I love zines. That said, most zines are not tremendously well-written, and that’s okay, because polished literary writing isn’t really the point of zines at all. Still, some… Read more “A review of Sarah B.’s zine Every Day Failures: Issue #1”
Author: David Nilsen
my shadow is just dirt
I was in Chicago last Friday (dropped in at the Roscoe Village Bangers & Lace for some lovely beers) and didn’t write a recap, so we have… Read more “my shadow is just dirt”
Ray Bradbury on Writing Your Obsessions
Yell. Jump. Play. Out-run those sons-of-bitches. They’ll never live the way you live. Go do it. I recently left my job to write full-time. I’m now in the beginning… Read more “Ray Bradbury on Writing Your Obsessions”
A Review of Julia Eff’s zine All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues
I’ve been working my way through all of Julia Eff’s excellent zines in the last few months, and I’ve enjoyed them all. A few weekends ago I… Read more “A Review of Julia Eff’s zine All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues”
A Review of congratulations you are prequalified for the darkness that consumes us all by jamie j. mortara
Jamie Mortara’s poetry zine congratulations you are prequalified for the darkness that consumes us all is a stream of consciousness shoulder shrug seeking to encapsulate the crippling awkwardness and… Read more “A Review of congratulations you are prequalified for the darkness that consumes us all by jamie j. mortara”
our faces will hold the same light
This is the end of my first full week after leaving the library. I’m mostly doing bookkeeping and planning right now, as I plan to for the… Read more “our faces will hold the same light”
Water on the Flames: A Post-Faith Playlist
You don’t lose God all at once; He goes in pieces. It’s like your hearing being claimed by a disease, or your memory by age, or love… Read more “Water on the Flames: A Post-Faith Playlist”
A Review of the Zine Field Notes on the American Sasquatch
Field Notes on the American Sasquatch: A Guide by David Norman is a highly entertaining cryptozoology zine with a unique conceit. In the zine’s introduction, the zinester… Read more “A Review of the Zine Field Notes on the American Sasquatch”
beware of good deeds
It is my last week at Greenville Public Library. I’ve had a great two and a half years at GPL, and my time there has allowed me… Read more “beware of good deeds”
Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise (1932) is a witty and racy pre-Code comedy that tells the story of two master con-artists (Herbert Marshall and the inimitable Miriam Hopkins) who fall… Read more “Trouble in Paradise”
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