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Summer 2023 was bookended by zine fests. It began with KC Zine Con #8 on the first Saturday in June, and then over labor day weekend, I celebrated summer’s end at Paper Plains Zine Fest just across the stateline in Lawrence, KS. This was only Paper Plains’ second year, but you wouldn’t know it — this fest is run like a well-oiled machine and I had a top notch tabling experience. As a fest organizer myself, it takes a lot to impress me, and Paper Plains did just that. The organizers were super communicative and helpful, the tables were thoughtfully-arranged with ample room for browsing, the vibes were impeccable, and (as […]

Reviews of the zines “Frightmarish #3”, “Of Restless Wonder”, “Spidertown”, “Horse Horse Magazine”, and “Syringe Nest vol. 2”

We’re just gonna pretend that it isn’t already halfway through August and that I’m not only just now finishing up my International Zine Month posts. I’ve made a bad habit of starting every blog with some sort of apology about the post coming out late (how zinester-y of me!) or waxing poetic about how fast time flies… and I’ve gotta stop that. It’s boring. Let’s be real: I’m shouting into a big internet void on this blog. Time here is flexible, malleable. Any deadlines are self imposed. This post could have premiered at anytime and it really wouldn’t change a thing about it. I’ve noticed that when I hem and haw […]

  This is the view from my kitchen island on Monday: an abundance of parsley, tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, and peppers from the Bread and Roses CSA (plus some grocery store fruit.) Over the past 7 weeks, my kitchen island has looked like this: overflowing with produce, flavorful herbs, plentiful greens, glossy eggplants, and resplendent troves of juicy, jewel-hued tomatoes that taste just as great as they look. I’ve encountered both new-to-me foods (sweet potato vines! cutting celery!) and plenty of staples (potatoes! onions!) and I’ve been using each week’s haul in everything from coleslaw, to scrambles, to daily salads. Here is a complete run-down of all the veg that has appeared […]

July, where have you gone? Just like June, July has been flying by, and I can’t believe that it’ll be over in just eight short days. And with the end of July comes the end of International Zine Month 2023. I’ve got some catching up to do! Clearly, time flies when you’re having (zine) fun – here’s how I celebrated the second week of International Zine Month 2023: Day 9 – Buy Direct! Do you sell zines online? Update your shop and post a link to it. While I do sell my zines online, right now my little web shop is under construction as I work on shifting from Paypal to […]