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Inspired by the lushness of the early 20th Century Art Deco movement and the Balkan folk art of her native Albania, Gerta Egy''s images draw you into a fantasy world, beautiful and rich with meaning and feeling. Sprite-like human figures dance, writhe, and play with swords, wands, cups, and pentacles against modernist patterned backgrounds in these ornate pages that await your coloring pleasure.

In this helpful guide for those facing the incredibly difficult decision of whether and how to get an abortion, author Ashley Hartman Annis offers the reader resources and information that can help pregnant people navigate the morass of restrictions, state laws, and stigmas that stand in the way of accessing fundamental reproductive rights. From information on the many different kinds of abortion care available, to frameworks for helping pregnant folks think about which approach makes the most sense for them, to advice on after-care plans and ways for partners to support pregnant people, this zine covers it all. A powerful resource in the hands of pregnant people, and in the hands of activists seeking to help others access their fundamental reproductive rights, I Deserve Good Things can help folks think about abortion and help them through the process, no matter what the theologians and fascists on the Supreme Court have to say about the matter.

Are you stressed as fuck and you're not sure you can take it anymore? You're not alone. And it's very possible you're experiencing burnout--a legit mental health condition that's usually only regarded as being work-related, but that is 100% absolutely possible for anyone who is chronically stressed and overwhelmed with whatever they're doing in life, from school to parenting to activism to just existing during a pandemic. Dr. Faith gets it, and has been there, and offers an overview of what we understand about burnout and individual as well as relational strategies that really work for getting yourself out of it. Because, sure, sometimes you can fix burnout by taking a day off for self care, but usually it takes a more social-relational-level change--and that is totally possible!

A coven races--literally--to fight off the magic smog that threatens their city. A janitor at the last rocket launch site on a dying planet sends the rocket up with a special spell of comfort. Instead of casting the resiliency spell she asked for, a girl's grandmother teaches her to ride a bike. A midwife's bicycle is stolen, resulting in a fitting comeuppance. An urban witch falls for a bicycle mechanic and learns to reconcile her double life. Smash the petropatriarchy and enjoy these and more science fiction and fantasy stories in the pages of the supernatural 9th volume of the popular Bikes in Space series. Featuring ten incredible stories by Hester Dade, M. Lopes da Silva, Monique Cuillerier, A. P. Howell, Ether Nepenthes, M. A. Blanchard, Kathleen Jowitt, G. J. Craddock, Gretchin Lair, and Emily Burton.

Are you a small potato, pursuing your creative passions without expectations of fame or fortune? This playful workbook is designed to help adults with years of creative experience explore unconsidered art forms, amp up your creative approach, and wrangle your personal triumphs into a sustained and fulfilling practice. Interactive exercises and assignments will inspire you to write, draw, sing, rhyme, craft, improvise, observe, engage, document and express yourself in every medium imaginable. Get out of your rut, embrace your inner child, and see which seeds will bear the fruit of larger projects. Prepare to discover fun ways to increase your creative visibility, live by the Golden Rule, and expand your community. Ayun Halliday, inveterate multidisciplinary creatress and author of Creative, Not Famous: The Small Potato Manifesto, made this exuberant, hilarious, and fun guide for anyone ready to subvert creative business and branding advice and realize a deeper relationship with their own uniquely weird and wonderful creativity.

Food is complicated. And our relationships with food and eating are all kinds of fucked up. It doesn't help that cultural messages about health, diet, body image, and weight are fatphobic and often medically dangerous. Dr. Faith Harper, author of the bestselling Unfuck Your Brain and Unfuck Your Body, brings her trademark combination of science, humor, and real talk to help us work through our food, health, and body image issues and develop a healthier relationship with food so that it can fuel us and bring us pleasure. She delves into the difference between eating disorders and disordered eating and the causes and consequences of both, breaks down the difference between various behaviors, tackles trauma and other co-occurring conditions, and provides compassionate and practical steps to improve your eating habits and repair your relationship with yourself.

This several hours-long interview took place in the summer of 2018, with Aragorn!, a longtime anarchist involved in a large number of projects and communities. He describes growing up in the hardcore punk scene, how he got involved with anarchism and political organizing and writing, his inspirations and motivations, what modern politics mean for anarchism, and what it means to commit yourself to truly go against the grain. More than just one person's story, this is a fascinating document mapping the development of counterculture and anarchist movements across four decades, from the Reagan years to the emergence of the internet. This is part of the ongoing Anarchist Oral History Project, and was published on its own in memory of Aragorn!, who passed away in February, 2020.

Brew your own beer, but don't stop there--this zine is all about the value of kicking your corporate beer habit and creating your own anarchist community around homemade alcohol. Along with instructions for creating tasty, affordable adult beverages in your home, you'll learn a little about the radical history of beer, a ton of colorful slang about alcohol and being drunk, how to start your own Brew Not Bombs chapter, how to make your brews environmentally sustainable, where to get ingredients, and some yummy vegan food recipes that use beer as an ingredient. Learn to ferment your own beer, cider, wine cooler, dandelion wine, mead, corn mash whiskey, and exciting concoctions with lemons or rose petals. A huge amount of how-to is packed in this little zine that should set you down a path of creating the life and world you want.

When a superhero has been very, very naughty... they should expect to be punished. Paragon, superhero extraordinaire, answered a summons from her fellow hero Enflammette, only to discover she's gone to the dark side and become a supervillain--Plasma. Can Paragon convince Plasma to atone for her villainy or has she already lost her partner? An erotic f/f roleplay fantasy, part of Microcosm's Queering Consent series.

Kris Rose and her step-sister grew up watching horror movies together. The Exorcist, The Evil Dead, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Carrie, Friday the 13th, Scream, Hellraiser, and so many more left their indelible mark on her young mind. "For a girl whose life was not perfect, horror was a reassurance that darkness was a normal part of life. It was possible to survive the absolute worst, if you learned a few valuable lessons from one of the most well-known archetypes of modern horror: The Final Girl." Rose takes us on a fun, smart, sassy tour through horror movies of the 1980s, analysing the character tropes and celebrating the bad-asses who may not have been believed but fought to stay alive until the bitter end.

During the Black Lives Matter protests that rose up in Portland, Oregon during the summer of 2020, the old Critical Mass tactic of using bicycles (and other vehicles) to "cork"--meaning, to provide safety at intersections by preventing cars on cross streets from driving through a group of demonstraters. This short, packed zine, put together by the city's BLM Bike Bloc, provides comprehensive instructions for how to cork (including diagrams), along with some sage thoughts on self-care, inclusivity, anti-racism, police abolition, non-violence, and coalition-building.

In highly-segregated Tulsa, Oklahoma in June, 1921, a white mob attacked the mostly Black neighborhood of Greenwood. Hundreds of people were killed, and thousands injured. Homes, businesses, schools, and churches were burned or looted. The city government supported the mob, insurance companies refused to cover the losses, and the KKK touted it as a great success. The news media barely mentioned it, and it was rarely reported on or taught about in schools. For decades it was referred to as a riot, and only recently has the more accurate term "massacre" been applied in official documents. This short history creates an evocative account grounded in well-researched details that bring the events alive in an urgent and personal way, as well as detailing what happened afterwards and the ongoing fight for reparations. As we reach the centennial of these atrocities, this zine serves as a reminder that we must all take an active role in not repeating the worst of our history.

Growing up immersed in the feminist, DIY values of punk, Riot Grrrl, and zine culture of the 1990s and early 2000s gave Eleanor Whitney, like so many other young people who gravitate towards activism and musical subcultures, a sense of power, confidence, community, and social responsibility. As she grew into adulthood she struggled to stay true to those values, and with the gaps left by her punk rock education. This insightful, deeply personal history of early-2000s subcultures lovingly explores the difficulty of applying feminist values to real-life dilemmas, and embrace an evolving political and personal consciousness. Whitney traces the sometimes painful clash between her feminist values and everyday, adult realities -- and anyone who has worked to integrate their political ideals into their daily life will resonate with the histories and analysis on these pages, such as engaging in anti-domestic violence advocacy while feeling trapped in an unhealthy relationship, envisioning a unified "girl utopia" while lacking racial consciousness, or espousing body positivity while feeling ambivalent towards one's own body. Throughout the book, the words and power of Bikini Kill and other Riot Grrrl bands ground the story and analysis, bringing it back to the raw emotions and experiences that gave this movement its lasting power while offering a complex, contemporary look at the promises and pitfalls of Riot Grrrl-informed feminism.

Got a prescription you can't afford to fill? Ever had to choose between your medications and groceries? Have you scrimped on dosages in order to squeak through to the end of the month? Kenra's a registered nurse, and she's written this helpful, affirming guide to empower American patients by providing actionable steps to take in their quest to afford their meds in our dumpster fire of a healthcare system. Some of the steps are basic reminders of your own agency and advocacy; others are arcane systemic workarounds not widely known to the general public.

Introduction to Mindfulness & Manifestation is a 7-day, intensive manifestation immersion course designed to help you identify your desires and come into alignment with them.The only way to manifest is to not care, totally let go, and find another way to feel good and be happy right now. Feel good regardless of your circumstances. You don't need a certain outcome to enjoy this moment. Say, "I don't give a fuck!" to any worries you may have and look around at how awesome right now is.The exercises in this zine will help you with each step of the manifestation process. What Do I Want, Best Case Scenarios and Prepaving help you figure out what you want and focus on it. Counting and I Want to Feel Better help you release the resistant thoughts that keep what you want from you. Life Story and Plant the Seed get you to the feeling place of what you want, then help you let go of the desire forever. When you let go of any awareness of lack, you'll see what you want is already yours.

A common thread through much self-help and therapy and trauma healing is to focus on what's misfiring in the brain and learn coping skills to fix it. But what if it's the world that's broken, not you? What if your brain is doing exactly what it's designed to do in response to your experiences with abuse, neglect, oppression, displacement, violence, or upheaval? With this workbook, learn to see your strength and resilience, look at what's happening outside as well as inside yourself, and frame your trauma recovery in new, empowering terms using the groundbreaking new Power Threat Meaning framework.

This zine is not too long, but full of helpful information on how to get through an uncomfortable medical procedure--such as abortion--like a champ. It also touches on art therapy, aftercare, and creating good habits of self care. Hand-drawn illustrations and the entire zine is in black and white.

Reading about "building your own house, growing your own food, making your own music, art culture, life" will make you feel ready to join the revolution before you even get past the intro. Firewood isn't just about talk though. Sine offers serious real-life help in here. There is a large article on how to build your own cabin. With information on how to physically do it, even all by yourself, there is also help on salvaging materials, obtaining cheap materials and building houses of wood, straw-bale, cob, Tipis and Gers. Also, you can read about growing your own Anarchist Victory Garden and get a little lesson on Land Ownership in Scotland. In general, a really inspiring and helpful zine.

In the sixth issue of Mettanoia, Shea Pederson goes into how the season changes affect mental health and reflects on lessons learned since starting this zine. Handwritten stories, illustrations, and comics combine to make a really engaging and relatable personal zine.

In this second installment of the "Lost & Found" theme, Katie Haegele offers up five new stories of how cats affect the human world around them for the better. Ranging from silly to heartbreaking, and everything in between, these stories strive to show us all an important truth: Love for and acceptance of cats is ultimately a love for and of life.

This volume is focused on helping others and helping to prevent suicide attempts as well as tackling heavy issues such as abuse.

While most cookbooks feature specialized fare for rare occasions, or worse yet, optional recipes for unique occasions, these recipes provide clear guidance for the unequipped future-chef. Coffee is important and it should be high quality. There's some granola for breakfast, cake and cookies for dessert, even a few fish recipes. Also included are several soups, a beets recipe, brussels sprouts, mung bean dahl, banana curry, and a glossary for those who are still learning about vegetables.

Cat themed knick-knacks and objet d'dubious art star in this issue of Katie Haegele's Cat Party zine, as illustrated by Caitlin Peck. Past issues are about living breathing cats, but here Katie walks you through all the cat-inspired objects in her house. There's much to ponder, regret, smile about, and generally feel.

Being charged with a felony is not the end of the road and Aza Enigma is here to help you keep pushing forward through the cloud of doubt. Open at any point in this zine and you'll find hopeful advice on how to build a happy and succesful life after conviction. Survive parole, know your rights, build your own business, set goals and access recommended resources: you can get out, stay out, and rise above.

Jealousy has a toxic, corrosive effect on the human soul. It can be subtle or crash down upon you in waves and pick you up and toss you about like a tsunami or tornado. What can we do? Why is it so easy to become trapped by this elusive emotion? What are the origins and consequences of letting it get out of control?

There's more to the high life than good kush.Get educated and inspired to live your best smoker life with this zine.Includes: Weed 101! -- a simple introduction to types of cannabis and what makes it work, from cannabinoids to terpenes to the "entourage effect.""Why I Smoke Weed" -- explorations of the question so many non-tokers ask -- why? -- with honesty and no judgement.Notes on Race, Stigma, and why the term "marijuana" should probably be avoided (hint: it's racist)Tips and Tricks -- from how to make a pipe out of a strawberry to the easiest cannabutter recipe around, and a bit more.

Volume 3 has a number of good self-care strategies for helping you keep a positive outlook despite the world's attempts to keep you down.

This thorough and informative zine gives a responsible walkthrough of FAM--Fertility Awareness Method. FAM teaches menstruators to use fertility signs as a highly accurate form of birth control (more accurate than condoms when used correctly!). Let's Talk About Your Uterus: Body Conscious Birth Control is such a great resource about this empowering topic of reclaiming fertility, and is complete with helpful diagrams and drawings!