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”
Category: Zine reviews
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”
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”
A review of poetry zine Heavy Creatures by Milo Gallagher & Emma Post
Heavy Creatures, a new poetry zine from Milo Gallagher and Emma Post, takes popular mythology, horror tropes, and even cryptozoology legends and turns them on their heads,… Read more “A review of poetry zine Heavy Creatures by Milo Gallagher & Emma Post”
A Review of Us Amazonians: A Kirsty MacColl fanzine
As I write this review of Us Amazonians, an adoring tribute zine to British pop singer Kirsty MacColl, I am listening to Kirsty’s 1991 album Electric Landlady. Confession,… Read more “A Review of Us Amazonians: A Kirsty MacColl fanzine”
A Review of the Manic Ogre Nightmare Girl zine, Vol. 1
I honestly can’t remember how I picked up my copy of Vol. 1 of the Manic Ogre Nightmare Girl zine, which came out January 2013. I can’t… Read more “A Review of the Manic Ogre Nightmare Girl zine, Vol. 1”
A review of the zine Cuspian, Issue #1
Cuspian is a 2015 zine by Jami Sailor, young woman who had recently moved to Cincinnati from Chicago, though she is originally from Detroit. The zine chronicles… Read more “A review of the zine Cuspian, Issue #1”
A Review of A Kitchen Witch’s Guide to Rosemary
I actually got this zine for a dear friend of mine currently stuck in the high desert of Nevada, where, until recently, it had not rained since… Read more “A Review of A Kitchen Witch’s Guide to Rosemary”
A Review of sadly defunct film zine The Popcorn Farm
The Popcorn Farm is…well, was…a really fun little movie zine edited by the team of Jacob Cross, Kimberly Stout, Kara Hecker, and Tish Cunningham. Sadly, the zine’s… Read more “A Review of sadly defunct film zine The Popcorn Farm”
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