My Zines
welcome to my diy universeHere they are — most of the zines that I’ve written, at least half of ’em. (Anything I wrote before 2015 isn’t here.) Some of them are even available for you to purchase — just click on the green shop buttons. Please keep in mind that I am a Real Person, not an eCommerce business: I can’t guarantee that your order will arrive in 2 business days, but I will do my best to get your zines in the mail in a timely fashion, shipped in a envelope with a special-looking stamp and decorated with stickers and washi tape. You sure aren’t gonna get that from Bezos… so damn the man, buy some zines, and keep DIY alive! 😉
All of my zines are priced on a sliding scale. This allows me to offer free shipping on my Etsy page, while accounting for their fees. This also allows folks to pay-what-they-can at zine fests. You can click on an individual zine to see the price range for that it sells for.
Are you a zinester, too? Interested in trading zines? Send me an and tell me a bit about what you write… I’m interested in trading my work with folks who write about similar subject matters to me: perzines, witchcraft (everything from sigils to altarcraft to tarot), mental health, DIY instructionals, diary comix. And who knows, maybe we’ll become prolific pen pals in the process.
catmothcrow is my return to writing a perzine after spending the past few years pivoting to other forms; issue one is a grab bag of memories and musings, featuring a travelogue, two playlists, lotsa punk feelings, and even a comix! I talk about learning to slow down and accept the ins-and-outs of my artistic process, recount a whirlwind vacation to Los Angeles, share some zine review highlights, and countdown the top 5 Weakerthans songs to cry to. In the centerfold is a diary comix featuring a very real conversation some friends and I had over Klondike bars... but in my comix universe, we're all big-eyed animals. Like I said: it's a mixed bag, but I like to think it's a good one. 📓 Details: quarter-size, 44 pages, b&w |
catmothcrow is my return to writing a perzine after spending the past few years pivoting to other forms; issue one is a grab bag of memories and musings, featuring a travelogue, two playlists, lotsa punk feelings, and even a comix! I talk about learning to slow down and accept the ins-and-outs of my artistic process, recount a whirlwind vacation to Los Angeles, share some zine review highlights, and countdown the top 5 Weakerthans songs to cry to. In the centerfold is a diary comix featuring a very real conversation some friends and I had over Klondike bars... but in my comix universe, we're all big-eyed animals. Like I said: it's a mixed bag, but I like to think it's a good one.
📓 Details: quarter-size, 44 pages, b&w
Would you take a look at that face? Isn't that just the cutest cat you've ever seen? This is my magnificent cat, Coco Bean, who is so spectacular that I thought he deserved his very own fanzine. In this short-n-sweet, 20-page zine, I share how Coco got his name, as well as his many nicknames. A perfect "first zine" for kiddos! 📓 Details: cat-shaped, 20 pages, b&w |
Would you take a look at that face? Isn't that just the cutest cat you've ever seen? This is my magnificent cat, Coco Bean, who is so spectacular that I thought he deserved his very own fanzine. In this short-n-sweet, 20-page zine, I share how Coco got his name, as well as his many nicknames. A perfect "first zine" for kiddos!
📓 Details: cat-shaped, 20 pages, b&w
I created this zine for the "Zine-A-Month" Patreon club — it was July 2024's featured title. The zines shares how I got into building terrariums, the anatomy of a terrarium, and how you can build your own (plus, a list of all the supplies you'll need) — an easy-to-read introduction to creating a little world in a jar. 📓 Details: half-size, 20 pages, b&w |
I created this zine for the "Zine-A-Month" Patreon club — it was July 2024's featured title. The zines shares how I got into building terrariums, the anatomy of a terrarium, and how you can build your own (plus, a list of all the supplies you'll need) — an easy-to-read introduction to creating a little world in a jar.
📓 Details: half-size, 20 pages, b&w
witchy zines
Many of my zines focus on my witchcraft practice, sharing spells and my thoughts on magic. Copies of my witchy zines are often available from Portland Button Works — Alex, PBW’s proprietor, is a fellow witchy zinester, and I highly recommend checking out the Spiral House Shop section of PBW for tons of witchy wares.
"Hagwitch" (short for "home and garden witch") is my answer to the myriad of questions folks usually ask when you tell them you practice witchcraft; a shorthand way of conveying my individualized path and then inviting further question. Part-perzine, part-spellbook, this zine features tips and tricks for building altars and spelljars; essays about witchcraft, gardening, and tarot reading; and some small, easy-to-cast spells. A perfect zine for both the magic practitioner who's as well-seasoned as a cast iron cauldron, and the baby witch who is exploring their craft for the very first time. 📓 Details: 24 pages, b&w |
"Hagwitch" (short for "home and garden witch") is my answer to the myriad of questions folks usually ask when you tell them you practice witchcraft; a shorthand way of conveying my individualized path and then inviting further question. Part-perzine, part-spellbook, this zine features tips and tricks for building altars and spelljars; essays about witchcraft, gardening, and tarot reading; and some small, easy-to-cast spells. A perfect zine for both the magic practitioner who's as well-seasoned as a cast iron cauldron, and the baby witch who is exploring their craft for the very first time.
📓 Details: 24 pages, b&w Purchase
Self care and sigil magic can sometimes feel like two sides of the same coin. This zine contains an explanation of what sigils are, a list of ways to activate your sigil, and five sigils for self care that you can use in your own practice. 📓 Details: mini-zine, 16 pages, b&w |
Self care and sigil magic can sometimes feel like two sides of the same coin. This zine contains an explanation of what sigils are, a list of ways to activate your sigil, and five sigils for self care that you can use in your own practice.
📓 Details: mini-zine, 16 pages, b&w Purchase
Seeds for self care: three mini-zines featuring guided tarot readings meant to help you uncover, grow, and nurture your self worth. 📓 Details: 3 mini-zines with tarot card map fold-out middles, 6 pages each, b&w |
Seeds for self care: three mini-zines featuring guided tarot readings meant to help you uncover, grow, and nurture your self worth.
📓 Details: 3 mini-zines with tarot card map fold-out middles, 6 pages each, b&w
A tiny, handmade-accordion zine about making altars with the changing of the season. One side features a list of ideas on what to include on your altar each month, and the other shares my thoughts on altarcraft. 📓 Details: mini accordion, 18 pages, b&w |
A tiny, handmade-accordion zine about making altars with the changing of the season. One side features a list of ideas on what to include on your altar each month, and the other shares my thoughts on altarcraft.
📓 Details: mini accordion, 18 pages, b&w
Zine-making is an act of conjuration, like activating a sigil or casting a spell. Why not up the magical ante? This zine contains spell ideas, correspondences, and more for the zine-making witch. 📓 Details: mini-zine, 16 pages, b&w |
Zine-making is an act of conjuration, like activating a sigil or casting a spell. Why not up the magical ante? This zine contains spell ideas, correspondences, and more for the zine-making witch.
📓 Details: mini-zine, 16 pages, b&w Purchase
Three damn fine mini zines inspired by David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. Each mini-zine contains a guided tarot reading that will help you reveal your dreams and confront your shadow self. 📓 Details: 3 mini-zines with tarot card map fold-out middles, 6 pages each, b&w |
Three damn fine mini zines inspired by David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. Each mini-zine contains a guided tarot reading that will help you reveal your dreams and confront your shadow self.
📓 Details: 3 mini-zines with tarot card map fold-out middles, 6 pages each, b&w
mini zines
roll for zine
Roll for Zine is my silly internet game show inspired by Adventures in Aardia’s Roll of Sandwich series. Based on the whims and wishes of the dice, I craft, or crack the spine of, a zine. So far, playing Roll for Zine has resulted in the creation of these titles:
Created thanks to the whims of the dice during episode 2 of "Roll for Zine", this mini brings together two of my favorite interests: horror movie icon Vincent Price and roller coasters! The dice charged me with creating a mini fanzine on red paper, and this is what I came up with. 📓 Details: mini-zine, 6 pages, b&w |
Created thanks to the whims of the dice during episode 2 of "Roll for Zine", this mini brings together two of my favorite interests: horror movie icon Vincent Price and roller coasters! The dice charged me with creating a mini fanzine on red paper, and this is what I came up with.
📓 Details: mini-zine, 6 pages, b&w
When the dice challenged me to make a political activism zine during episode 6 of "Roll for Zine", I decided to compile a list of actions you can take to stay informed about the genocide in Palestine, and ways you can help ease the suffering. A better world is possible, a world where we are all free and nobody is bombed or slaughtered. Take action and take care: donate an eSim to help Palestinians stay in touch with family or give to the PCRF to help provide humanitarian aid to children in Gaza. 📓 Details: half-size, watermelon-shaped, 8 pages, b&w |
When the dice challenged me to make a political activism zine during episode 6 of "Roll for Zine", I decided to compile a list of actions you can take to stay informed about the genocide in Palestine, and ways you can help ease the suffering. A better world is possible, a world where we are all free and nobody is bombed or slaughtered. Take action and take care: donate an eSim to help Palestinians stay in touch with family or give to the PCRF to help provide humanitarian aid to children in Gaza.
📓 Details: half-size, watermelon-shaped, 8 pages, b&w
workshop zines
A mini-zine that shows you how to fold a mini-zine! Download and print, follow the instructions to fold-up this freebie, then make mini-zines of your own! 📓 Details: mini-zines, 8 pages, b&w |
A mini-zine that shows you how to fold a mini-zine! Download and print, follow the instructions to fold-up this freebie, then make mini-zines of your own!
📓 Details: mini-zines, 8 pages, b&w
A zine about making zines! "Tell Your Own Story" offers prompts, ideas, and tips for writing your very own perzine. Copies of this zine are distributed as workbooks at my writing workshop of the same name. Whether you’re a seasoned zinester in need of a lil’ bit of inspiration, a newbie who’s never written a single creative word, or somewhere in between, this zine (and my workshop) will give you the inspiration you need to write your very own perzine! 📓 Details: tall half-size, 12 pages, b&w |
A zine about making zines! "Tell Your Own Story" offers prompts, ideas, and tips for writing your very own perzine. Copies of this zine are distributed as workbooks at my writing workshop of the same name. Whether you’re a seasoned zinester in need of a lil’ bit of inspiration, a newbie who’s never written a single creative word, or somewhere in between, this zine (and my workshop) will give you the inspiration you need to write your very own perzine!
📓 Details: tall half-size, 12 pages, b&w
When I host workshops or table at non-zine fest faires, I like to have something on hand that explains what zines are for folks new to the medium. That's what this zine is: a zine about zines! I breakdown what they are, how they are made, some common zine genres, where to find zines, and how to make 'em... a lot is packed into this tiny package! 📓 Details: half-size, 8 pages, b&w |
When I host workshops or table at non-zine fest faires, I like to have something on hand that explains what zines are for folks new to the medium. That's what this zine is: a zine about zines! I breakdown what they are, how they are made, some common zine genres, where to find zines, and how to make 'em... a lot is packed into this tiny package!
📓 Details: half-size, 8 pages, b&w
out-of-print perzines
