Support Reading Frenzy!

Portland's super special bookshop/gallery/event space needs our help. Reading Frenzy, who since 1994 has devoted itself to a mission of supporting independent/alternative media and culture, has been a very important part of my life in Portland: stocking their shelves with my zines, hanging my paintings on their walls, carrying crafts I made by hand when I was just learning to sew, being a resource and inspiring me along with so many other people and projects in the Portland community and beyond. I know a slow day can be lonely because I worked behind the counter there for three years, and word is that things have been especially slow lately. Please visit the shop and show them how much they matter by spending some cash. Not in Portland? You can shop online and read more about the store and their situation on their website.

Barnard College Disabiity Zine Exhibit

We were excited to hear today that When Language Runs Dry #2 has been included in an exhibit at Barnard Zine Library: 

Disability Zine Exhibit.  Curated by Lenny Sydney Adler for the Barnard Library Zine Collection

This exhibit, installed on the occasion of the Barnard Center for Research on Women Scholar & Feminist Conference, "Movements: Politics, Performance and Disability," seeks to shed light on the voices of women living and working with disabilities-telling their stories via the D.I.Y. mythos of the personal, self-published zine. Featuring a range of pieces published within the past dozen or so years, each edition contextualizes the writer's view as related to the individual's experience in punk rock, feminism, queer culture, and film. Community care, motherhood, and the underpinnings of the medical industry are discussed. Women of color, size, and different economic backgrounds are represented. This exhibit is made up of zines from the Barnard Library Zine Collection archival and circulating collections.

When Language Runs Dry #2 + #3 reviewed in Maximum Rocknroll #332

The first review of issue #3!

Amber wrote a sweet review, saying really nice things about the new issue of When Language Runs Dry over at her blog this week. She is always up on what is new and good in the world of zines. If you need new reading material and are into zine reviews, add her to your feed… you won’t be sorry! Thanks Amber!

Day Two of the Portland Zine Symposium, tabling with Nicole
of Invincible Summer Zine and "her aquaintance Jeb"

When Language Runs Dry #3

The third issue of When Language Runs Dry is finished, just in time for the Portland Zine Symposium! If you aren’t in Portland you can find it in the etsy shop.

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