filthy

Vile Things is a (hopefully) recurring free zine project aiming to publish artists who create for niche fetish audiences, primarily engaging subject matter considered horrifying, disturbing, obscene or otherwise taboo. We hope to provide a layer of anonymity + community to artists in a time of increased sexual scrutiny.

Who are you?

This zine has two editors: Rat (It/He/She) and Valeria (She/It). Some of you will know us from elsewhere, others won't. You don't need to know us to participate in this project. We are in an Australian time zone, so don't expect responses from us at American hours of convenience :)

What's the financial situation?

The question on every starving artist's tongue. Vile Things is a free zine project. We will not ever charge for a copy of this zine (except shipping outside of Australia, but we will also host print formatted copies), and we will host digital copies for free online. This means the zine makes no profit & submissions are given on a volunteer basis. Everyone who is accepted will receive copies of the zine in multiple formats, including shipped directly to their home if they like.

Who can submit?

Anybody, anywhere in the world, as long as you are 18 years or older. As a matter of legality we can not knowingly accept any information from or distribute this zine to anyone under 18; any submissions suspected of being such will be deleted from our inbox. Otherwise, anybody is welcome in this space provided you're here in good faith.

What can be submitted?

Fiction writing, poetry. descriptions of IRL BDSM scenes, art, photography, letters to the ed. As long as it's kinda smutty and kinda freaky, it's good. See our submission guidelines for further details!

What if I don't like something in the zine?

Don't read it.

What if I really don't like it?

Stay up late thinking about it for weeks on end until you jerk off shamefully like the rest of us and get over it.

How do I contact you? Our email is [email protected] where you can submit your art, join our mailing list, or just plain ole chat to us!

What is the current submission deadline?

Submit your art by June 24th to be printed in the first volume! See more here.

We will keep this post updated with important details & answers to questions.

But I do have the best ashtray

More than the itch for nicotine, more than the sweet schlick of a fresh lighter, more than the satisfaction of hand to mouth, there is the pull of tapping hot ash onto the flesh between his legs.

Funny thing ashtrays. You might only half notice him between use, a paperweight you leave out on a patio. But during that first thing in the morning smoke? Where for 10 minutes your only job is to breathe in, exhale, tap ash. Then you might notice how the sun glints off him. How the fresh embers trail sweet little columns of smoke up from his now pink and sizzling cunt.

Like with any good tool, you have a small moment of appreciation, remembering how lovely it feels to use him. A self satisfying reminder of your eye for quality.

needles by Dennis Eymer. originally posted to BME on 12/6/11.