!) issue of Shotgun Seamstress!

"The brand new and (gasp!) LAST issue of Shotgun Seamstress is here and is so good. There is so much in here: interviews…

Poems written in late October  2011 

Comments welcome.

[poem notes in brackets like this]

 POEMS

 1

Their actions were

alien to me

like watching players

playing a game

where you don't know the rules

and nothing makes sense.

2. (Kid's poem)

no need to worry

no need to worry

when the  full Moon starts to fade.

no need to worry

no need to worry

it'll…

She does rebel Girl and 50/50 zine?  I found an old letter from her and need a current address.  Got any contact info?

Thanks!  Krissy

I can't believe how long it's been since I updated things here. Since I last added photos or wrote, I've provided illustrations for a reading of "Herbert West, Re-Animator" at Monster Island Resort Podcast. (You can look and listen here: http://0316bfc.netsolhost.com/blog/?p=923). I had some of them made into postcards, which I'm selling at my Etsy shop.

I'm hoping to be able to start making more Monstress again, now…

Do you use old photographs, postcards or ephemera in your zines? Or maybe you're like me and just tend to collect them and are drawn to them.

If so, check out my shop The Cedar Chest. Free Shipping offer from now till Nov 6th!

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Our new favorite around these parts. I Love Bad Movies is so hilarious. And, actually sometimes makes you reconsider the artistic vision of bad movies (or consider what's appropriate for children; how we choose to represent…

...because Sumayyah Said So

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Like many zine enthusiasts, I treasure the tactile familiarity of printed words on hand-folded paper. Still, I was…

I've been making zines since I was 15 - more than half of my life. At various points, zines have been a way for me to connect to communities that I didn't have access to, as well as being an important place for me to write about the stuff going on in my life. 

I've always written zines. I've always read zines. I've always wanted to do more. So, now I am. Once Upon a Distro is open for submissions starting now, and will be open for purchases and things starting in January of…

Check it all out  - http://www.pourlafrime.blogspot.com

Readers,  Here are four more entries into THE BIG LIST, the 200+ first 'best of' song list from all the music on the net, from all over the world. You are guaranteed to find many hits you've probably never heard.

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Classic Songwriter's Best Song Performance, Jimmy Webb, "Just This One Time".

Best Psychedelic Classic, You've Never Heard (Unless you come from my home town), Five Americans "7:30 Guided Tour" (yt).

Best Song with drumsticks on ashtrays…

Since 2011 was “the revenge of print” year perhaps 2012 could be “the revenge of mail”.

The US postal service is closing offices and reducing services, citing declining use of the postal service through unreliable statistics and touting budget shortfalls and general mismanagement. Who loses when post offices close? Everybody.

Now is the time to pick up a pen, find some paper, dust off the typewriter, write a letter. make some art, get in touch with a friend, or mail…

The answer to, and winner (if any) for, our last contest question of:This first musical conductor (before him it was usually the first violinist or organist) actually died from conducting! Name him and tell how conducting music, did him in!IS: Jean-Baptiste Lullly (1632-1687). Instead of a small baton he used a 6 foot long staff that he banged on the ground for the beat. He hit his foot, it became gangrenous, and he died two months later.

There were no correct eligible answers.…

The answer to, and winner (if any) for, our last contest question of:Here's a money art question. This is the only Vice President of the US featured on US Currency (that never served as President). Clue - the answer is personal.

IS: Thomas Andrew Hendricks the Vice President and Governor of Indiana. (my full name is Thomas Manley Hendricks). Growing up I was told we were related. More recent research in my family suggests that we just don't know for sure. My father's line goes back to…

underneath the fatal accident jams our cozy heart

beside the bursting aneurysm unravels our contrivance

above the humming drone expires our blue faced reasons

before the exploding child our system blows a fuse

Check out my pics from  Occupy L.A. !!

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OCCUPY LA

These miniature comics are perfect for trick-or-treaters or Halloween party-goers! Buy them in sets of ten at my shop, buy them in a set with comics by other cartoonists, or see below to download copies you can print and assemble yourself.…