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Today I wanted to share with y’all the different tactics that helped me bust through writer’s block as I crafted my latest zine, catmothcrow three, and a few prompts that helped shape the final form this zine took. Part of writing zines is dealing with writer’s block, but hopefully these tips and ideas will help the block be more of a tiny hurdle you can skip on over, rather than some sort of massive labyrinth that leaves you feeling lost.

Like many zinesters, I’m a journaler. A daily diarist, note-taker, recorder, and doodler. If I don’t write something down I tend to forget it, and while I rarely re-read my diaries, there’s just something about the act of writing that helps the memories gel. Which is all just to say that I’ve got a pretty sizeable collection of journals that I work out of.

A funny thing happened at Zine Club on Tuesday. I was sitting in the library, chatting with Chez and Heather, when two new folks showed up with a shoebox chock-full of zines to share. That isn’t too unusual, as from time to time someone will search “zines in Kansas City” or see a post on the library’s instagram and turn up for a meeting or two…

Roll for Zine is back with another season of making zines from prompts spurred by the rolls and whims of the dice! Check out episode one’s cryptid-themed mini, or print your own game sheet and play along.

Welcome to June, friends! Summer has been creeping up on me (it finally reached “close the windows and turn on the AC” weather), but its still nice enough out that I can enjoy my coffee and morning reads on the front porch. Lounging in my papasan chair and reading a great book or zine really sets me up for having a good rest of my day. Anyways, May was a big month for me! It felt blissfully long, and it was full of soul-nourishing moments. Here are a handful of the highlights that come to mind: 🌸🍓🐛 the garden The old adage about April showers bringing May flowers felt radiantly true […]