#perzine

get here: x The other day I thought about zine ideas and I've seen people scan their old childhood diaries and turn them into zines - which is such a fun idea!

But since I don't have any childhood diaries (or any diary at that matter, I always got embarrassed at what I wrote, even in my 20s, so I threw them away before I could even fill them) I decided to teleport my brain back into my 8-year-old self and write a little diary zine.

All of the events mentioned actually happened, though not necessarily in the exact order, and of course all names have been changed to protect the anonymity of my poor childhood friends and unfortunate teachers.

Traded this perzine and it made me laugh so much!! It is a hilarious and honest life story of a true crime TikTok star & a nepo baby (self description)

I don't want to give away too much, but here's one of the progress pics :]

This week’s #zine #review is “Rainbows & Resistance at the Great Salt Lake” by Moniqa Paullet @FieryMon!

This zine was originally in color. Mine is black-and-white because that's all the ink the printer had. I highly recommend you check out the color version.

Moniqa talks about a trip to Utah for a conference. I like travelogue zines like this: reporting that tells not only what happens, but what it can mean to broader society. Moniqa fits the entire week into one sheet. And it's a full week! It was a good reminder that there are allies everywhere.

Another zine from the Kansas City Public Library. This zine was full of surprises! They were letters and pictures drawn on corporate envelopes, stacked and held together with a collaged tape. The letters were all addressed from mom professing her love for us, reminding the reader that we are loved! They were also occasionally decorated with real stamps that was extra fun to look at and touch.