Xerography Debt #4
Table of Contents
If this is your first issue, this should clarify things: Xerography
Debt is a review zine for zine readers by zine writers. It is a hybrid of
review zine and personal zine. Xerography Debt has its own freestyle
approach. It is all about communication, so each reviewer has used the format
or style most comfortable to him or her. Also, each reviewer "owns" the zine in
a completely communal, non-possessive sense. We are individual artists and
writers coming together to collaborate and help keep zineland flourishing. It
is a communal experience from start to finish.
To further promote this effort to connect readers and writer/artists,
Tom Hendricks of Musea has also agreed to host Xerography Debt on
his website: musea.digitalchainsaw.com. It will be available for free
online (some artwork will only be available in print) or paper copies can be
ordered through me.
There is no way I can review everything that I receive. I will do the
best I can. I am but one overworked person. Do your part by ordering a few
zines from the many reviewed here and, if you self-publish, please consider
including a few reviews in your zine.
If you are interested in reviewing for Xerography Debt, please contact me by mail or e-mail for some rather vague, but supposedly helpful guidelines. All you need to do is write five reviews that will excite people to send money, stamps, or a trade. Due to the ridiculous pressures of self-imposed deadlines, #6 will be done when it is done, but hopefully sometime over the summer.
Now that I am up to issue four, it seems like everything is working and
I'm at a loss for introductory words. I guess some long overdue thank you's are
in order: First, I would like to thank Patrick and Androo and for helping me
staple and fold the last issue in the car on the way to Ohio. I big thank you
to Bobby for going above and beyond the call of duty and reviewing the whole
stack of zines I sent him. Lastly, there are the many people who have supported
my efforts and for that I am grateful. I am especially thankful to Janette,
Earl, Ken, Richard, and Patrick. This is still just the beginning.
Davida
10/00
In the Mailbox
Hey, Xerography Debt is getting
great action. I've received several Profanity Debate orders mentioning yer mag.
So, your efforts are making a difference. Alden Scott Crow (Grammar Q &
A)
Basically, I don't have what one would call a cash flow. Cash trickle would be an overstatement. I would like to keep publishing Xerography Debt, so if you would like to help sponsor Xerography Debt with a few stamps or cash, please feel free to do so. Also, let me know if you wish to remain anonymous. This issue's sponsors are:
Al Cene
Chris Dodge
DB Pedlar
Androo
Robinson
Donny Smith
Patrick Tandy
Jeff Zenick
And one kind
anonymous soul
Suggestions for Zinewriters, Distros, and Prisoners
A group of us got together at the 2000 Underground Publishing Convention
and discussed some issues concerning zines and personal safety. The impetus for
this discussion was Bill Price, a twice convicted child molester who has been
actively contacting young girls involved in the zine community and publishing
their contact information. It would be naïve to think that zines are
exempt from people like this. The outcome of the gathering of zine publishers
was the inception of the following advice and guidelines, which we hoped would
be helpful to newcomers and old-timers.
For those of you starting or
currently creating zines: You cannot control where your zines go once they
are mailed out. It is unwise to use your home address. Think about it, you
wouldn't give your home address to a stranger on the street, what is the
difference? Get a PO Box or private mail box. A USPS po box costs approx. $22
for 6 months. If money is an issue, perhaps you can split the cost with a
friend or two.
Something else to consider, for both privacy and
protection, is using a pseudonym. A great many zinewriters and professional
writers do this.
If you receive mail from someone that disturbs you,
remember that you are under NO obligation to sell or trade your zine to that
person. You might also want to ask a few other zine people about their
experiences with the person. Several of us were uneasy about Bill Price's
letters, but we didn't discuss this amongst ourselves until he had already
infiltrated the zine community. If you have internet access alt.zines
(www.deja.com) and the e-groups zinesters list
(www.egroups.com/group/zinesters) are good places to ask questions.
If
you print reviews in your zine, remember that you are making that person's info
public knowledge. If it is a home address, you might want to contact that
person and check and see if they want listed.
Distros and
Stores
In light of recent events, many zinewriters are re-evaluating how
and if they want to deal with prisoner orders. If you have not already done so,
you might want to come up with a policy concerning prisoner orders and notify
the zines you are carrying what it is. Giving people the option of saying yes
or no to prisoner requests seems to be the easiest.
Prisoners
Please realize that we don't know you and because
of the acts of one man, we are more suspicious of prisoner requests. The zine
community is more aware than most of the rest of society about the incipient
racism, drug wars, and labor complex that has created a huge prison population.
However, we don't know if you are in jail because of a little pot or because
you are a serial rapist. If you are requesting a zine be upfront about why you
are in jail and provide enough information (i.e. prison #) for the person to
verify this. Let the person know where you read about his/her zine.
For zinewriters receiving a prisoner order:
You are under no
obligation to send your zine. Sending the stamps back would be the ethical
thing to do. If the prisoner does not indicate why he/she is incarcerated, ask.
If he/she won't tell you it is an indication of a problem. You can look up some
information online. Some states have public access to information on known sex
offenders.
Alert About Bill Price:
Bill
Price is a twice convicted child molester. In 1984 he was sentenced to 8 years
in prison for molesting a 9 year old girl. He went to jury trial with 5 counts
of child molestation. In the early 90's he molested the two girls starting at
ages 5 and 6, respectively. In 1993 he was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He
is currently 48 years old.
Distros and zinewriters have reported that
he has shown particular interest in zines with topics of rape, abuse and sex,
and zines by young women, heavy-set women, and lesbians. He is having his some
of his zines and letters mailed from outside the prison, so that people he
contacts do not necessarily know he is incarcerated. He is currently up for
parole in 2001.
He has published three zines: Bars, Ishi, and Fem Zine.
The first issue of Ishi was written as if he is a sexually abused, young girl,
and attempts to appeal to the same. Fem Zine is a listing of zines by young
women. Zinewriters have reported an increase in orders from prisons after being
listing in Fem Zine, which implies he is distributing this to other prisoners.
Please feel free to reproduce the information on these two pages. You
can even email me for the text if you like.
Reviews by Eric Lyden
(FISH WITH LEGS) 224
Moraine St., Brockton, MA 02301
Hello folks. I must apologize- I'm having trouble coming up with a
charming and personable introduction for these reviews. I suppose I could just
skip the intro and go right into the reviews, but... well, I'm fond of intros.
Last issue I wrote some reviews for this fine publication and found that I
enjoyed it and I enjoyed spreading the word about zines I like. And oddly
enough, I found that people were actually reading my reviews and apparently
some of you weirdoes even value my opinion which quite frankly sort of stunned
me. I mean, I know that the whole point of writing these reviews is for people
to read them and order the zines reviewed based on my opinion, but to find out
people are doing just that... well, I find it a little intimidating. But not
too intimidating, because I know that each and every zine I review here is one
I recommend with all my heart and all 5 of these zines are zines that I have
yet to see mentioned here in XEROGRAPHY DEBT so... enough talk, let's get to
the reviews...
EMERGENCY
First of all, this zine has a very
cool red and black spray paint stenciled cover which looks really cool, but as
we all know you can't judge a zine by it's cover. The writing is what really
matters and the quality of writing in this zine is very high. The best and
longest piece in this zine is a 24 page account of Ammi's relationship with
both of her roommates (both of whom she was sleeping with and both of whom
dumped her on the same day)and... well, if I try to explain it it'll sound
stupid and I won't be able to do it justice, but it's a really great piece.
Also in this issue is a "cover version" of a short story by Raymond Carver that
I imagine is more interesting if you're familiar with the original, but I still
enjoyed it. Ammi is a very talented writer and a gifted storyteller and if you
don't check out her zine I will personally slap you upside the head... well,
not really, but you should really check out her zine anyway. You won't be
disappointed.
Current issue #3
$1 or trade
Ammi
PO Box
72023
New Orleans LA 70172-2023
gorillagorilla@hotmail.com
GIRL
IN A BOX
I really enjoy this zine a lot, but I am at something of a loss
to explain exactly what it is about it that I like so much. This is just a very
good personal zine with a tone that I find appealing. This is one of those
zines that somehow manages to be personal and honest, but never reaches the
point where you feel like you're reading her personal diaries and...sometimes
when I'm reading personal zines I feel sort of uncomfortable because I feel
like I'm reading someone's personal diary and I'm reading things that I maybe
shouldn't be reading. Mannie manages to keep things honest and personal without
ever straying into that territory. Sometimes she does write articles which are
not exactly original concepts- she writes a piece about advertising and what a
scam it all is and while this isn't exactly new territory she manages to do it
well, and it's well written enough that you don't even care that's it's maybe
not the most original concept in the world. A very good and very attractive
looking zine.
Current issue #5
$1+stamp or trade
Mannie
280
Glen Ave.
Port Chester NY 10573
girlinabx@aol.com
www.angelfire.com/zine/girlinabox.index.html
NEGATIVE
CAPABILITY
This is one of the more amazing zines I've seen in awhile.
The only problem I have with including it in these reviews is... well, I'm not
so sure this is really a zine. I mean, it has a glossy cover with a bar code on
it, it has paid advertising.... maybe you zine purist types wouldn't consider
ti a zine based on the look of it, but all you have to do is take a cursory
look at the contents inside and you'll see that this is definitely a zine and a
damn great one at that. Josh is a great writer with a great sense of humor who
is totally honest and pulls no punches at all. The standout pieces in this
issue are "Lost in the K hole" an account of Josh's drug experiences, "How to
Visit NYC Without Pissing Me Off" which is really funny and quite useful as
well, a tribute to the late comedian Bill Hicks, Angerboy's Sick and Wrong
Jokes (which really are sick and wrong, but are also quite funny in a very
tasteless sort of way) and... Hell, other than a really stupid and not funny
bit about a chicken who talks to the dead (which only takes up one page out of
fifty) the whole thing is pretty damn great. Check it out.
Current issue #3
$3
Josh Saitz
PO Box 225338
San Francisco CA 94122-5338
josh@negcap.com
http://www.negcap.com/
REV. RICH
MACKIN'S BOOK OF LETTERS
Consumer Defense Corporate Poetry
This zine
has been a long time favorite of mine... well, not a real long time-about 2.5
years. Still, I think that's pretty long. The basic concept of this zine is
this- Rich writes letters to big corporations about their stupid and misleading
advertisements and then prints those letters along with the big corporation's
response (99 times out of a hundred it's either a form letter or nothing at
all. I think I have more respect for the companies that send nothing at all.
Sending a form letter means that they took the letter seriously and most of
Rich's letters are really too ridiculous to take seriously and it drives me nut
to think of some customer relations guy getting paid a huge salary to send form
letters to every damn crack pot who claims that he invented Coca Cola. The
companies who send nothing at all give the impression that they have better
things to do than respond to these kooks.) I know you've probably seen this
sort of thing before- there have been a couple of mainstream books that do
this, but Rich's letters are damn funny, and besides- if you buy one of those
mainstream books you're really supporting the same big corporations that
they're purporting to make fun of. This is just a very funny zine. That's the
bottom line.
Current issue #11
$3
Rich Mackin
PO Box 890
Allston MA 02134
richmackin@earthlink.net
URBAN
HERMITT
Damn, this is one great personal zine. There is something about
Sarah's writing style that I find really appealing, but I have a hard time
putting what it is I like about it into words and explaining it to you. This
zine just has a certain energy and spirit to it. Sarah has a great, unique
writing style and she seems to have real opinions- she doesn't just read or
hear the opinions of others and adopt them as her own, she actually seems to
think for herself and form her own opinions which is something that not a lot
of people seem to do. This zine is also 100% computer free, which is quite
admirable, even though it does lead to a few too many spelling errors, but that
is just a minor complaint. It's not like my spelling is any better. This zine
is 98% handwritten and it's all very legible and Sarah even writes poetry that
I rather like and me liking any poetry at all is quite rare indeed.
Current
issue #8
$2 or trade
Sarah O'Donnell
1122 E Pike #910
Seattle WA
98122
Reviews by Fred
Argoff
(BROOKLYN! &
WATCH THE CLOSING DOORS) 1800 Ocean Parkway (#B-12), Brooklyn, NY
11223-3037
Discipline...that's what they'll tell you in any writing class you ever
take. You have to develop discipline as a writer. Well, just go ahead and give
me that poor grade. I couldn't come up with a theme for my reviews. While I
procrastinate about having a T-shirt printed up to announce myself to the world
as a "LAZY WRITER," I'll just go ahead with my scribblings for this issue:
Violet Jones says, and I quote, "I have long thought that the next true
literary movement is the monster that toils under the ungainly moniker of
'zinesters.'" And so, proceeding from this forthright statement, she has
created SPUNK, the journal of spontaneous creativity. Everyone's invited
to contribute their own ideas of spontaneous creativity, since such things will
be different for each individual. She's not limiting herself here, and will
accept poetry just as gladly as writing, art, or photography. Needless to say,
when you put outbursts like this together in one place, it makes for some
fascinating reading. $1 from Violet at PO Box 55336, Hayward, CA 94545.
THE CHAIN RING THAT ATE MY PANTS. What would you expect from a
zine with a title like this? I'll tell you what you'll get: something that has
been near and dear to my heart for a long time. This is an anti-car zine. In
fact, I suspect Rob would be thrilled if it exploded into a full-fledged
anti-car movement. Anyone who knows me will be able to tell you that I'm ready
to push you out of the way in the effort to be the first in line! And he's got
stickers available too, so you can publicize what ought to become a national
craze. Fifth issue doesn't cost a nickel, from Rob Kelley, PO Box 1971, Aptos,
CA 95001-1971.
Well, sue me, but maybe I found a theme after all.
There's a zine, see, put out by a guy from California who's mass-transit
obsessed (you know I'm not talking about myself, 'cause I'm here on the East
Coast.). Peter Lewis is his name, and OUT OF ORDER is his zine. I'm not
just saying he's mass-transit obsessed, because for each of the last two years,
he's come to New York and we've ridden the rails together -- talkin' trains and
takin' photos like there's no tomorrow. Anyway, issue #14 explores the San
Francisco Bay Area and the Sky Train in Vancouver, BC, and New York's subway
after midnight. Maybe you're familiar with my own work in this area, and you
wonder why I bother to review something that appears to be directly
competitive. To such people, I can only say, you can't do enough train riding.
The only problem is that Peter doesn't list a price, so send a buck or two and
tell him you got the tip from me. Peter Lewis, PO Box 1402, Occidental, CA
95465-1402
The question before us now is, WHO IS JOHNNY CASH? You
probably won't get the answer reading this zine, but you'll have an enjoyable
read so you won't care. It's more than just a compilation zine, but not quite a
full perzine. You do find out what Lauri and the gang are up to over on
Martha's Vineyard, but there's lots of other stuff, too. #14 was the "Quartet
Issue," devoted (as you might expect) to four things at a time. The survey
question was, what are your favorite things to do, and everyone comes up with a
list that's pretty eclectic, if you don't mind a fancy word. Also bits and
pieces from zines Lauri likes -- which is a lot more fun than ranting about
zines you hate! Another zine that doesn't list a price (why won't people tell
you what they want for their work?) so send a buck or two to L. McNamara, PO
Box 4112, Tisbury, MA 02568.
What could possibly be more fun than
hearing about weird news? Reading THE WEIRD NEWS. Editor Don Busky
compiles some of the strangest stuff you ever imagined in this zine. He assures
me it's all completely legit, and why shouldn't I take his word for it? I,
personally, consider the highlight of each issue to be the "Great Moments in
Stupidity," and when you stop to think about some of the things that have
happened in recorded history, there's an awful lot to choose from! I myself was
invited to make a contribution in this regard, and penned an article about the
presidential election of 1876 (I'm not going into specifics here, but take my
word for it: if they made it a sitcom, you wouldn't watch it because you'd
claim it was too unbelievable.) And best of all, the zine is perfectly,
absolutely free. Just request your copy from Don at 7393 Rugby St.,
Philadelphia, PA 19138-1236.
Ralph...barf...drive the porcelain
bus...toss your cookies...hey, how about a technicolor yawn? Do you see where
this is leading? That's right: straight to a brand new zine called PUKE.
Editor Bri figured that everyone must throw up sometime in their lives, and
therefore must have stories to tell. You sure can't accuse her of coming up
with a misleading title! As far as I'm concerned, this is what zine are about;
you won't find a subject like this in the mainstream media unless you throw up
on your copy of People! So get the zine -- but just as important, send in your
vomit stories, photos and weird facts. Just $1 from Bri at 539 Washington St.
NE, Warren, OH 44483.
Reviews by Donny
Smith
(DWAN) Box 411,
Swarthmore PA 19081
THE BEDTIME ZINE No.3!
no price ($1?), trade
Jimmy
Robeson
4691 Caravelle Dr., Anchorage AK 99502 USA
On the cover: Sparkly
crayon. A photocopied collage of the zinester as a "pussy". And a pink
construction-paper flap covering a choice: "The real you. (MAKE UP( A cover
up."
Inside: A rant about macho bullshit in the Anchorage punk scene. A
nostalgic look at a smoking habit. Script for a spoken word piece on the
censorship of a mural on tolerance. Transcripts of overheard heterosexual
conversation. "Love is a battlefield" (musing on fear, love, and growing up.
Lotsa ziney collages. Letters from friends. Pictures of friends. Diary entries.
Poems of unrequited love.
Best line: "Fuck it. I'm going to read Kathy Acker
right now and learn new ways to express myself . . ."
Overall:
Sweet.
1000 INTERLOCKING PIECES 7 "Admitting Defeat"
no price
($1?), trade
Jason Adams
390 Roxbaro Pl., Florence SC 29505 USA
On the
cover: Cut up words. Sign language diagrams.
Inside: "Admitting defeat."
"We've all stopped having years that begin with 1." "Some people I know have
died"(a wonderful set of anecdotes on funerals. "I was promoted at work to
stressed-out-workaholic area manager." Scribbly collages. A few brief reviews.
And "Britney Spears met her goal of becoming the Nancy Sinatra of the Oughts",
in which the zinester admits not only to listening to Casey Kasem's American
Top 40 but to taking notes, which he generously shares.
Best line: "This
song . . . is the least objectionable thing this loathsome cockroach of pop
[Phil Collins] has farted out in years."
Overall: I know where he's coming
from.
NEW PHILISTINE: COMMENTARIES ON THE LITERARY WORLD issue
43
$1 cash ("five dollars to N.Y. literati")
King Wenclas
Promotions
PO Box 42077, Philadelphia, PA 19101 USA
On the cover: Starts
right out with the first article, on how his "tapered red-and-black leather
ghetto jacket" makes people nervous.
Inside: The zinester defends himself
against charges of rudeness and encounters another writer in a bar. A book on
Madonna makes him think about Ann of Bottle Fed zine. He gets a lecture on how
Heidegger wasn't a Nazi, then sits through a panel discussion of four big New
York editors, who have no talent, no personality, and no awareness of their
pampered, pompous selves. Good reviews.
Best line: "The American literary
psyche is stuck at the age of fourteen; a convenient way to escape the
questions of class, competition, bureaucracy, and business that writers could
be writing about."
Overall: A little cocky. But right on.
FILM
BITCH #5 Summer / Fall 2000 New York City Tribute Issue
$3
Nathaniel
Rogers
PO Box 2128, New York, NY 10009
On the cover: Woody
Allen
Inside: Readers answer the question, "Who do you consider Hollywood's
most ridiculously overrated and how would you like to see their career end?"
Zinester points out the homoeroticism in Tom Cruise's latest movie. Interview
with drag star Jackie Beat. Tribute to Woody Allen. Lotsa Photoshopped
layout.
Worst line: "When you discover a taste for intellectual, artsy
fartsy, the highbrow (whatever you want to call it) you quickly build your
discourse skills and, hopefully, a supreme confidence in your own
taste."
Overall: Disappointing. Lotsa words, little content. Not very bitchy
either.
[TITLE HERE], [NAME HERE]
no price ($3?
trade?)
Petra Press
PO Box 398 Stn P, Toronto ON M5S 2S9 CANADA
On the
cover: Silver-purple glitter paint. Two gold stars.
Inside: Vaguely
interlinked poetry, prose, and pictures by Brigid Emery, Emily Pohl-Weary, and
Paola Poletto. Some cyber-fantasy, l-a-n-g-u-a-g-e, and so on. A few good
things. Ends with a hot lesbian SM story.
Best line: "A fly on a bareback /
pulling teats . . ."
Overall: Lotsa pretension. The layout's kinda
nice.
5 Books Worth Reading
Marianne Faithfull's Cigarette
by Gerry Gomez Pearlberg
($12.95, Cleis Press, PO Box 14684, San
Francisco CA 94114 USA)
Magical poems of longing and
hurt.
Memories That Smell like Gasoline by David
Wojnarowicz
($15.00, Artspace Books, 1286 Folsom St, San Francisco CA
94103 USA)
Disturbing stories of childhood, with drawings.
At Dusk
Iridescent, a Gathering of Poems, 1972-1997 by Thomas Meyer
($40.00, The
Jargon Society, 8 W Third St, Suite 565, Winston-Salem NC 27101 USA)
Big
collection from one of my favorite poets.
Si cortarle la cabeza a la
Gorgona by Wenceslao Maldonado
(price?, Ediciones Ultimo Reino, Lavalle
1768, 6( 62, (1048) Buenos Aires ARGENTINA)
Retells the Perseus story.
Maldonado's best book.
La mirada en otro cielo by Susana
Cattaneo
(price?, Ediciones del Canto Rodado, Rivadavia 19, 1er piso of.
1, (5500) Mendoza ARGENTINA)
A tribute to her (animal) companion
Anís. Cattaneo's best book.
Reviews by Scout
Finnegan
(SCOUT) PO Box
48522, Sarasota, FL 34230
Five Zines I Already Reviewed In My Zine
I've been busy
lately. I haven't had a chance to do lots of reviews. So this is a collection
of some of my favorite zines, from my zine, Scout. There are some excellent
zines I've reviewed in the past, but I don't feel word got out enough. I mean,
I doubt the three people that read my first few issues sent for any of these.
Hopefully you, dear reader, will.
STAY AS YOU ARE
(#3/ $2.00/
8.5" x 5.5"/ 40 pgs)
I have deemed Brad Yung the Godfather of Irony. His
zine is cover to cover comics of the most sarcastic, cynical, and ironic kind.
I love it. The drawing style is tight and simple. Brad is a commentator on the
big issues as well as the tiny details of our irritating lives. No subject is
sacred. On meat eating: "At least meat is dead." On religion: "I refuse to
accept a god who so obviously dislikes me already." On the weather: "I like the
rain it's the only time the world seems to care enough to try to touch me." On
the Millenium Bug: "You will be largely unaffected. Go back to doing nothing."
Brad knows that we are more than just the members of a demographic and is not
shy about his contempt for a society that panders to us. I've read and re-read
my copy many times. And besides, anyone who's favorite band is They Might Be
Giants is okay in my book. Order a copy or two of SAYA. You won't be
disappointed.
Brad Yung, P.O. Box 30007, Parkgate P.O., N. Vancouver, B.C.,
V7H 2Y8 Canada
bradyung@home.com
SEMIBOLD
(#6/ $2.00/ 8.5"
x 5.5"/ 28 pgs)
I can completely see how Kathy has been able to woo the
entire zine world. Her zine is so wonderfully honest and personal, you feel
like she's just sitting next to you telling you about her day. This issue has a
story about her seven day vacation in the Big Apple. I didn't get to see many
of the things she saw when I was in NY (except maybe the subway), but it sounds
like she had a great time. I had to laugh when I read this: "I used the
restroom afterwards, and the bathroom was quite impressive!" You also get to
hear about her visit to The Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, and
of course, all of the yummy food that is to be had in New York. Also in this
issue is Kathy's tale of her ongoing medical nightmare. It amazes me that she
can still be so upbeat when going through such a traumatic experience (She was
seeing double). She also includes a contribution by her friend Tricia about her
trip to Chicago. All topped off with some good zine reviews. SEMIBOLD is a gem.
Kathy Moseley, 1573 N. Milwaukee Ave. PMB #403, Chicago, IL
60622
SemiBold@aol.com
BROOKLYN!
(#27/ $10 for four
issues/ 8.5" x 5.5"/ 24 pages)
This zine makes me wish I was in Brooklyn. It
is obvious that Fred Argoff loves Brooklyn and he wants to share it with you.
Just as you would expect from a Brooklynite, he is very laid back and friendly
with his writing, "So if you're living in some city or town where everything
has started to get weird just because we flipped over a page on the calendar,
then maybe you should come to Brooklyn and hang out here for a while." This
zine is full of interesting tidbits and facts. How streets got their names,
things overheard on the street, and a little rant about people who are too busy
to stop for a racing fire truck. Also included is a recipe for a drink called a
Lime Rickey, which I have never heard of but sounds an awful lot like a Cherry
Limeade that you get at the Sonic Drive-through. I guess it's not just a
southern thing after all. I really liked the article "Shibboleths," which
describes the ways to identify a tourist from a native. Since this is one of my
favorite games, too, I had to laugh. Fred writes, "Of course, the one thing
Brooklynites do better than most everyone else is slur words together. Thus,
you can easily fuhgedd about anyone who says 'forget about it.'" The part I
found most amusing was a picture of a house in Brooklyn that sold for $209,000.
And I thought Florida real estate was expensive! Even if you don't live in the
world's favorite borough, Brooklyn! is a fun read.
Fred Argoff, 1800 Ocean
Pkwy., (#B-12), Brooklyn NY 11223-3037
1000 INTERLOCKING
PIECES
(#6/ $1or trade?/ 8.5" x 5.5"/ 20 pages)
Although #7 is
Jason's most recent issue, I happen to like #6 better. This zine is a
collection of one page stories about Jason's hometown of Florence, South
Carolina. "I'm a citizen of Nowhere. In fact, there's little about Florence
that makes it all that different from anywhere in America, and the
idiosyncrasies and uniquely Southern peculiarities are disappearing quicker
than you can say 'profit motive.'" To put it simply, Jason is a good writer. I
love this: "Smelling like you have rolled around in Goliath's ashtray, you
replay the evening's events while moving along the lit and empty street on your
way home." I don't know why I love reading such personal zines. I guess it's
because it somehow allows you to take off your life and wear someone else's for
a while. It's such a guilty pleasure. Almost like reading someone's diary only
that you know you'll never get caught. Jason Adams, 390 Roxbaro Pl., Florence,
SC, 29505
jason_a@earthlink.net
FISH WITH LEGS
(#4/ $1 or
trade/ 8.5" x 11"/ 20 pages)
FWL is the most honest per-zine I know. Eric
doesn't seem to hold anything back as he writes about the minutia of his life.
By the end of every issue, I've nearly wet myself from laughing so hard,
chasing everyone around saying, "listen to THIS!" His stream-of-consciousness
writing style doesn't come across as uptight or "literary," but rather very
readable. I get the feeling that Eric just writes like he talks. I'm sure there
are some writing purists out there who might disagree, but I think it's a great
way to write without your brain getting in the way. Here's a great one: "I read
people singing the praises of anarchy well let me ask you this how can we trust
people to govern themselves if they can't even be counted on to obey simple
rules like "10 items or less"? Or does anarchy mean we abolish supermarket
express lanes? If that's the case you can count me out, my friend. No laws is
one thing, no express lines...that's just crazy talk, man, crazy talk."
Besides, if you send for Eric's zine, you'll probably get one of his great
letters, too.
Eric Lyden, 224 Moraine St., Brockton, MA,
02301
ericfishlegs@aol.com
Reviews by Bobby Tran
Dale
(HOMOEROTICON)
Once again, I am happy to be able to participate in the XEROGRAPHY DEBT
experience: the spirited but eclectic review zine with (insert sarcasm here)
the intriguing habit of reviewing things that we like, or so I've read
somewhere. Yes, dear readers, what follows are zines that I'd felt warranted
sitting my butt down and scribbling out a few words on. If you want to read
some reviews about zines that don't amount to shit, you'll hafta go elsewhere
cuz I won't waste my time writing about them, sorry. Other publications with
bigger budgets, staff and page counts can spend their time doing that. But it's
all subjective is it not? One man's trash is another man's treasure, eh? Merit
and lack of it can be assigned to just about ANYTHING coming out of the DIY
press depending on which pedestal you choose to stand on. Objectivity is a
truth that no one has a total grip on. With that said, here are a few possible
jewels that you may decide to check out, or you may decide that I'm just simply
full of...well, you get the picture. Also- if any of you think you'd like me to
review anything of yours for an upcoming issue (providing that Lady Davida
wishes such!), feel free to drop something my way for consideration. Obviously
my penchant is for comics, but I'd like to think that I can review things that
don't have too many pictures in them also. My side of the dungeon is:
Bobby
Tran Dale
HOMOEROTICON comics
email: botda@aol.com
http://www.homoeroticon.com/
ROADSIDE #5 (7/2000)
Sarah Oleksyk
$2, 24pp digest w/
color cover
P.O. Box 4789, Portland, Maine
04112
roadsidecomix@yahoo.com
By far, Sarah's comics were the biggest
surprise to come out of the lil' stack of zines that I'm writing up. A surprise
I say because upon first inspection, I saw comics that were drawn and packaged
pretty well (which at times is red flag no.1), but upon reading them: BLAM!
ZAP! And POW! They also delivered the goods by kicking me in the pants and
demanding that I pay a bit more attention to other creators that may be out
there.
Sarah is one of the few zinesters whose art & stories meld
together so perfectly into an intensely honest and colorful representation of
their creator's vision. In many instances, artists can be trapped in a solitary
form but Sarah displays her inking versatility within these 24 pages, easily
hinting of how dangerous she might be with even more of a page
count.
Opening this issue is "Sophia's Story", as narrated by Mike
Henderson. It's a strangely humorous vignette that tracks the decline of his
cat's feline sensibilities following a move to a new house, doped up roomies,
being fed "X" (that's being drugged, not mailed!) and tweeking out and
attacking Mike before finally coming to its senses, or so one would think. A
tad short, but hell, it's a 24 page comic.
"Mail Addict" and "Helpful
Hints" are lil' pieces that we can all relate to for sure, well, maybe. Hints
like "If you need to poo in a public bathroom and are worried others will
hear..." and of course, "Bring rubber gloves when going out spray painting on a
night before work..." are all essential survival skills right? Hee
hee!
My biggest praise goes out to "Loneliness". A short sojourn into
Oleksyk's thoughts on... loneliness. It's dreamy, almost poetic and with only a
few words provides an insight that a few of us can already relate to and an
insight that many will be hopeless to find for themselves. "Solitude isn't
always loneliness", a simple statement that resonates the deepness of this
strip. Overall, a pleasant experience that I'd like to see more of, to say the
least. Leave yer comic book gender expectations behind cuz, with what I've seen
here, Sarah's work will gladly trample them and help you reshape your
thinking.
REBUILDING THE 20TH CENTURY FROM SCRATCH
With the
Amazing Cynical Man (4/00)
Matt Feazell
$1.50 12pp mini
Not Available
Comics, 2627 Pulaski, Hamtrack, MI 48212
members.aol.com/cynical
man
I've read a number of blathering/positive reviews of Matt Feazell's
strips featuring stick people and to be honest, I thought: JUST how dang
interesting could strips featuring stick people be? Well, here I stand,
CORRECTED! Feazell does a great job taking a seemingly silly thing to draw for
comics and wipes up the ...uh...competition. In my book, he deserves all the
good reviews that I've read because this shit is pretty cute & funny,
dammit! I don't know if the subject matter would have immediate appeal to all,
but what does?
This issue offers up the misadventures of Cynical Man who
encounters the swirly eyed Mad scientist, Dr. Pweet. Pweet threatens to spray
the world with Y2K Virus and send everyone back to 1900 if he doesn't get one
gazillion dollars by yesterday. What follows, is Feazell taking the stickperson
concept to the nth degree here and throughout the rest of the mini.
Other
people have done simple drawings and have the nerve to call them comic strips.
Feazell takes simple drawings and manages to turn them into a twisted funky art
unto themselves, deceptive in their simplicity for sure. A quick read, but cool
shit that's put together with quality and worth a look if sampling small press
in any form is your thing to do.
Feazell's website houses some color
versions of his strips as well as a peek into his convention sketchbooks.
Personally, I'd also like to see a strip in Matt's sketchbook style which gears
more towards realism and done with a bit more urgency, hinting of Euro-artist
Mobius' work. Take a peek while yer browsing the
net!
DEMOCRACY
Mime Compliant 5 (May 2000)
Jesse
Reklaw
Stamp or SASE
PO Box 200206, New Haven, CT 06520-0206, USA
This
teeny thing literally could fit into the palm of you hand, it's so cute &
small. Running 18 wordless pages as the cover suggests, Jesse Reklaw takes us
through the evolution of Democracy. From its ..uhm...grassroots beginnings as a
scrawl in a bathroom stall by toilet sitting Joe Schmoe's until it somehow
manages to reach the top.
It's an interesting exercise in wordless
communication that's pulled off well in such a tight confined format. Reklaw
obviously knows his comics shit and effortlessly plays with a variety of visual
mediums. This is an example of that. But this should come as no surprise
considering this is the same person who's put out the dream comics and
anthologies SLOW WAVE and CONCAVE UP. This is 20 pages with cover, a quick
read/look, but at the price of a stamp or SASE whatchawaitinfer? Even more of
Reklaw's art is showcased at: http://www.nondairy.com/
COMETBUS #46
Aaron Cometbus
$2.00, 88 pp Digest
(#44,
45 available @ 2.50 each)
BBT, PO Box 4279, Berkeley, CA 94704
Without a
doubt, upon looking at the cover and thickness of this issue, I was excited to
jump right into this sucker. I'd, of course, heard much about Cometbus &
this was my first time getting to read one. I was eager to see what all of the
fuss was about.
I was mildly horrified to find that the only
illustration of any sort to accompany what amounted to a school textbook was
sitting right on the covers. 84 pages were left for my short attention span to
contend with.
I've since been told that this was a departure of sorts
from regular issues and that this probably wasn't the best issue to
de-virginize myself on much less attempt to review. Well, fine, but this is the
issue before me so here goes.
That said, you purists can find solace in
the fact that once I settled in and started reading this mammoth book, I
actually got wrapped up in its contents and enjoyed it.
With a lil' help
from the inside front cover, I'll cheat and say that this issues delves into
the motley groups of people that make up and have made up the collective minds
of The Dead End Café. The Café is an oasis of sorts to all
peoples at all times of the day, serving food to the hungry and offering its
visitors respite from the boundaries and bullshit that normally separate all of
us in the real world.
Through crafty and exhaustive use of 33
interviews that really read like vignettes, COMETBUS takes you through what
amounts to be The Dead End Café experience with varying viewpoints of
how the Café came to be, perspectives of where it's going, and what it's
like to actually be part of the whole groove as an employee and customer.
Reading the difference in takes on the Café's evolution and perceptions
of all of the interpersonal dynamics that had played out makes one almost think
of a soap opera rather than a lowly zine. This analysis leaves no room for
imagination, giving the reader an impression that they too have almost been
there and done that with the folks that are showcased within its pages. It's
gritty and couldn't get more slice of life than this. It would be an insult to
say this was almost like a giant perzine since the amount of information here
is amazing, no, this issue reads like a novel/anthology, and if that's what you
find entertaining, then I'd recommend this to you for sure. Overall, I found
this to be an interesting and overall enjoyable detour from what I would
normally zero in on, but if you need more visuals to accompany your zine diet,
this may not be the one for you. For 2 bucks and a lot of reading, it's more
than worth a shot to expand your horizons just once and couldn't make a better
backpack stuffer.
CONFIDENTIAL #88
Meg
a buck/stamp? 12pp
Digest
886 Longridge Road, Oakland, CA 94610-2445
If you like your
perzines no frills, this is probably something to check out. It isn't bogged
down with lil' things like fancy fonts, and layouts that production whores like
myself try incessantly (with questionable success) to put in our own zines.
It's DIY in its most basic: xerox, staple and go. It's quick, to the point and
drops you when it's done. Meg tells the reader in her Intro that this issue
isn't with its usual silliness, a thing I wouldn't know, but if there's been 87
past issues who am I to judge?
What follows is Meg's somewhat choppy
delve into her relationship with Ryan. It's not your typical blathering account
of lives and loves, but a sad dark tale of loss and affirmation. Starting from
their first encounter at a Punk party in West Oakland, Meg quickly takes us
through the evolution of their relationship until the fateful day that Ryan
becomes diagnosed with Cancer. A hefty topic if you've been through a similar
tragedy with someone you love, and because of this, I found this especially
moving. Meg's writing lacks a bit of polish, but in reading this issue, I
didn't find it a hindrance at all. In fact, because of the subject matter I
think a proliferation of descriptives would have taken away from the
personality of the account of this event and turned it into a Reader's Digest
piece instead. I wouldn't call this entertaining considering the subject
matter. It simply lays its topic in your lap and just is as it is. But if you
want to get a quick peek into intensely personal zines, this could be your
start. I've seen better printed, bigger perzines with more accomplished writers
that attempt to be "intensely personal" that inevitably make their writers come
off as just a bunch of whiney sucky titty babies hoping you'll whine with them.
Meg obviously writes from her heart, and what you get is what you see, no
strings attached. This makes her work all the more gritty and real, a thing
that I've found lacking in some of the more "professional"
perzines.
DRUNKEN MASTER #2
Bruiser Brody's Scrapbook, Your
least favorite issue ever
Kiyoshi Nakazawa
$2.00 52pp digest
D.J.
Fanclub, C/o DM2, 3324 Rowena Ave, apt. A, Los Angeles, CA
90027-2958
OK....hmm...not quite sure where to start with this one. Well,
let's just say that upon completely reading this issue, I was left with the
thought: "What in the hell was that about?" This by no means is a dig on this
zine, but admission that, no, I definitely was not prepared for the stream of
consciousness sojourn that made up this issue. Thus, I should say that its
quirkiness might make it inaccessible to some folks. It comes at you almost
like a person with disassociative identity disorder with all of their voices
wanting to speak to you at the same time. DJ effectively sucks the reader into
his mental ramblings utilizing an array of fonts, pictures and reminisces that
could easily leave you discombobulated at the end. This is probably the work of
the Devil to those of you out there who are easily confused, so buyer beware.
But if you want originality and experimentation in your reading, this will
easily fit into that category.
I was quickly sucked into this production
by DJ's tales of being a kid in Japan. I'd spent a period of time out there as
a kid, so it wasn't hard to groove to tales of watching Japanese television
full of samurai and superheroes and emulating them in such games, as he and his
brother called them, as "Chit! Chit!"(after the sound of Samurai swords
clashing during battle). What follows this initial bit of deceiving coherence
are bits and pieces of roommate issues, wrestlers, landlords, credit card
issues, and bunches of emails with everything flavored with a bit of the land
of the rising sun. This is well done and definitely out of the realm of the
usual suspects in zine land. It's so funky, I can't help but applaud its
uniqueness. Like rather than tell you about his stolen credit card/identity
issues in '97, the actual credit bills are printed with handwritten notes
attached. I found myself studying his transaction records like I would my own.
This kind of approach just pops in and out of this issue. I've seen similar
zines do this before but not to this effect. I dunno if this is a masterful use
of a visual medium to convey his message or if I just simply have too much damn
time on my hands! If you want to see a good example of someone NOT following
the rest of the zine flock, pick this one up for your collection.
JOURNAL SONG #1
Steve Gevurtz
32 pp mini, 50cents
5272
NE 8th Ave., Portland, OR 97211
journalsong@hotmail.com
I have to give
Steve praise for this, his first zine effort. JOURNAL SONG is another surprise
that I was happy to stumble into...well, kind of. I don't find other people's
dark, brooding laments/narratives to be a source of entertainment. There are
quicker ways than ordering someone's zine to get that fix if I wanted, it's
called Ricki Lake. What I find engaging is how Steve manages to take some
shitty experiences this past year, write about them and present them to you in
a stylistic/ noire-ish fashion without making one feel as if he just needed a
shoulder to cry on in putting out this zine. Steve writes from the perspective
of someone who is on his way to owning the issues that he writes so honestly
about (if he doesn't already!), thus making what appears to be a lil' modest
zine all the more compelling. It's that deepness that sucked me in and if
that's entertainment, then so be it. Making it seem less like journal entries
than snippets from a funky novel also helped a great deal.
Through use
of simple cut and pasted type over images of xeroxed notebook paper, Steve
takes us through the development of his relationship with Henry via a mutual
friend of theirs. Both had broken up with their girlfriends just shortly before
meeting one another. Steve then takes us through the beginnings of their
relationship which involved lots of liquor, lamenting to each other of their
relationship's demise until eventually, after one too many liquored up nights,
Steve wakes up in Henry's bed unsure of what exactly had happened but offering:
"I like to think something happened between us. I'm not so sure he feels the
same way". A brutally honest revelation considering the lament for his lost
love only paragraphs before. Following the "Henry" piece is an account of
Steve's journey to Ohio to meet up with his sister in an attempt to make sense
of all that had just passed. More introspective writing follows and we are
allowed entrance into his psyche as he attempts to process
everything.
Steve's writing occasionally feels choppy and almost
disconnected from their source, but that's the strength of it in this
presentation. The cut and paste is broken up effectively to guide the reader
through the narrative accordingly and the starkness of the stories/entries
paired with the no frills layout are all complimentary and used to great
effect. Whether this was done intentionally or not is irrelevant. It works. For
a fledgling effort, and at fifty cents I can't complain.
YOU SAY
TOMATO #3 (July 2000)
The Sports Issue
June (editrix)
$2 digest
24pp
PMB #315, 4756 U. Vill. Pl. NE, Seattle, WA
98105
yousaytomato@hotmail.com
As the title indicates, this is the all
Sports issue and is made up of responses to 15 questions posed to a variety of
zinesters, friends and vanpool buddies by editrix June. What saves this issue
from being just another boring issue based on one topic discussed by only
aficionados is the fact that the questions allow for a fairly diverse range of
answers from a range of people. And because of this, there's room for sometimes
amusing insights from the respondents about just what makes/has made their
sports clocks tick. Reading about sports is not an area that I'd find routinely
appealing, in fact, appalling is more of a word I'd use. Reading about sports
fills me with about as much excitement as a Root Canal after an amputation
without local.
However, I hafta give June her props because in
assembling this issue she's managed to make it all read like a dern perzine of
sorts, subtly catering to our voyeuristic interests. Thus, the subtitle is a
tad misleading and doesn't really hint at the fact that this issue is really a
little more accessible than it appears. I picked this ish up crossing my
fingers that I'd make it through and was pleasantly surprised that I did
because, yes, it IS accessible even to probably the most "perzine suspicious"
like yours truly. It was interesting to read through the answers with the same
sort of curiosity that one would have reading a message board. You know, where
you keep reading the postings because you wonder what the next person is gonna
say. The questions start immediately and the answers follow. It's very simple.
June would have lost this reader if she'd started this issue with a lengthy
dissertation about the joys of sports as I've seen others do before. She
didn't, thus I was able to easily read through this issue with no pain at
all.
One of the questions was "Has sports changed your life in any way?"
Respondent Jeff said it best: "Sports has made me feel small and weak most of
my life". Simple and not incredibly profound-but deep to many of us, and a
comment I probably woulda made myself if asked. Then Pussy Gavani, the stock
trading amateur proctologist in June's vanpool replies with: "No, I'm gay".
Here, here! Overall, a light, decent read. I would have encouraged use of more
spot illos to break the text up and enhance the fun feel that this issue has.
But I'm one of the one's who's been made small and weak by sports so if I guess
if I want scary pictures I should probably pick up a comic book instead.
BOOTY #15
The Gestation Issue
Anne
22pp rough/ $1 + .55
post.
377 South College Avenue, Newark, DE 19711
Presented in BOOTY is
what amounts to journal entries done entirely in comix form. Taken from the
past six months of her life, Anne takes us through such moments as her AIDS
Walk in Philly where some of her fellow teammates blow her off, but she manages
to walk anyway and raise 609 bucks for the fund. She also chronicles the
travails of going after a Phd, and arguably the best strip of her collection is
"Millennium". In this piece Anne babbles on about losing her girlfriend buddies
because they keep getting into relationships. Well, "babbles" is probably an
insult considering the fact that Anne brings a bit of depth/insight to these
episodes of loss that she's experienced. In this instance she's lost three buds
in one year and doesn't get to participate in the wedding of one who supposedly
was a good friend. In the same strip she pays homage to Smashing Pumpkins at an
in-store signing. She comes face to face with lead Billy Corgan and basks in
the bow that he bestows upon her after she thanks him for staying overtime to
greet fans.
Anne puts a lot of spunk into her strips and I commend her
for it. I felt this read more like a journal with lots of pictures than an
actual comic. Overall, it's humorous and honest encapsulations of her life's
moments. Her drawings in general are pretty rough, but there's a cuteness and
character to them. I would suggest, as a fellow artist, that she take a good
look at what makes her comics HER COMICS. In doing this I think she could
develop the underlying style that she naturally has, create even bolder images
as well as have more of an impact to the pieces that she writes.
DRAW PAT (June 2000)
Patrick J. Lee
$2, 30pp digest
280
N. Florence St., Burbank, CA 91505-3618
If you've seen or heard of Patrick
J. Lee's TIME'S UP comics then you could probably imagine that DRAW PAT is not
the best issue to recommend as an introduction to this guy's work. It features
none of his true-to-life comic stories that he is known for and is simply a
joint made up entirely of portrait interpretations of him as done by over 20
comic artists. Pat had held a contest spoofing those old "Draw Me" ads that
you'd see in comics where you'd try to draw the cartoon character depicted,
send it in and some "art professionals" in somewhere, USA would grade your work
and send it back to you. Here we get scrawls from Andy Hartzell, Ariel Schrag,
Dave Lasky, Mike Tolento and Delaine among a few of the notables that attempt
to put their touch upon Pat's cherubic mug. There's a broad range of styles
represented here.
As a comic book, I couldn't possibly say rush out and
send for this- there's nothing to really read here. I'd rather suggest that you
order his REAL comics that DO showcase his talents because that's where the
real meat is. However, I do give Pat big phat juicy props for turning out, with
tongue somewhere in cheek (hopefully) one of the most ultra narcissistic zine
projects that I've seen in awhile. I think, on that level, this zine is goddamn
fabulous and I mean that. It's been my experience that everybody secretly and
not-so-secretly wishes to enshrine themselves in some fashion. It's true, and
if you say that ya haven't thought about it, you're lying and will burn in hell
very shortly. Pat takes it past wishful thinking and just does it. You just go
boy!
THE PLOT THICKENS #2
36pp digest
1.74UK (+25p p&p
UK, or $4 concealed cash)
Slab-O-Concrete, PO Box 148, Hove, BN3 3DQ,
UK
mail@slab-o-concrete.demon.co.uk
I almost didn't review this issue
simply because I found some of the pieces hard to follow. It's a UK comic, and
as the unsavvy American some of the humor just went over my head. However, I
think it would be a crying shame if some of you out there who do enjoy comics
with a UK kinda flavor missed out just because I didn't get the whole picture.
This is an incredibly well done, slick production and it would be a
discredit to call it a mere comic zine. This is scripted entirely by Gavin
Burrows and illustrated by a stable of talented artists. In it, Burrows takes
the reader through sarcastic assaults on the many faces of society. In a "Dead
Loss", a few hipsters decide to go check out a local haunted house expecting a
night of traditional frights & spookiness. Upon arriving, they find that a
corporate entity has replaced spiritual ones that they'd hoped to encounter.
Yes, the corporate demons have encroached on even the ol' haunted house market.
All polished, packaged and ready to sell to the next mindless consumers. A
humorous strip, but in this time of daily corporate takeovers, it really is
almost scary and an effective commentary on what has touched all of us at some
level during our lives. And in "A Bite to Drink" we get even more horrors.
Hideous cell phones have invaded our daily lives and interrupted one too many
conversations with their annoying ringing, have they not? Here, Burrows
underscores this sentiment with a superb piece involving a vampire who's just
about to bite his victim. You can guess what comes next. It's fucking brilliant
and a scenario with implications that transcend the humor of its fictional
pages.
This production has a production quality and charm to it that
many zinesters wish they had and receives an "A" for product presentation. If
you want to go international with some of yer zineing, hell, this might be a
place to start.
SUNBURN #14 (Summer 2000)
Karl
Thompson
$4.00
PO Box 2061, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 3R4,
Canada
mosfog@escape.ca
http://www.escape.ca/~mosfog/
I
tend to love anthologies. They appeal to me because there's almost no better
way to get a sampling of other artist's work in one spot. SUNBURN hails from
Canada and features twenty pieces by artists such as Jim Siergey, Brad Yung,
and Glenn Smith among others. If you like variety in your comics, you must pick
this up and then order the zines of the artists that you like most...well...the
ones that have zines, that is.
Brad Yung who does the "Stay As You Are"
strips provides some of the wittier, more humorous pieces. For example, his
piece on false advertising. Two characters ponder deep stuff like, just what
the hell IS "fresh frozen" and "fresh-squeezed from concentrate"? Funny shit
that seems deceivingly simple but definitely calculated for best effect by
Yung. Another interesting piece was "Kitty City" by Glenn Smith. Honestly, I
had no idea what the hell this five page tweeker fest was about other than it
involving a bunch of anthropomorphic feline things in a...uh... kitty city. But
Smith's art is so beautifully twisted in its line work that a need for
coherence was not really necessary. Bizarre, but another good example of the
diversity that is found within these pages. If you insist upon reading your
comics straight through, then stay far away from this. This is not a place to
feed your continuity fetish. It's a choppy read like most anthologies and would
surely drive you bonkers. If you want a sampling of artists out there in the
small press, then by all means pick this up. It's put together wonderfully and
a great starter if you're new to the scene.
Reviews by Davida Gypsy
Breier
(LEEKING INK
& THE GLOVEBOX CHRONICLES) PO Box 11064, Baltimore, MD 21212
I tried to review zines I hadn't reviewed before, or zines that weren't
already reviewed by someone else in this issue. The following are primarily
zines I acquired from May to the end of August (there was one exception,
because that bastard Cali is too damned good).
Picks for the
issue:
1000 Interlocking Pieces
For The Clerisy
Have you seen the dog
lately?
Olivetti Revolver
We are Gathered Here Today
Big
World
Degenerate
Watch the Closing Doors
Sharpies and
Shorties
(This symbol + indicates a pick.)
Personal
Zines
It seemed like I received more personal zines in the last several
months than usual. Or perhaps some if my favorite zines just happen to be
personal zines, and thus appeared to stand out more. There are several that
could arguably be placed in a literary category, but I've reviewed them here
because the voice of the writer is what impressed me most. Here are a few good
personal zines...
+ 1000 INTERLOCKING PIECES
I've raved about
Jason's zine before and his latest issue is another stellar publication. This
issue has a more serious tone, such as his grandmother's funeral, but Jason's
skill as a writer allows him to talk about painful subjects without resorting
to whining or losing the verbal accuracy his more humorous essays contain. He
has the talent and a family history (with "the tendency to kill") to become a
great modern southern writer.
$1
Current issue $7 (July 2000)
Jason
Adams
390 Roxbaro Place
Florence, SC
29505
Jason_a@earthlink.net
ALABAMA GRRRL
The contents of
ALABAMA GRRRL offer a good glimpse into the life of a twenty-something,
activist, bi-sexual librarian living in Lawrence, Kansas. In addition to that,
she does an especially nice job with her layout and design
?$1-2
Current
issue #8 (August 2000)
Ailecia
PO Box 297
Lawrence, KS
66044
ailecia@hotmail.com
ailiecia.tripod.com
ANNA JO
GREY PRESENTS...
This issue is filled with the angst, conflict, and
confusion that fill the fissure between youth and adulthood. Stephanie is
getting ready to jump the fissure by leaving everyone and everything she knows
behind and moving to London to study dance.
?$1 (trade)
Current issue #3
(August 2000)
Stephanie Reinauer
(address good until July 2001)
7
Cranston Rd.
Forest Hill
London SE23
UK
Pnkrckballerina@hotmail.com
ART STUDENTS STOLE MY
VIBRATOR
Rachael has started art school as a part time mature student.
Three weeks into term, one of her classmates stole a vibrator she was using as
a prop. This is an artistic look at the incident.
£1/$2
Current
issue (July 2000)
Rachael House
7 The Old School Buildings
St.
Clement's Yard
Archdale Rd.
London SE22 9HP
UK
redhankypanky@btinternet.com
CHATTY PIG
This new zine
reminded me of SEMIBOLD, in style, subject, and tone, and coincidentally, they
both are from Chicago. Very good debut issue. My one criticism would be that
there is a bit more style than substance. I would like to have seen more detail
and description in some of the stories, such as "Road Trip!" Too much cold fact
without sight, sound, smell, and persona. But that's what issue #2 is there
for, right?
$2
Current issue #1 (August 2000)
Abby Koch
PO Box
06311
Chicago, IL
60606
Chattypig@yahoo.com
CUCKOO
Madison was nominated for
three Ignatz awards this year, and all were well deserved. CUCKOO is Madison's
very personal account of dealing with dissociative identity disorder, the
causes and the consequences. She continues to reveal the past and shows how
this manifests in the present. This even includes how she dresses and grooms
herself. This is very powerful reading.
$2.75
Current issue #10
Madison Clell
Green Door Studios
2000 NE 42nd Ave. #302
Portland,
OR 97213
Madclell@teleport.com
http://www.cuckoocomic.com/
CUL-DE-SAC
The
Love Issue.
A very enjoyable zine of the pop-culture obsessed, erudite,
girl-woman variety. At moments it reminded me of HAVE YOU SEEN THE DOG LATELY?
While the topic is love, this extends not just to romantic love, but obsessions
with actors, Emo Phillips, Grease 2, England, Sanrio, and a dictionary. It also
include things they hate such as earwigs, horns, and tuna melts. A fun
collection of essays.
$1
Current issue #5 (January 2000)
Julie
Halpern and Liz Saidel
PO Box 6074
Buffalo Grove, IL
600089-6074
Cul-de-sac@prontomail.com
FISH WITH LEGS
How's
this for a coincidence: In his introduction Eric writes about the other "Eric
Lyden's" he found out about online. One of these Eric Lyden's writes to me
asking about this guy he saw mentioned in XEROGRAPHY DEBT (the online version).
Eric Lyden #2 also did a zine. I introduced the Erics and stepped aside. Yeah,
so anyway, this is another every increasingly personal look at the life of Eric
Lyden (#1). He offers his views on drugs and drinking and relays his work
experiences, culminating in his 4 year long position at TJ Maxx. He has odd
encounters at the supermarket, and offers us all "More Fun Facts About Eric
Lyden You Didn't Know." These include his goal of owning a dog named Rufferto
to having hairy nipples.
$1+stamp/trade
Current issue #3
Eric
Lyden
224 Moraine St.
Brockton, MA
02301
Ericfishlegs@aol.com
+ FOR THE CLERISY
Good Words for
Readers
You learn about Brant's life indirectly by learning about his
interests and experiences. This issue covers internet addiction, exercise, men
fighting the "do I look fat?" demons, Japanese politics and history, spy
thrillers he has enjoyed, zines he likes, and some great letters of comment and
responses. I've grown increasingly fond of FOR THE CLERISY.
$2/trade/letter
of comment
Current issue Vol 7, No 39
Brant Kresovich
PO Box
404
Getzville, NY 14068
Kresovich@hotmail.com
GET WELL
SOON
From one of the editors of CUL-DE-SAC, GET WELL SOON, is an account
of Julie Halpern's stay at a mental hospital in 1991 because she didn't want to
go to school. The stay helped, but not in the ways that the hospital or her
parents expected. An interesting, honest look back at adolescent events through
the eyes of an adult.
$1
Current issue #1
Julie Halpern
PO Box
6074
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-6074
Getwellsoon@prontomail.com
+
HAVE YOU SEEN THE DOG LATELY?
Stationary and Mail
They set the
standard for fun, witty, pop-culture per-zines. THE DOG has a well-deserved
rabid following. Isn't that enough to get you to send them a dollar or your own
creation? If not, this issue is devoted to all things mail and stationary
related. Letters, postal terms, mysterious postcards, The Beats, and reviews.
They also have an issue filled with the best of The Beats, dating back to 1988!
$1
Current issue Spring 2000
Jenny, Serena, and Megan
465 38th St.
Oakland, CA 94609
I DREAMED I WAS ASSERTIVE
This is a
charming little zine by a 27 year old married library student. She is also
Mexican-Cuban-American, trying to get pregnant, and superstitious, which make
for an interesting change of pace from standard zine subjects. Included in this
issue are essays on racism and zines in libraries, as well as entries from her
journal.
?$1 (trade)
Current issue #3
Celia Perez
214 S. Cedar
St. #3
Tampa, FL 33606
Perezeeb@yahoo.com
www.geocities.com/perezeeb/index.html
THE
INNER SWINE
It took me well over a week to read the first issue I
received of THE INNER SWINE, as I was limited to reading at red lights on the
way to and from work. When I received the second issue, it jumped to the top of
my zine pile queue and I read all 60 text-dense pages in one sitting. A
criticism I've seen noted of Jeff's zine is that it is egocentric. Granted,
Jeff is Jeff's favorite subject, but it is a subject that is presented warts
and all, with humor, and never seems to veer into whining self-absorption.
Despite the frequency of his issues, the quality is high. His enthusiasm for
the written word flows off of the page. The issues I've read are a mixture of
well-written fiction and personal pieces. Recommended.
$2/trade
Current
issue Vol 6, No 3 (9/00)
Jeff Somers
293 Griffith St. #9
Jersey City,
NJ 07307
Mreditor@innerswine.com
http://www.innerswine.com/
LOW
HUG
This is an excellent personal zine. Not only are the topics well
thought out, but the presentation is impeccable. This issue offers a personal
account of the hell of Woodstock '99, as well as concert-going experiences of
many contributors (including me). There are articles on "Law and Order" and
Anita's "Aural Obsessions."
$2
Current issue #4 (May 2000)
A. j.
Michel
Station A
PO Box 2574
Champaign, IL
61825-2574
Lowhug@yahoo.com
NOT MY SMALL DIARY
This issue
contains days by Donna Barr, Bobby Tran Dale, Androo Robinson, Jesse Reklaw,
and many more cartoonists. Each shares the events, large and small, of a single
day. Delaine also publishes MY SMALL DIARY.
$2
Current issue #8 (August
2000)
Delaine Derry
1204 Cresthill Rd.
Bimingham, AL
35213
Delangel@hotmail.com
mysmallwebpage.cjb.net
+
OLIVETTI REVOLVER
"This has to be the best name for a zine I've ever
seen!" That was the first thing I said when I pulled the issue from the
envelope. Cali has done for the per-zine what he has previously done for
well-researched recent and past history zines in DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR and
DEGENERATE. This offers an interesting and honest exposure of Cali's life, from
past girlfriends to shitty jobs. He's lead a colorful life and this is the tip
of the iceberg.
$3
Current issue #1 (Sept 2000)
Cali Ruchala
100
E. Walton #31H
Chicago, IL 60611
macvaya@hotmail.com
www.mindspring.com/~macvaya
PIRATE
JENNY
This is a cut-and-paste mix of poetry, prose, and essay. The
strongest piece in the issue is about the women of World War II. She includes
short accounts of various women's actions and heroism.
$2
Current issue
#1 (Fall/Winter 99)
PJ
PO Box 1544
Santa Barbara, CA
93102
Piratejennyburns@yahoo.com
www.geocities.com/piratejennyburns
SHOUTING
AT THE POSTMAN
One of the cool things about doing XEROGRAPHY DEBT are
the unexpected zines I receive. I've read about this zine for years, and I'm
sorry I didn't get in touch with Ken sooner. The issues I've read so far have
dealt with moving, visiting Iceland, and the art of Barbara Cooper, and I've
enjoyed them all.
Trade/stamp/something cool
Current issue #39
Ken
Miller
PO Box 101
Newtown, PA 18940-0101
Kenbmiller@aol.com
members.aol.com/satpostman
SPAGHETTI
Finally!
Frances' fans had quite a wait for this issue, but it was well-worth it. This
issue has the usual component of a fantastically original and time-consuming
centerfold, as well as lots of mentions of books Frances has been reading.
Unlike past issues, this one gets more personal, and much of this issue is
dominated by what has been going on in her life.
$2
Current issue #7
(June 2000)
Frances Biscotti
PO Box 8782
Erie, PA 16505
THE
STRUGGLER
This reads like 2-3 zines combined into one. Sarah has some
strong beliefs and this zine is a platform to express many of those ideals. She
taught a class called "The Art of Protest" and creating a zine was part of the
process for her. Lots here about education, prisoner rights, human rights,
South Africa, and Chile.
$1
Current issue Vol 1
Sarah Eaton
613
Dolphin Annex
Fripp Island, SC
22920
Sarahdanforth@hotmail.com
+ WE ARE GATHERED HERE
TODAY
I'm sure my objectivity, what little there once was, is now
entirely in doubt. With that said, Patrick has a way of setting a scene,
introducing characters, and capturing dialogue. This particular volume (each of
his issues are independent from one another) details his friends' wedding. He
is unwittingly drafted into the festivities and makes the most of his torment.
Get this.
$1
June 2000
Patrick Tandy
PO Box 963
Havre de Grace,
MD 21078
YARD WIDE YARNS
This issue looks at the girl Jessica
was and the mother she is about to become. She also reports on her wedding. All
this through the eyes of someone who went on tour with her band during the
first trimester of the pregnancy.
$1 and stamps
Current issue
#7
Jessica
PO Box 12839
Gainesville, FL
32604
Yardwideyarns@hotmail.com
ARCHIVE
This new zine is devoted to "not-so-typical historical
subject matter." "Darker Shades of the Birth Control Movement" is a fascinating
look at Margaret Sanger and her ties with the eugenics movement. Also in the
issue, conservation, Einstein, and women and the labor movement.
?$1-2
Current issue #1 (June 2000)
Deanna Hitchcock
PO Box
8131
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
+ BIG WORLD
I love to travel and
now I've found a (maga)zine that loves to travel even more than I do. If you
are thinking of traveling anywhere in the world off the beaten path, this will
give you the resources and ideas to make it happen. Articles include cheap
airfares, how to be a courier, working overseas, and reports from travelers.
$3.50/$5 Canada/£2.50
Current issue #16
Jim Fortney
PO Box
8743
Lancaster, PA 17604
Bigworld@bigworld.com
http://www.bigworld.com/
BROOKLYN!
Everything you ever wanted to know about Brooklyn, but didn't know who
to ask. (Also see pages 7-8)
$10 for 4 issues
Current issue #30
Fred
Argoff
1800 Ocean Pkwy. #B12
Brooklyn, NY 11223
CONTESSA'S
TOME
DB has created something very nifty here with his educational
history zine. His latest endeavor, which partners him up with Fred Argoff
(BROOKLYN! And WATCH THE CLOSING DOORS), reveals the mysteries behind the
mapping of Antarctica. How could a man in the 1500's know details about the
land mass that wouldn't be discovered until this century?
$2
Current
issue #4 (September 2000)
DB Pedlar
25727 Cherry Hill Rd.
Cambridge
Springs, PA 16403
dbpedlar@toolcity.net
+ DEGENERATE
Trash
History for the Gentle Reader
Cali has an obsession with twisted history.
This issue looks at the madness of Burmese kings, something that seems to go
with the crown. Yes, that's right a WHOLE issue devoted to insane Burmese
rulers. Only in zines will you find something like this. #3 looks at Jean Paul
Marat (whom many of us know from art history class as the dead guy in the tub).
He also looks at Indian and colonial relations after Thanksgiving. His website
offers several original pieces, so if you like his publications, check there,
too.
$3
Current issue #4 (August 2000)
Cali Ruchala
100 E. Walton
#31H
Chicago, IL 60611
macvaya@hotmail.com
www.mindspring.com/~macvaya
GRUB
Find
Food for Dumb Shits
This is a cute, clever zine I picked up at the UPC. It
comes with several recipe cards. It also offers personal experiences, including
the vegetarian nightmare of thinking you are ordering bruschetta and being
served beef-liver pate. They are looking for submissions.
33¢
stamp/trade
Current issue #10
Laura and Nick
PO Box 1471
Iowa City,
IA 52240
HOLIDAY IN THE SUN
A zine about surviving exposure to
the mainstream I've often wondered how book deals work and this zine explains
Jim's experiences, as well as several other writers'. A thought provoking look
at success and the problems involved.
$2
Current issue #2
Jim
Monroe
10 Trellanock Ave.
Toronto, ON M1C 5B5
Canada
Jim@yip.org
www.yip.org/jim
INFILTRATION
Infiltration
at Sea
This helps sate my travel demons by reminding me all the places
there are to explore close to home. INFILTRATION is about going to "places
you're not suppose to go." This time out, Ninj and his contributors sneak onto
boats.
$1
Current issue #15
Ninjalicious
PO Box 66069
Town
Centre PO
Pickering, ON L1V 6P7 Canada
Ninj@infiltration.org
http://www.infiltration.org/
MUSIC
GEEK
This issue (in addition to a newspaper article and friend's
recommendation), actually motivated me to buy a cd by a local Baltimore band.
Of all the music oriented zines I've ever read, this was the first one to
influence me like that. Niki is passionate about music and this debut issue
makes that evident
Oh, and she was right about the band, too - I loved
the cd.
$2
Current issue Vol 1, No 1
Niki D'Andrea
PO Box
84152
Phoenix, AZ 85071
Musicgeek@marijuana.com
WORD
PLAY
Scott likes words so much that he has devoted a whole zine to them.
This offers slang, trivia, and looks at new words. If you would like to offer
Scott your definition of "snarky," I'm sure he'd like to hear from you.
$1
Current issue #3
Alden Scott Crow
PO Box 445
Clements, CA
95227
YIP
All humor all the time. This is just damned silly
and you'd be denying yourself if you don't send Milky Puppy some money or
zines.
$1/stamps/trade
Milky Puppy
958 Rambleberry Ave.
Pickering, ON L1V 5Y5
Milky@yip.org
http://www.yip.org/
+ WATCH THE
CLOSING DOORS
Fred LOVES trains and this zine is a tribute to that.
(also see pages 7-8)
$10 for 4 issues
Current issue #12
Fred
Argoff
1800 Ocean Pkwy. #B12
Brooklyn, NY 11223
THE BLACK POT
A clever little story about a Teflon cooking pot
and the ire it inspires after three camping experiences.
$1.50
By Zack
Strong, Editor A.S.Crow
Silly Geese Press
PO Box 445
Clements, CA
95227
LADY CHURCHILL'S ROSEBUD WRISTLET
This offers a good
medley of fiction, essay, interview, review, and more. Well-written, solid
stories, and vivid images. This is what zines can and should be.
$3/$4
international
Current issue #6
Gavin Grant
73 4th Ave. 2nd
Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Lcrw@hotmail.com
LAGNIAPPE
A
Literary Journal
A mix of fiction and personal experience. A good debut
issue. I'd like to see what he does with #2.
$2
Current issue #1 (Spring
2000)
J. Brown
15886 Manufacture Ln.
Huntington Beach, CA
92649
LILLIPUT REVIEW
Lovely little collections of short
poems.
$1
Current issue #112 (July 2000)
Don Wentworth
282 Main
St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
SKUNK'S LIFE
DB is the biggest
champion for under-published writers that I know. #17 offers another DB Pedlar
- Fred Argoff crossover, and surprise, trains are involved. Always a treat!
$2
Current issue #17
DB Pedlar
25727 Cherry Hill Rd.
Cambridge
Springs, PA 16403
Dbpedlar@toolcity.net
SLUGFEST, LTD.
This is a thick volume of fiction, poetry, and essays. There is a wide
variety of styles and content, so you are bound to find a few pieces you like.
$5
Current issue Vol X, No 3 & 4
Mike Nowak
PO Box
1238
Simpsonville, SC 29681
CLAMOR
This is basically a magazine for the people by the
people. Very text dense and filled to the brim with well-written content.
$4
Current issue #4 (Aug/Sep 2000)
Jen Angel and Jason Kucsma
PO
Box 1225
Bowling Green, OH 43402
clamormagazine@hotmail.com
http://www.clamormagazine.org/
MUSEA
Musea
is a great anti-corporate art, pro-independent media zine. I look forward to it
every month, and I have for a long time.
First issue is free/$6 for 6
issues
Current issue #93 (Sept. 2000)
Tom Hendricks
4000 Hawthorne
#5
Dallas, TX 75219
112374.474@compuserve.com
musea.digitalchainsaw.com
+
SHARPIES AND SHORTIES
Flotsam, Jetsam, and, (dare one say) Detritus from
Under the Bed at PedXing Studios
This is a new mini from Androo (go gaze at
the cover again now and you'll see who I'm talkin' about). Collected here are
several one-panel "gag" strips. There is also a multi-page strip titled, "The
Man in th' Moon's Personal Effects." You must get this! Also from Androo is...
SOUTH
A Tale Told In a Day
This is another of Androo's 24
hour mini-comics, written and drawn in the space of a day. It is the tale of a
dwarf called South who has grown weary of his job. Recommended!
$1/trade
Androo Robinson
2000 NE 42nd Ave #302
Portland, OR
97213
WHITE BUFFALO GAZETTE
It is hard to describe WBG, as it
takes its flavor from whoever the contributors are that issue. Get an issue,
try it out, and consider joining the circle of artists and writers that call
the GAZETTE home.
Also from Jeff, SKETCHBOOK DRAWINGS FROM JUNE & JULY
2000. More of Jeff's simplistic, yet beautiful renderings of places he goes and
people he sees.
?$1-2
Current issue The Power of Ghosty
Jeff
Zenick
678 Industrial Dr.
Tallahassee, FL 32310
BROKEN PENCIL
I had heard of this Canadian based (and
legitimately Canadian biased) review zine, but didn't read a copy until I met
editor Emily Pohl-Weary at the UPC. I was very impressed with the articles, as
well as reviews. Well worth your time.
$4.95
Current issue #12 (Spring
2000)
PO Box 203
Stn P
Toronto, ON M5S
2S7
Canada
Editor@brokenpencil.com
http://www.brokenpencil.com/
INDY
UNLEASHED
Well-written, lengthy reviews by someone who loves zines. How
can you go wrong?
$1.65
Current issue #9 (Summer 2000)
Owen
Thomas
PO Box 9651
Columbus, OH 43209
Vlorbik@delphia.com
people.delphi.com/vlorbik
Rejected
Band Names presents...
THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS EXPO REVIEW
SPECTACLE
Jerianne, who writes REJECTED BAND NAMES and reviews for
ARGTTUP, compiled this listing of zines she picked up at the Alternative Press
Expo in February 2000. There are over 40 zines reviewed.
?$1
Jerianne
PO Box 13838
Berkeley, CA 94712
QUEER ZINE
EXPLOSION
This is a long list of small press resources, zines, books,
music, videos, and more for and/or by the Queer community.
2 33¢
stamps/IRCs/$1 overseas
Current issue #17 (August 1999)
Larry-bob
PO
Box 590488
San Francisco, CA 94159
larrybob@io.com
http://www.holytitclamps.com/
ZINE
GUIDE
Like a thick zine phonebook. Thousands of zines listed. #3 has a
long article on zine libraries. #4 came in the mail as I finished this, more
details next issue.
$6
Current issue #4
PO Box 5467
Evanston, IL
60204
zineguide@interaccess.com
ZINEHEAD
ZINEHEAD reviews
review zines, letting you know where to send your zines or where to find some
new reviews. He also has a list of international comic anthologies and
distributors.
?$1-2
Karl Thomsen
PO Box 2061
Winnipeg, MB
R3C
3R4 Canada
mosfog@escape.ca
www.escape.ca/~mosfog
ECHO ZINE DISTRO
3565 N. Morris Blvd.
Shorewood, WI
53211
Echozinedistro@chickmail.com
www.geocities.com/echozinedistro
FLYRABBIT
155
Harvard Ave.
Allston, MA 02134
(617)
782-1313
QUIMBY'S
1854 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL
60622
(773) 342-0910
info@quimbys.com
http://www.quimbys.com/
STICKFIGURE
DISTRO
PO Box 55462
Atlanta, GA 30308
http://www.stickfiguredistro.com/
stickfigure@phyte.com
THE
WOODEN SHOE
508 S. Fifth Street
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 413-0999
woodenshoe@rocketmail.com
www.thud.org/wooden.htm
ATOMIC BOOKS
A fantastic zine and alternative literature
store.
1806 Maryland Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410)
625-7955
atomicbk@atomicbooks.com
http://www.atomicbooks.com/
CITY
PAPER
They support local writers and have a zine review column. Send
them a copy of your zine.
Zine Pool, c/o City Paper
812 Park
Ave
Baltimore, MD 21201
http://www.citypaper.com/
MARY
PRANKSTER
Band I mentioned in the MUSIC GEEK review
P.O. Box
50127
Baltimore, MD 21211
http://www.maryprankster.com/
NORMALS
Fantastic
selection of music (cd and vinyl) books (new and used), and a section of zines.
425 E. 31st Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410)
243-6888
people@normals.com
http://www.normals.com/
And lastly the people responsible for this issue:
Androo Robinson
Cover, reviews pages 10-11, reviewed page
31
PED XING COMICS
$1/trade
Send a stamp for a catalog
Androo
Robinson
2000 NE 42nd Ave. #302
Portland, OR 97213
Eric
Lyden
Reviews pages 6-8, reviewed pages 15, 25
FISH WITH
LEGS
$1+stamp/trade
Current issue #4
Eric Lyden
224 Moraine St.
Brockton, MA 02301
Ericfishlegs@aol.com
Fred
Argoff
Reviews pages 8-9, reviewed pages 14, 26
BROOKLYN! & WATCH
THE CLOSING DOORS
Quarterly issues are $2 each
Current issues Brooklyn!
#30
Watch the Closing Doors #12
Fred Argoff
1800 Ocean Pkwy.
#B-12
Brooklyn, NY 11223
Donny Smith
Reviews pages
12-13
DWAN
$2/free to prisoners
Current issue #28 (March 2000)
Donny Smith
PO Box 411
Swarthmore, PA
19081
dsmith3@swarthmore.edu
www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Village/6982
Scout
Finnegan
Reviews pages 14-15
SCOUT
$1/trade
Current issue
#3
Scout Finnegan
PO Box 48522
Sarasota, FL
34230
Scout@liquidbutter.com
scout.liquidbutter.com
Bobby
Tran Dale
Reviews pages 16-23
HOMOEROTICON
$4 (and an age
statement)
Bobby Tran Dale
botda@aol.com
http://www.homoeroticon.com/
Davida
Gypsy Breier
Reviews pages 24-33
LEEKING INK and THE GLOVEBOX
CHRONICLES
$2
Davida Gypsy Breier
PO Box 11064
Baltimore, MD
21212
leekinginc@hotmail.com
If you are reviewed, remember that the reviewers are doing this out of a
sense of community and a love for zines. None of us are getting paid. A quick
thank you goes a long way to motivate us to keep trudging along. I can't
guarantee I'll review everything I receive, but I'll do what I can. If you
would like to send a zine (with a note!) for review direct it to: Davida Gypsy
Breier, PO Box 11064, Baltimore, MD 21212