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| Portland Zine Symposium 2019 at PNCA |
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| Sharing our cute table with Brown Girl Rise |
Showing posts with label issue #1. Show all posts
Showing posts with label issue #1. Show all posts
7.20.2019
7.17.2019
7.28.2018
Portland Zine Symposium 2018
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| Our table, all set up and ready to go! |
We'll be here at the Wattles Boys & Girls Club (9330 SE Harold St. Portland, OR 97226) from 11am to 6pm selling our zines.
10.14.2017
7.24.2017
PZS 2017
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| WLRD table at the 2017 Portland Zine Symposium |
2.28.2017
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| outgoing mail catch up |
In the meantime: all of our back issues are still available in the etsy shop, along with these cool postcards by Karen Hixson.
7.09.2016
Portland Zine Symposium 2016
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| our spot for the weekend, come and visit! |
5.26.2012
8.23.2011
Around the web
We were so happy to find ourselves included in Bitch Magazine's blog post about their favorites from the Portland Zine Symposium. As always there was so much to choose from at the symposium, so it feels extra good to hear such kind words. Thanks!
8.10.2011
2.12.2010
When Language Runs Dry #1 reviewed in Zine World #28
when language runs dry: a zine for people with chronic pain and their allies: A variety of contributors share their own or their loved ones’ chronic pain stories, offering a window into the issues chronic pain sufferers face such as trouble with self-identity, depression, frustration from loved ones and friends, and doctors ignoring a sufferer’s truth about his/her own body. Moving and heartfelt, this zine helps build a bridge of understanding and empathy between sufferers and non-sufferers. Color cover with illustrations throughout.
-Anu
11.20.2009
Another review
9.16.2009
3.24.2009
Zine review
We're so excited to have been reviewed in the most recent issue of Maximum Rocknroll:
When Language Runs Dry #1
What does it mean to have chronic pain and to be a part of a subculture like punk that often ignores issues of disability/immobility? How can allies of those who experience chronic pain make changes in their actions and in their communities to better suit the needs of all involved? How does chronic pain come to mark one’s identity and render them invisible to our larger culture? How are those who do not experience this pain implicated in the erasure of other peoples’ identities? This zine’s first piece is a perfect starting point for thinking about these issues, as the author lays out her definitions of pain before and after being diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease. Concepts of pain that were once tangible and rooted in concrete injuries with direct solutions for healing and easily identifiable modes of prevention may no longer feel relevant with the onset of chronic pain. This compilation of seven writings on chronic pain and illness is essential reading for those who experience chronic pain, as well as for their allies who aim to gain greater understanding of the pain experience. As a person who has never experienced chronic pain or serious illness, I found this zine to be helpful in its ability to illuminate both the emotional and physical challenges that people face, as well as the questions people like myself must examine in order to better care for our loved ones. The essays inside cover issues of capitalism’s influence on the way we view illness, the impact of race/gender/class on peoples’ experiences with pain, as well as, societal pressures to be “brave” in the face of trauma. The contributors aim to put words to unspeakable experiences and indescribable sensations. For those who are searching for concrete ways to heal from chronic pain, and for those who seek a direct plan for helping those who have chronic pain, this zine may not contain the answers. If anything, the writing within points exactly to the intangible and amorphous qualities of chronic pain, healing and support. It is imperative that people begin having dialogs about how to support each other in the realm of health and accessibility, and zines like this one are important steps in understanding the needs of community members. I’m excited that this is an ongoing project and can’t wait for the next issue.
What does it mean to have chronic pain and to be a part of a subculture like punk that often ignores issues of disability/immobility? How can allies of those who experience chronic pain make changes in their actions and in their communities to better suit the needs of all involved? How does chronic pain come to mark one’s identity and render them invisible to our larger culture? How are those who do not experience this pain implicated in the erasure of other peoples’ identities? This zine’s first piece is a perfect starting point for thinking about these issues, as the author lays out her definitions of pain before and after being diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease. Concepts of pain that were once tangible and rooted in concrete injuries with direct solutions for healing and easily identifiable modes of prevention may no longer feel relevant with the onset of chronic pain. This compilation of seven writings on chronic pain and illness is essential reading for those who experience chronic pain, as well as for their allies who aim to gain greater understanding of the pain experience. As a person who has never experienced chronic pain or serious illness, I found this zine to be helpful in its ability to illuminate both the emotional and physical challenges that people face, as well as the questions people like myself must examine in order to better care for our loved ones. The essays inside cover issues of capitalism’s influence on the way we view illness, the impact of race/gender/class on peoples’ experiences with pain, as well as, societal pressures to be “brave” in the face of trauma. The contributors aim to put words to unspeakable experiences and indescribable sensations. For those who are searching for concrete ways to heal from chronic pain, and for those who seek a direct plan for helping those who have chronic pain, this zine may not contain the answers. If anything, the writing within points exactly to the intangible and amorphous qualities of chronic pain, healing and support. It is imperative that people begin having dialogs about how to support each other in the realm of health and accessibility, and zines like this one are important steps in understanding the needs of community members. I’m excited that this is an ongoing project and can’t wait for the next issue.
-Diane Anastasio
from Maximum Rocknroll #310
from Maximum Rocknroll #310
8.27.2008
When Language Runs Dry: a zine for people with chronic pain and their allies
Finding good information and meaningful dialog about chronic pain can be challenging. Many of the resources out there are very clinical, too general, or are written from outside the pain experience. There are few voices by folks with chronic pain about their struggles and how they keep living as full a life as possible. This zine attempts to begin to fill the empty space with a diversity of voices telling their stories. We hope that by publishing these essays people will feel a greater sense of permission to speak out. Further, we hope to create more community for those with chronic pain and their allies.
This zine is a collection of 7 essays about chronic pain and caregiving. Issue one contains essays on identity, invisibility, capitalism, bravery and hopefulness as they relate to the experience of chronic pain. Additional essays on caregiving and care in activist communities.
Beautiful two color covers. 48 pages, 1/2 letter sized. Published in Aug. 2008. Available through etsy.
8.19.2008
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