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This year, spring felt like a gift. Plants seemed to be growing larger than usual, verdant and lush. My lawn was bedazzled with bright pops of color from all the blossoming flowers. Birdsong tolled day and night, joyful and loud. At the end of May, I wrote on my Instagram: “everything is in bloom: peonies, roses, columbine, sage, dandelions, henbit, clover. We went for a walk at dusk last night and the air was perfumed with the scent of irises. The worlds a mess, but at least there is this spring, opulent with flowers.” At first I wondered if spring had always been this beautiful. Was I just getting to appreciate […]

Step into my garden, baby! ♬♪ Welcome to my 2020 Garden, in all its messy, rambling and unexpected glory. Truth be told, I didn’t think I would get to garden at all this year. Zine Con planning really ramps up during the summer, and I knew that putting together this year’s festival would be especially taxing: we need to find a new home for the event on a shoestring budget, which not only means scouting venues, but also drafting brand new table maps and seeking out additional sponsors to help cover venue costs. Keeping plants hearty and healthy through it all seemed like just one more commitment to add to an […]

Hey, Kansas City! Before we start talking about veggies, can you send an email to Mayor Lucas and the City Council, demanding local control of the KCPD, as well as divestment? Then, let the Jackson County Court system know that we need an eviction moratorium NOW to keep Kansas City families housed during the pandemic. I’ve written scripts for these messages that you can use if you’re not quite sure what to say, and have also linked to some resources for assistance and education… check it out! A better world is possible when we work together and take action. Now onto the veggies: This week we were seeing green! As spring […]

I’ve been struggling with how to start this blog, my -nth attempt at returning to online journaling. There’s a lot that I want to say: about why I’m writing a blog when most people consider the form dead, about the corporatization of the Internet, and about community and the importance of sharing our stories and skills. But I keep getting hung up in trying to condense all these thoughts and feelings into something short and introductory. Those thoughts really, really deserve their own post (or two) and I’ll write them out in time. All that really needs to be said right now is that I miss the “old” internet ecosystem of […]

In 2019, I published Tell Your Own Story, a workbook zine inspired by my workshop of the same name, featuring prompts to help you write your first (or fifth! or hundredth!) perzine. Instead of including a list of resources in print that could become irrelevant over time, I opted instead to post the list here. This page will be updated as often as I feel like with zines resources to help you write, consume and enjoy zines and zine culture. How to Make a Zine Zine Tutorial Videos Let’s Make a Mini-Zine Stolen Sharpie Revolution DIY Resources Do DIY Penfight Distro Resources Distros — Where to Buy Zines Neither/Nor Zine Distro […]