Craig was kind enough to ask for a copy of "Guilt" to review back when I first posted photos of it on my instagram. You can see this zine review and MANY others on his instagram: @fiveoclockzine
Note: I originally wrote this on September 28, 2015. Rereading it now, I realize it was the beginning of this project I've been calling Warglitter. back in november 2012, a friend of mine died after a long battle with disease. i hadn’t spoken to her in a while, but she was the kind of person who made sure she let everyone know how much she loved them, so when she died, i didn’t have to worry. i knew where we stood even though i hadn’t talked her in a while. i am not that kind of person. i feel a desire to be affectionate all the time, but i am not a very affectionate person (besides hugs. i mastered hugs long ago). after my friend’s death, i decided that i wanted to be the kind of person who, if something happened to me, the people who mattered to me and who i loved wouldn’t have a doubt in their minds regarding where we stood. i felt pressure to be a kinder, nicer person in addition to being as genuine as possible. this created a complication. i am sort of notoriously th
The Silver Guitar: A Short Story Zine (february 2019) In 2012, I saw Jens Lekman perform for the first time. After the show, I talked to him and was so impressed with how long he was willing to listen to each of his fans, never indicating through social cues that they should move on so he could talk to the next fan in line. I felt like I would never be able to give myself to so many so freely. In 2013, I took a creative writing class and our teacher asked us to rewrite a fairy tale or a myth. I chose the myth of Orpheus, and since he was known by ancient Greeks to have the most beautiful voice in existence, I cast Jens in the role of Orpheus. I'm still not sure how that sinister guitar got in there... reviews: fiveoclockzines (Instagram) zinesarenotdead (Instagram)
Pocket Thoughts Annual 1 is a collaborative zine featuring comics, writing, and illustrations by a bunch of my friends and myself. Concept and editing by Ryan Ewing. My contribution is a page called "random thought on a tuesday," which is exactly what it was. This zine is 16 pages, black & white, and also includes art and words by Ryan Ewing , Richard from Feral Publications , Crash Reynolds , Craig Atkinson , Jaime Nyx , Sunny D , and Rachel from Word Tonic . Thank you to Ryan for putting together this zine community time capsule. Check out his Etsy shop and buy some zines: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PocketThoughts
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