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Title page/ page 1 “Ice sucks” is stamped in blue ink on a small bright blue mini zine. Behind the letters is a linocut stamp of an ice cube melting. Below the title is a hand written note that reads: “report them in the Chicago area when you see them! 855-435-7693” The zine is read opening upwards so in other words you flip it up as it is read.
Page 2 and 3 “ICE is so evil and I hate living in a place…” (the T in hate is sideways) is stamped in blue ink on a small bright blue mini zine. Behind the letters is a linocut stamp of an ice cube melting. On the two pages these words span there are two light blue stamps of the ice cube melting.
Page 4 and 5 “…where everyone I care about is scared for our…” is stamped in blue ink on a small bright blue mini zine. Behind the letters is a linocut stamp of an ice cube melting. On the two pages these words span there are two light blue stamps of the ice cube melting.
Page 6 and 7 “futures. I’m tired of the government being facist!” is stamped in blue ink on a small bright blue mini zine. Behind the letters is a linocut stamp of an ice cube melting. On the two pages these words span there are two light blue stamps of the ice cube melting.
This is a small zine about big feelings. It will not be for sale on my website sadly, there are others just this one is only for my trades for the time being.
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Overview of zine: You see in much brighter colors than the folded zine on the next pictures a very mermaidy colored zine with so many flowers and rhinestones on it. There also is glitter pen and beaded letters that make up the text and drawing.
Page 1: The words “I like pretty stuff” are in beaded pastel letters on a multicolored but objectively rather mermaidy background with various flowers and rhinestones pasted on it.
Page 2: The words “ Just because I am transmasc does not mean I have to be manly” on the colorful and mermaidy themed background with rhinestones and flowers pasted on it.
Page 3: The words “ It is not that weird to like gay shit when gay” is pasted on a colorful and mermaidy background with rhinestones and flowers pasted onto it.
This zine was made recently to represent my not so complex feelings about masculinity and femininity and how I interact with these concepts. It’s really not that deep tbh I just like pretty stuff.
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Page 1: “I <3 y’all” is cut out in lime green letters over a lavender paper background with a lime green zigzag border doodled on with lines across the right and bottom sides. The words “December 2025” are written in cursive on the bottom of the lavender section. There is a Lino cut hand waving on this front cover in a dark purple color.
Page 2: “Monday December 22, 2025” is written above the following text on cut out lime green paper “HI!!! If you’re receiving this zine it means I love and appreciate your companionship and support this last year! Wow it’s been a long year right? I feel like I’m putting so much mileage on my body) (and mom’s car lol) that I can’t imagine having much rest in the next year because this year was weird with time!” This lime green text is on a lavender background with a lime green zigzag border around the bottom and left side with some lines drawn on it.
Page 3: On lime green cut out paper “If you’re receiving this message consider it an air hug for all the kindness you show me for helping me exist when that’s hard to do for me all the time!” Is in cursive letters. Next to it on the lavender paper is a one line drawing with me sending out an air hug to my loved ones with some swirlies drawn between my arms. On the bottom and the rights is the lime green border with zig zag edges and lines drawn on it.
Page 4: “YOU MEAN A…” is written on lavender paper and. “TON” is written on lime green paper cut out to look like a weight, :TO ME” is written on the lavender background as well. On the lime green border spanning the left and bottom sides is written “Thanks for being you! Thanks for being you!” With zig zags drawn on it.
This zine was made right at the end of last year to be a love letter to those closest to me to tell them how much I care about them!
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Page 1/title page: Grandma Jean zine starts with the title page which started with white cardstock, but layered on it with various printing techniques is a wave motif and the phrase “GMA” in all caps stamps around the whole border. There are little colorful stars all around the pages. In the middle is a linocut carved stamp saying “Grandma Jean <3” in cursive and in the right lower corner is an old 200s photo of my grandma with auburn hair tanner white skin, sunglasses, and a pink top. Next to her is my brother who is rather young wearing a green shirt, sunglasses, and a cap and lanyard, he is pale and white. I am next to the two of them and wearing a teddy bear mickey hat and pink outfit. I am pre transition in this photo and others in this zine so I look more feminine at times.
Page 2 and 3: Says “Grandma Jean Mickow is so loved and always will be with her loved ones!!!” In all capital stamped letters. These are on the same background as the first page. This time there is a photo in the left hand lower corner of Grandma Jean more recently as she is older with gray hair glasses and a pink rain jacket. Her hair is pulled back.
Page 4 and 5: Says “she is silly, kind, witty, caring, straight forward, loving, strong willed, and smart!” With the same background as previous pages. On the bottom left corner is a picture glued of her in silly sunglasses sipping juice from a hospital bed. She has oxygen going to her nose and her hands look bruised.
Page 6 and 7: “She loved her trips, family, pets, and especially NCIS!” The background is the same as previous pages. This time there are two photos taking up the entire bottom half of the pages. One is of me, my brother, and grandma, on a trip to the largest sculpture garden in the world in South Dakota. We are all standing with our arms open, grandma holding onto a golf cart, with large abstract creatures around us and tall grass all around. The other photo is black and white and more current, this photo shows me much larger, Zack much taller, and grandma much thinner and sicker looking. I have a buzz cut as well we are all close together taking the photo with Zack bending down to be near grandma and I sitting. I am also on my rollator.
!!!Trigger warning!!! Grief!!!
I lost my grandma this summer and while I made this much earlier because of other priorities or my own putting it off I just haven’t posted it yet. I loved my grandma very much
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Card reader was acting up at this weekend's market so figured it was time to tap the sign again.
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Title page/page 1: Written on the paper is “We’re meant to care for one another!- examples of nature caring.” And “@ZANYZINES ZANYZINES.COM”. The paper is green with a blue zigzag border. On the paper is blue star stamps as a background. Drawn on the blue border are trees with roots connecting them to one another.
Page 2 and 3: Says “There’s so many examples of animals and other creatures caring for one another in the wild. It shows us humans that it’s ingrained in us as creatures to care for one another unlike how current societal norms are not building us up for surviving s a species that is.- what I meant was society isn’t building us up like it should.” The background is the same minus any trees drawn on the title page.
Page 4 and 5: Says “According to Smithsonian Magazine’s interview with Peter Wohleen trees communicate through an array of underground fungi networks! and warn each other of danger!” Then beneath the writing is two trees drawn with their roots touching and one says to the other “Yo Billy what up?”
Pages 6 and 7: Says “Many primates have been seen caring for sick family and friends treating wounds and accommodating illness and injury.” To the right is a drawing of a primate figure drawn all scribble holding a child in a forest. The background is the same.
This is my new zine! I wanted to throw myself a pity party but tried not to and this is what came of it. I sorta cited one source the rest are from my brain. OCD SUCKS!
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Title page: “But I wanna live some-times” , “ZanyZines.com @zanyzines”, “10-30-2025” with red and green ink stamps of a carved linocut person waving with sunshine rays coming out from behind them on yellow paper with zig zag edges
Page 2 and 3: Badly transferred stamps (the same waving person with sunshine) that are red and dark blue on the top page. On yellow paper with zigzag edges. The pages are aligned so you’re opening from the bottom up not right to left like a traditional way to turn a page. Below the stamps on page 3 it says “I know a lot of my life currently revolves around grieving the life I could’ve had without my disabilities but even though I’m really struggling I’m also having more happy moments throughout my days!"
Page 4 and 5: In blue and green stamp ink is the waving face with sunshine behind it. On yellow paper with zigzag edges. On page 5 it says “ I love my family and have amazing friendships, nowadays I’m feeling much better mentally I just lose progress when we change meds for any of my conditions and have to fight my way back to sanity”
Page 6 and 7: In pale and dark green is the stamp of the waving face with sunshine. On yellow paper with zigzag edges. Below on page 7 is written “my diet for Gastroparesis has been incredibly dehumanizing taking my right to choose safe foods away and right when I was making progress I have a new set of guidelines for a different condition. It’s hard but the diets do work.”
Here's one of my most recent zines! Trigger warning for suicidal thoughts and hard chronic illness and mental health stuff. This is available to trade if you're interested Thanks!
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Front cover and back cover: Zine front cover says “lies from my brain” in 2 dark pen inks stacked on one another there is a background of lavender paper and on it is green yellow and faintly shimmery stars. This background is consistent thoughout the zine. In the center is a face holding their head with swirls around it in blue and red overlayed. It is a linocut print. Below it says “09-21-2025 @zanyzines * ZanyZines.com triggers: mentally ill brain” back cover reads: THOUGHTS OF DEATH! Trigger warnings! Suicidal thoughts Depression OCD thoughts Feeling like a burden and such ZANYZINES.COM @ZANYZINES” with a small heart.
Page 1: “Being perceived is awful! I can’t stand the embarrassment of existing in my life. I need to die to stop this!” There are small page numbers at the bottom. Page 2: The same face stamp as title page but now blue and yellow.
Page 3: “I’m truly a burden on everyone I meet. Especially my family, friends, and my cat. Everyone I love secretly resent caring for me.” Page 4: The face is now green and yellow overlayed.
Page 5: “My physicians and providers also see me as a burden and will end up hurting me anyway. I should give up on getting help.” Page 6: Red and yellow overlayed stamped faces.
Suicidal zine trigger warning ⚠️‼️ I’m fine now but like dang meds be wildin.
Anyone have tips on Shopify? I’m lost trying to build this website. Thanks!
Remember if you want any zines before I start selling them ask to trade!
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For those of us who remain...wanna trade zines?! 👀 I love trading zines and art in general.
Thank you to Birtha the corgi stuffie for showing us how it's done 🫡
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“To: my old buddy” is typed in the top left corner there is a scanned image of a keychain with silicone beads of a guinea pig, music notes, D20, a pine tree, and a sunrise that is cut out and tied to scanned images of shrinks dink messages on top of messy cutting mat.
“I’m sorry I told on you to the counselor” is written in a light blue speech bubble on a yellow background on the cutting mat. The shrinky dink is cut out in a ripple pattern and the scan I outlined in grayish green. There is text below it clarifying what is in quotes written messily.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t be the girl you liked” is written over a purple calla lily flower with a yellow background. The shrinky dink is cut out in a ripple pattern and the scan I outlined in grayish green. There is text below it clarifying what is in quotes written messily.
“I’m sorry you can’t jump in another TRASH can and then have me roll you around.” A line drawing of a trash can that’s rusty in a night sky. The shrinky dink is cut out in a ripple pattern and the scan I outlined in grayish green. There is text below it clarifying what is in quotes written messily.
Here’s my new zine. Warning: this is written to my old friend who passed away from suicide. If you need help with this please reach out to someone you trust or a reputable hotline or mental health professional. Stay safe!
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Page 1: “Sex Politics (with the S cut off) the murder of my “cis-gender” self May 2025 @ZANYZINES” Cutouts from magazines include a collaged murdered old timesy woman with a face similar to mine but more feminine drawn over her head. A sword is cut out stabbing her. To the left is a sky and some darker textured backgrounds. The title is cutout from a magazine. The text is written in green and outlined in pink.There is a pink border.
Page 2: “When I first met a “trans” person (later a detransitioner) I started to slowly dig away at any gender ideology. I thought I was just an ally, but quickly I saw I was closeted. Collage cutouts of a male archeologist at a dig site uncoverering historical artifacts with a feminine version of my face drawn over him. Decaying image transfers of a closet door opening and a man in the woods are behind the green and pink text. There is a pink border.
Page 3: “I always tried so hard to be the best and most “girly” girl so realizing I wasn’t took years or experimenting.” Collage cutouts of a princess, a 1920s drawing of a flapper with an exposed breast and a male suitor, a crowned forehead, a sky, and a Greek or Roman statue of a woman reclining. The text is written in green and outlined in pink. There is a pink border.
Page 4: “I always loved stressing up and preforming my gender until I learned I didn’t have to and then I just couldn’t anymore” Collated images are behind green and pink text the images show a Russian princess. A blue sky, the lower part of the ancient statue, and a horse drawn princess carriage. There is a pink border.
I officially have a jank website! Check the link in my bio for free zines! Here’s a new zine for ya!
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“Speak neurodivergent” a guide for (speech) providers by @ZANYZINES May 2025. There is a line drawing in green of myself speaking the words “speak neurodivergent” on a pink brain on a blue purple background with green sound waves.
Text reads: Intro/Disclaimer: Hi I’m a patient who attends speech therapy and identifies as neurodivergent. I am one singular neurodiverse patient (I technically have 5 diagnoses that fall under this vast umbrella term) and I do not speak for each and every neurodivergent person, there will be people who defy my and your expectations of what it means to be neurodivergent! I do not know what it is like to have Down’s syndrome for example as I do not have this condition. We are a huge group of people from every walk of life. Intersectionality is the theme of this condition as it can affect anyone! Some of us identify as disabled (like me), some of who see it as just a part of their conditions, some have a lot of shame and don’t wanna mention it as much. Many neurodivergent people don’t even have a clue they fall into this category! It is of my humble opinion neurodiverse conditions are overlooked and ignored in the medical community and that will continue to happen until we have some sort of awakening to how these differences are mostly seen in a negative light because of narrow minded views on how brains “should” work. I am a firm believer that my neurodivergence’s, while at times difficult to live with, are actually really good to have. Examples being Autism teaching me to be myself and trust my gut, OCD showing me what I really value most (by shoving my biggest fears in my face constantly), PTSD showing me I’m resilient and have been through a lot and continue to be strong, ADHD teaching me to question authority when necessary, and my Specific Learning Disability showing me different ways of learning are just as valid. Keeping in mind I have my own narrow perspective on how to best help neurodivergent patients, this is what I personally think speech providers (or to some extent other medical professionals in general) can do for us as a group to help us in their practice! On a purple blue green and pink background with a line drawing of myself saying “one little …
Text reads: this page are some of the most common neurodiverse conditions! (Keeping in mind if I listed all of them we’d be here forever). Learn about all types of neurodiversity possible! There are so many different ways each condition can present and I wish I could get more into all them! The way my OCD presents is different than my friends’ OCD, and the fact I have a bunch of other conditions affects the way my OCD presents vs if it was just OCD alone. Like my OCD is linked to my Autism’s presentation which is linked to my other neurodivergences and my physical and mental health conditions. I honestly suggest you find easy ways to understand your patients through the media you read/watch/listen to in your free time! That’s my favorite way to educate myself about other kinds of disabilities or just people and cultures in general. Search online “TV shows created by people who have Autism” or “books with an author with a learning disability” and you’ll find a treasure trove of information. Be sure the media is by people with the neurodivergence though, avoid media that represents us without being created by or with serious input from a person with that neurodivergence. Nothing about us without us as they say! We deserve to write our own stories and be played by people like us. Reading about a person with Borderline Personality Disorder written by a neurotypical person without anyone with BPD’s input will just teach you stereotypes the writer is playing into. Another tip is to just spend more time diversifying the people you’re around in your free time by talking to more neurodiverse folks! I bet you work with some! (I mean you’re in the sciences come on that’s a hot bed for nerdy outcast neurodivergent folk). And remember it’s not the patient’s job to educate you on their conditions! Yes it is important to ask what might help them but don’t ask them to explain their conditions to you with no background knowledge on your end. You gotta do the homework too. Autism AD…
Text reads: Have all sorts of fidgets available for us to use! So many different neurodivergent conditions benefit from fidgeting. I know my life got infinitely better once I let myself openly fidget in front of others as a young adult and I could never go back. Often we are holding in so much bottled up energy or anxiety and having a fidget as an outlet to get rid of that energy so we can focus on our speech practice, it helps so much! Get noisy fidgets, quiet ones, squishy ones, wooden or metal ones, soft silicone ones, colorful ones, plain discreet ones, make your own out of crochet or sewing or hardware supplies ( a light switch is always a fun fidget.) Get creative! Form a sensory treasure chest and make sure we can reach for them at any time we deem necessary because I can’t tell you how often I don’t think I need to fidget and then I suddenly have to fidget. Encourage stimming! If you’re new to learning about neurodiversity this might be a new term for you and that’s ok! It basically is short for self stimulatory behavior like hand flapping, hopping, making sounds repetitively, and even what you’re probably more familiar with: fidgeting! Often this is seen in Autism but has been observed in all kinds of neurodiverse conditions! And guess what even neurotypical (not neurodiverse) people do it! You’ve done it if you’ve ever clicked a pen when anxious or tapped your foot along with a made up beat to stay grounded. It may even be good to show someone nervous to stim the little ways you stim too. Even pointing out that tapping your foot keeps you focused can help us open up. But also be clear and direct and communicate that its ok to stim (don’t just expect us to take a hint from your stimming)! Not every neurodivergent person will want to but it’s safe to assume some will! On a warm background with drawings of colorful fidget toys.
This new zine was a request from my speech therapist who wanted tips on better helping neurodivergent patients! I think it’s awesome I now have so many awesome providers who are interested in how to better help all kinds of patients. #zine #speechtherapy #neurodivergent #zines #zinetrade
Give Away this Zine by @manmadezines.bsky.social. Grab a copy, draw, sticker, and write inside of it then trade it along! (Though don't be afraid to ask for it back either!). All in the pursuit of collaborating to make a very cool zine.
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UK zinesters, fancy a trade?
Been a while since I swapped & I need to find some new reading!
Any UK-based* zine makers wanna swap for my Zine Fair Bingo?
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*no international postage on a late January budget, sorry.
If you're interested in picking up some of my zines, I've made a new storefront for some select favorites!
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Call for zine trades, with pictures of 6 zines I've made
Interested in trading zines with me? Even digitally? Let me know, I'd love to do a swap! #zines #zine #zinetrade
An illustration spread from my zine, with text from a poem featured on Welcome to Night Vale
A zine cover, titled "Agnosticism: who are you supposed to be?" A text zine with a breakdown on how new age religion impacted how we approach religious exploration in the modern day from an agnostic's perspective
The cover of a minizine titled "Things I Did When Bored in Church."
Zine fest houston was awesome, I think it was a little busier than last year too. I was able to make some trades as well :) if anyone wants to make a trade with me, send me a DM let's make it happen #zinetrade #zines #zinester
Gibt es hier Menschen, die Zines tauschen möchten? Open for Zine trades! (Poetry, zero waste, sketch zine…). #zinester #zines #zineswap #zinetrade #diy
