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May Distro Update

Here are some things for this month:

*This weekend we'll be tabling at Amazine Day, a small press and zine fair that we're also helping organize and leading…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on May 15, 2013 at 10:14pm — No Comments

Distro Update for April

NEWSLETTER FOR APRIL

Some things: today begins the second month of our Fan Club, which has been awesome so far. Pre-orders on Corespondents' …

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on April 10, 2013 at 10:52am — No Comments

Etsy Spring Cleaning Sale

We've been cleaning our shelves, making room for some new things coming in, and have been putting together some affordable grab bags and packs on our Etsy page. So far we have:…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on March 25, 2013 at 2:18am — 1 Comment

New issue of Truckface!

After a long wait, the new issue of Truckface is here!

"L.B. wears her heart on…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on March 20, 2013 at 12:27pm — No Comments

Growing Things: A Guide for Beginning Gardeners (reprinted!)

Today we reprinted Growing…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on March 19, 2013 at 12:38am — No Comments

New: MS.VALERIE PARK FAN CLUB!

We just started a fan club! (which is really a zine-of-the-month club, to be quite honest). It's basically 12 zines every month for the next 12 months for $50. Here's the little write up on it:

It's the best way to keep up-to-the-minute with the latest and…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on March 17, 2013 at 7:30pm — No Comments

New

Corespondents- Land of the Low People (CD) ($10)- Pre-order! The long-awaited new album from Corespondents is here! The Seattle instrumental band that appeals to just about everybody and writes songs that are as…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on March 11, 2013 at 2:06am — No Comments

February Distro Update

Hello from Portland, Oregon! The new headquarters of the Ms. Valerie Park Distro. While part of our operation is still running out of Olympia and our PO Box there will hang around until things get more settled, all orders are now shipping out of Portland. Which is an exciting change. In other exciting…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on February 12, 2013 at 1:00am — No Comments

AmaZine Day & Valentine's Day

So, we've moved most our operation to Portland, Or. (!) and to celebrate our first weekend here, we're tabling at the AmaZine Day! A Valentine-themed zine event at our extremely incredible new second-home, the…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on February 8, 2013 at 9:19pm — No Comments

End of the Year Distro Update!

ARRIVING

2013 Famous Faces Calendar (Wall Calendar) ($7)- A nice, mid-sized wall calendar with paintings of famous faces from a bygone era of music. Featuring early…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on December 28, 2012 at 7:07pm — No Comments

Distro Update!

A months-overdue update of what's been going on here...

Welcoming...

2013 Eberhardt/Justseeds Organizer (Large Size Planner) ($10)- A large size version of…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on November 24, 2012 at 11:30am — No Comments

Radical Mycology

is back in stock! Just in time for the fall rains and mushroom harvests.…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on October 12, 2012 at 12:03am — No Comments

A few things

1. We just stopped by and visited our friends at Eberhardt Press and did a big restock! http://msvalerieparkdistro.com/tag/eberhardt-press

Of…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on October 3, 2012 at 12:04pm — No Comments

Distro update for the end of summer

We missed a month there, and a very busy one at that, so we now have quite the tome built up! It's probably long enough to be its own zine. Let's take this first part a list:

1. New website! Well, actually just a very re-imagined website. Thanks to the…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on September 10, 2012 at 1:35am — 1 Comment

New Website!

Or, rather, a really re-done website. A new look, with art by Rachel Lee-Carman (of Show & Tell) and all designed by Evan Hashi (of Twig Palace). A…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on August 23, 2012 at 12:30pm — 4 Comments

An Ilse Content Anthology

After an AMAZING weekend at the Portland Zine Symposium and so many new friends and new things to add, we're most excited to say one thing: An Ilse Content Anthology, by our very own Alexis Wolf, has been released into the world.…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on August 14, 2012 at 2:18am — No Comments

Building: A DIY Guide to Creating Spaces, Hosting Events and Fostering Radical Communities

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

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on July 31, 2012 at 6:37pm — 2 Comments

Feature of the Month for August: Show & Tell #10

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…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on July 31, 2012 at 3:14pm — No Comments

Sale!

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…

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Added by Ms Valerie Park Distro on July 24, 2012 at 10:33am — No Comments