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BIRL ZINE #2 Julie collects articles, poems, drawings, photos, and an interview all loosely related to the topic of boyish girls, or birls. This issue has an interview with Nik Scarlett, who identifies as a genderqueer butch boi. There are also two cool pieces by Jaime about violence against lesbians and language. It also has a bunch of poems and an AP Press article about gay marriage in New York. This is the zine for those who never quite felt like they were a stereotypical girl or a boy but were somewhere in between. Julie / 1033 W. 12th St / Tempe, AZ 85281 / Julie@birlzine.com BLACK CARROT #1 (or Sebrakakku #4) Dave brings us The School Issue, a fun and oftentimes hilarious look back at his days in middle school. He writes about the dictatorial ways in which the cafeteria was run, getting beat up, feeling like a geek, school dances, and more. There are stories about Jason Natale, who would beat him up every day on the bus, monthly dances which the school called Party Zone, and his thoughts on 1988. Guaranteed to bring back memories about the not-so-fun parts of middle school! Dave – Dave@beetfarm.org – 1357 W. August #1 / Chicago, IL 60622 CLOTHESLINES #1 Clotheslines uses cute and funny pictures and comics to tell Jackie's story of starting college, dating guys, and other day to day stuff. It is basically an open, honest, and often humorous account of her experiences, plus her drawings are awesome! Can be found at: www.parcellpress.com CRACKS IN THE CONCRETE #1 A brand new zine from Luke, a young anarchist from New Jersey. The articles are smart, concise, and witty. It has writing and comics by Luke as well as poems and articles by guest writers. Included in this issue: a scary police officer come into Luke's health class, religion, being a punk. Free or by donation. Luke, 234 Jamestown Blvd, Hammonton, NJ 08037 DECADES OF CONFUSION FEED THE INSECT #41 Justin’s zine is a dark, creative collection of drawings and short sci-fi type tales, such as a story in which Joan of Arc is embodied in a cloth deer. This issue has two stories that display originality and carry political undertones. Also in this issue are drawings done mostly by Justin and sometimes guest artists. The drawings are haunting and thought-provoking. Justin – Eulogycontact@hotmail.com – PO Box 13312 / Philadelphia, PA 19101 DOLLTOPIA #1 Dolltopia is a savvy comic book about the adventures of a doll who escapes her mundane life in a dollhouse to pursue Dolltopia. The drawings are cool and the comic is easy to follow. It’s not always the most radical zine; for instance, the dolls seem to spend a lot of time buying clothes, but on the whole, the storyline is fun, witty, and definitely worth reading! Abby / P.O. Box 22477 / Brooklyn, NY 11202-2477 / abbycomix@prodigy.net DRIVING BLIND Erin writes about being a college student, a vegetarian, a feminist, and a person who has muscular dystrophy and thus lives in a wheelchair. She stresses that although having MD is a part of her life, she does not want to be characterized by this alone. She writes book reviews, stories about her family, and her thoughts on having MD and how some people allow it to consume their whole lives. There are also lots of other fun snippets of hers in here. Erin H. / PO Box 656 / Keyport, NJ 07735 / Cubanerin83@hotmail.com EYE CANDY – May/June 2005 This is the “women making a difference” issue, and it definitely lives up to its name. This issue is packed with articles, interviews, and reviews all dealing with a wide range of women. One woman writes about making knitted wombs, another writes about the road that led up to her dream of directing a documentary, and yet another writes about her job as a young adult librarian. There are also interviews with a clothing designer, a crafter, and an artist/activist. Eye Candy gets props for managing to have such a diverse range of topics in this issue! Sage – Sage@eyecandyzine.com – P.O. Box 37488 / Philadelphia, PA 19148 GREEN ZINE #14 Cristy writes all about her different friends, families, and places she has lived. Her stories include dealing with a sex offender within her circle of friends, being a leftist Cuban who is both anticapitalist and anti-Castro, finally being able to accept her body and reject mainstream notions of beauty, and lots more! Her writing is beautiful, honest and uplifting, plus her drawings are great. Cristy C Road / PO Box 42868 / Philadelphia, PA 19101 HERMANA RESIST #5 Noemi's zine, this issue subtitled "Under the Yellow Lights," contains thoughts, feelings, diary entries, poems, and photos from 2003-2005. She writes about feeling like an outsider, trying not to be fake, her two kids, her home in South Texas, being working class, and more. Included is an excerpt about white privilege by Kendall Clark. 40 pages. Contact: Noemi-Mtz@gmail.com IMAGINE #8 John writes about "anarchism for the real world," offering a nice combination of theoretical pieces, current events, respones to letters, and political editorials. This zine is also jam-packed with cool quotes and comics, as well as snippets featuring small scale examples of anarchy. What I like about this zine is that it balances new ideas with old ones. While it's common to criticize religion and the military, John also writes about issues that receive less attention from the anarchist community. My favorite article in this issue is about participatory economics. Other interesting pieces include mormonism and homosexuality, thought control and the media, and anarchist parenting skills. Free or by donation. John, PO Box 8145, Reno, NV 89507 Zinester@gmail.com LILA #4 – “A Little of Your Light” This issue is all about Jess’s friend Jen – how they meet, how amazing Jen is, her tragic death at age 20, and coping with it a year later. It is a beautiful and touching account of Jess’s experiences with Jen and her death. Jess writes about about how Jen wasn’t afraid to be herself, how the two of them went to Mexico together, how she felt when she found out Jen died, and how she and her friends are dealing with it. Quotes and song lyrics are placed throughout the zine. Jess – Jessica.morrow@hotmail.com – PO Box 23524 / Flagstaff, AZ 86002 MARCH FOR WOMEN’S LIVES This zine is a compilation of people’s stories and photos from the March for Women’s Lives that took place on April 25, 2004. Raedy’s purpose in putting out the zine was to do justice to an event that was often downplayed by media outlets. It includes a CD-ROM that has over 200 pictures from the March. Raedy / marchzine@yahoo.com MEDIA WHORE Media Whore critiques pop culture from a feminist viewpoint and also covers issues that the mainstream media ignores. Its topics range from well known figures such as Eminem to the alternative erotica website Suicide Girls to women’s roles in comic books. This is a very cool zine for people who can’t help but notice the sexism in mainstream culture! Randie / 12B Wolcott St / Malden, MA 02148 / info@mediawhorezine.com NOT SORRY #3 In what she calls “the unofficial riot grrrl issue,” Jenn writes about moving from San Diego to Portland and the roommate conflicts that ensue, dealing with being fat and mentally ill, and childhood experiences, including her discovery of riot grrrl at age 17. She writes about feeling like a freak and being bombarded by society’s standards of beauty every time she leaves the house. She also includes pieces about finally finding a good roommate situation, how fat girls are portrayed as funny and nothing more, and an open letter to Le Tigre about their decision to play the Michigan Women’s Music Festival knowing that the festival doesn’t allow transgendered women. Jenny - jenny@notsorry.org - PO Box 14114 / Portland, OR 97293 NOW I WILL SAY SOME IMPRESSIVE WORDS #1 Preet’s writing is thoughtful, sincere and at times quite funny. Her zine ranges from a serious piece about being abused by her father, to ponderings about God and atheists, to funny rants about things that are overrated. In Preet’s serious pieces, she takes a philosophical approach to issues, and in her humorous pieces, such as “Three’s a Crowd,” about her dislike of threesomes, she makes sense while being funny at the same time. Most of the pieces are short, interesting, and well-written. Preet – DestinyBlasphemy@hotmail.com REBEL STEW #2 A "journal of free thought" from Kristina and Tariq that includes articles, book reviews, letters, suggested readings, and quotes from important dead people. Included in this issue: bullies who blame their victims, elements of a fascist state, words by Voltairine de Cleyre, a review of Hotel Rwanda. Free or by donation. Rebel Stew, 2925 Lawrence Drive, Falls Church, VA 22042 SHADOW GRRRL Shadow Grrrl contains a bunch of short writings by two young women who are sick of the gender roles forced onto them. They deal with feeling like outcasts and not fitting in with typical 16-year-olds. This is for anyone who has ever been angry at social standards or knows that they will never fit into society’s prescribed gender roles. Contact: Shadowgrrrl@myway.com SO WE BEAT ON This new zine from Molly contains various pieces of her writing as well as cool photos by her friend Heather. The zine starts off with a 7-page story about Molly’s experience going to NY with fellow Infernites to see a World/Inferno Friendship Society concert. The rest of the zine has short poems and letters about friends, relationships, and more. The writing is honest and even dark at times, and has feminist undertones. Molly / PO Box 29 / Asbury, NJ 08802 / MJHurford@hotmail.com TELEGRAM MA'AM #4 Maranda shares her thoughts on riot grrrl, being groomed to want marriage, fashion magazines, her favorite bands/books/movies, a mixtape playlist, and other tidbits. I enjoyed the beginning of the zine, where she lists her favorites and writes all different things that riot grrrl means, like taking over the means of production and being anti-capitalist. It has an interview with Tori of Pure Estrogen, which is an online message board. It also lists websites worth visiting, talks about gender based pricing, and lists simple forms of activism. I wasn't so much into the parts about fashion, hair, and makeup. Especially after she wrote all the stuff about opposing capitalism, it would have been nice to hear about avoiding spending money, such as how to cut your own hair, where to dumpster for clothes, maybe how to make makeup. Other than that, this is a nice little zine about Maranda's thoughts on a variety of things. Knittingqueen@gmail.com WITH HEART IN MOUTH #4 Annie talks about her experiences as a multiracial radical feminist. She writes about workshops she attends, the problems of nationalism, the simplicity of labels, and how it feels to be a middle class woman of color rather than the stereotypical poor minority. This issue also contains articles from the past 30 years documenting the commercialization of queerness as well as a paper about (mis)representations in the film Bowling for Columbine. Anna / 4815 Ruatan St / College Park, MD 20740 | |||||
