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Zines I Read Last Week 6 YouTube video by I Love Zines

Fangirl Confessional was reviewed on the I Love Zines YouTube Channel! My zine is last!

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Uploaded image Image description Here’s a clear, detailed description of the image: The image is a promotional graphic with a light gray background. On the left side, large bold dark blue text at the top reads: “BOOK/ZINE REVIEWS WANTED!” Below that, smaller text says: “Calling publishing nerds to submit reviews and essays for zine:” Underneath, in larger bold text: “WILD RAMP REVIEW OF BOOKS!” A smaller tagline beneath it reads: “Midwest-made book nerdery for the people” A bulleted list follows: Looking for thoughtful essays on indie fiction, non-fiction, comics + zines Cultural writing and essays about books and publishing Midwest culture pieces Kid/teen reviews welcome! At the bottom left, bold text reads: “Length: 800–2,000 words” On the right side of the image is a large black-and-white illustration of a tall stack of books drawn in a loose, hand-sketched style. The books are stacked unevenly, creating an organic, slightly messy silhouette. Near the lower right corner, bold text reads: “Deadline: March 31, 2026” Below that: Subject: “Wild Ramp Review” wildramppublishing@gmail.com In the bottom right corner is a small Wild Ramp

Still looking for book and zine reviews for Wild Ramp Review of Books!

Deadline is (for now) March 31! The more amateur/unpolished, the better! We want readers, not pro critics!

2026 nuclear family meme— featuring Fritzi as Neurodivergent Aunt, Sluggo as Sluggo, Nancy as Daughter, Nancy Jr as Woke Dog

Probably too much information but my mum died when I was 18. The grief persists sometimes but I am a better, kinder and more generous person from having been through it. It's really not easy but it's human and it happens to us all. Ultimately we're all a bit messed up sometimes and that's ok.

On the upper left is a tilted square logo that says “Zine Club Chicago. The logo includes a lightbulb with an open book inside it. On the upper right is a black circular logo that reads: “Rough Draft with Keidra & Liz” Inside the circle is a bright blue typewriter illustration. Centered beneath the logos is a headshot of a woman with short, dark curly hair, light eyes, and pink lipstick. She’s outdoors, with a residential street and parked cars visible behind her. Below the photo, in bold handwritten-style text, it says: Episode 12: Cynthia E. Hanifin At the bottom of the image is a link: roughdraftwithkeidraandliz.podbean.com

Rough Draft 's first guest! Cynthia E. Hanifin — organizer for South Side Zine Fest — talks DIY, accessibility, community, creativity, and the overlap between arts organizing & social work. Plus: Cheez-It boxes & a big announcement.

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To me this says FUND LIBRARIES‼️

Fund collections. Fund staff. Fund more folks working in reference and research. Fund teen library space & teacher in the library programs

We ALREADY have a wildly popular institution that helps kids learn, respects their privacy, and teaches critical thinking 📚

♥️♥️♥️ thank you. I'm so excited to share it

The Musical Legacies of George Michael of Wham and Kim Jonghyun of SHINee.” Cover Details At the top are large initials: “GM” and “JH.” There’s a musical staff with notes flowing across the header. The bottom half features black-and-white photos: On the left is George Michael, styled in a classic late-’80s/early-’90s portrait pose. On the right is Kim Jonghyun, looking upward in a dramatic portrait. The subtitle references George Michael “of Wham” (the pop duo Wham!) and Kim Jonghyun of SHINee.

Inside Pages “Songwriting and Performance Legacies” “More Than Just a Singer and Songwriter” The text discusses: Their similarities as singer-songwriters. George Michael’s Faith era and chart success. Jonghyun’s move toward more personal, introspective solo work. Their musical influences, performance styles, and artistic control. Their roles not just as vocalists but as arrangers and producers.

Ok the George Michael/Jonghyun zine is done and the test print looks cute! Very proud of it.

Unfortunately I won't have it in the shop until later this month because I won't be home to ship things out but I may have it available for presale.

"down for several hours" i am barely holding onto my sanity, please hurry 🥹

Imma put one in the mail for you

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Very cool org! I may take a workshop (and pitch a workshop!) thank you for sharing

A small stack of square stickers sits on a textured green cushion. The stickers feature a pastel rainbow starburst background with a smiling peach-colored cartoon star in the center. Curved white text with a black outline reads “FUCK HUSTLE CULTURE.”

I am thinking about putting these stickers up in the shop

This is the first event, starting on March 12th virtually,

Death on the Page. This is a multigenre class (but poetry-centric) that explores how various writers talk about death.

Come join us! Check out BlueStoop.org

In-person workshops hosted by BlueStoop starting on March 16

Queering the Family, a literary seminar. Focused on how queer stories explore the concept of family. In-person in Center City, starting March 16th.

An explanation of the Nonfiction Writing Your Heroes workshops hosted by BlueStoop, a 6-week workshop starting March 18

'Writing Our Heroes'. This is a nonfiction class that teaches students to weave their own stories into their literary heroes' biographies. Virtual starting March 18

#Writing

Death on the Page: Elegy as Memento Mori — Blue Stoop 3 Thursdays, 3/12 – 3/26 | 6:00 – 8:00 pm ET | Virtual Need financial aid? Apply here first. In this virtual, open-genre 3-week class, we’ll explore the spiritual and scienti...

BlueStoop has some amazing in-person and virtual workshops for writers in March! Adding the links March! More details in the next post! #writers #blueskywriters

www.bluestoop.org/classes/p/de...

www.bluestoop.org/classes/p/he...

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flyer with text reading "Save the date, Chicago Zine Fest, 10-10-2026. Back in the Winter Garden! More zinesters! More programming! New organizers orientation Wednesday March 18."

CZF will be back on Saturday October 10th!! We're thrilled to be returning to the Winter Garden in the Harold Washington Library Center, thanks to the generous partnership of @chipublib.bsky.social!

Want to help make #CZF2026 happen? We're having a new organizers orientation on Weds March 18th at 7 pm Central. Register for this online meeting at syr-2u-com.zoom.us/meeting/regi.... We're excited to welcome in new organizers!! #zines

Two Black Boys in Paradise: The queer film you might not know just won a BAFTA Sunday’s BAFTA ceremony was glaringly light on LGBTQ+ stories. But in the British Short Animation category, Two Black Boys in Paradise won.

Two Black Boys in Paradise: The queer film you probably don’t know that just won a BAFTA
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/23/two-black-boys-in-paradise-baftas-2026-queer-film/?utm_content=1771850400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

I hope to have it on the shop in the next week or so!

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The right-hand page features a large, handwritten-style headline reading: “EARLY MUSIC AND EARLY TIES” Below the heading is body text discussing how both artists began in bands with instruments before transitioning into more traditional pop or boy band structures. There are two photos near the bottom of the page: A black-and-white image of George Michael leaning forward in a dramatic pose. A smaller portrait of a young Jonghyun. On the left page (partially visible), there is additional text and two black-and-white images of George Michael, including one shirtless stage image and another performance shot.

This photo shows a different spread from the same document. The left page includes: A section about Wham!, including a black-and-white photo of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley together. A caption that reads: “Wham, c. 1985 (Their Imperial Year)” The text discusses Wham!’s early pop career, referencing songs like “Careless Whisper” and “Last Christmas.” The right page focuses on SHINee and Jonghyun’s songwriting contributions. At the bottom is a black-and-white group photo of SHINee with a caption reading: “SHINee, c. 2013 (Their Imperial Year)”

Finally finished this George Michael and Jonghyun zine. It's 20 pages!

The Left Doesn't Hate Technology, We Hate Being Exploited Techno-cynics are all just wounded techno-optimists.

“If I’m doing math billions of times that doesn’t make the base process somehow more substantial. It’s still math,”

Absolutely brilliant article by
@xoxogossipgita.bsky.social on @aftermath.site about gen AI, tech, and tech burnout. (h/t @scottdagostino.ca )

I Love Zines Online store selling zines, books, and other DIY items. Open to everyone, but catering to stores and distros who wish to purchase in bulk.

Two of my zines, "Fangirl Confessional" and "The Gentle Deadline: An ADHD inspired guidebook about writing and personal storytelling" are available to purchase at wholesale pricing at ILoveZines.com.

Tell the local, zine loving bookstore in your life!

a woman is holding a red megaphone in front of a crowd of people . ALT: a woman is holding a red megaphone in front of a crowd of people .

YOU CAN DO HARD THINGS!

This post is going around again so I will add this excellent resource: leavesubstack.com

Original of a page from Nancy's Magazine shows bits of cut up paper with typed text that have been glued to graph paper. Page also includes some handwritten text and drawings and white outs over errors.

Published version of the same page (white out and graph paper are no longer visible).

Talking to students this week about physically making zines & sharing some masters & printed zines of Nancy's Magazine so they can see the process of creation for this pub. Love the use of graph paper, white out, & glued bits of paper.