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[[COMICS AND MORE BY JACLYN MILLER]]

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An exercise in new meditation poses for my coworker's secret santa gift this year

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I painted this tiny (palm-sized) metal cycling figurine for my dad for Christmas, customized to look like his bike and his riding group's jersey 🚲

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Gifts for my sister this year: a portrait of her beast cat, and her annual couple's portrait with demanded Halloween theme 🎃🎄

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I made something for the first time in what feels like years. Hi, how is everyone?

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Woah, I'm back! And with an exciting project I was asked to be a part of!

CHIRP (The Chicago Independent Radio Project) has kicked off their Spring Membership Drive, and a t-shirt I designed is one of the donation prizes! CHIRP was also a sponsor for the Chicago Zine Fest this year, and is just an all-around great organization. Click through to see all of the donation tiers and prizes, and to show your support if you're able to.

CHIRP on Tumblr CHIRP on Facebook CHIRPradio.org

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It’s time to start thinking of what punk jam you’ve always dreamed of belting out onstage, as it’s the return of one of our favorite CZF fundraisers: PUNK ROCK KARAOKE!

Thursday, January 9th at 8pm

Beauty Bar (1444 W. Chicago Ave.), 21+

Hosted by the great Marisa Overton & Tara Anley

$5 donation to support CZF 2014

Tell Facebook you’re going here

How many Operation Ivy songs can be sung in a single night? Who will lead the singalong to “T.V. Party" this year? How many photobooth strips will you take? Only time will tell! SEE YOU THERE, PUNX.

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THIS THURSDAY! Gapers Block has it on their calendar & Quimby’s Bookstore wants you to go, too. Who cares about snow & cold when we have sweet punk songs & each other, right? Right.

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Yeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeah!

See you there??

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Christmas gifts for my sissy this year ♥

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It’s time for our December fundraiser for the Chicago Zine Fest & oh my, it’s a good one! Our friends Ramsey Beyer, Neil Brideau, Lilli Carré, Nicole Georges, John Porcellino, and Suzy X have each created a special 1” button design just for CZF!

Want to get your hands on some awesome art by some of your favorite zinesters / comic artists and support CZF 2014 at the same time? It’s easy! Button packs (which are $5 + shipping for a pack of three) are available here!

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Our December Fundraiser is pretty awesome! Order ASAP and get some in time for the holidays!

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This ain’t your granny’s bingo, but bring her along to up your chances at some awesome prizes! Hosted by Rachel Foss, we will have prizes from Halfwit Coffee Roasters, Handlebar, Johnathan Breitung Salon and Luxury Spa, Kozie Prery, Laura Berger, Laurie’s Planet of Sound, Quimby’s, Sarah Tritt Photography, Second City, Starshaped Press, Uncharted Books, Uncle Fun, Wonder Wheel, & Wormhole Coffee! We’re looking at over $500 in prizes this year, you won’t wanna miss out!

We’ll be at 826CHI located at 1331 N. Milwaukee on Friday, November 22 from 7-9pm. There is a $10 suggested donation and the proceeds go to making CZF 2014 be our best fest yet! Hope we see you, your granny, and all your friends there! Seriously, bring your granny, she’ll keep you from yelling out a false bingo!

RSVP right here, and mark those calendars! [[This event is BYOB.]]

[flyer by Jaclyn Miller]

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the prizes just keep rollin' in for Bingo Night, we've truly got something for everyone! this is always one of my favorite fundraisers of the year, both as an attendee and as an organizer-- come out to 826chi on Nov 22, 7-9pm and have a great time! 

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Hey, here's an interview I did with Gaper's Block about this Thursday's Laydeez Do Comics event! Maybe give it a read, and also maybe consider checking out the event at Quimby's (1854 W North Ave) at 7p Halloween Night! In addition to talking about the way I've progressed into autobio comics, I'm probably going to use some of my allotted time to read one of the stories from Rememberies, which I'm looking forward to doing!

Laydeez do Comics, ft. Beth Hetland and Jaclyn Miller at Quimby's (1854 W North Ave) Thursday, October 31st 7pm

See ya on there! 

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Candy, zines, and screams, oh my! It’s the return of HALLOWZINE, a benefit for CZF 2014!

The spooktacular lineup includes Liz Mason (Caboose), Jonas Cannon (Cheer the Eff Up), LB (Truckface), Gas Mask Horse (Start Your Own Haunted House), and Jaclyn Miller (Fort Foot Comix). Plus, a live shadow puppet show performed by experimental shadow puppet group Pup House!

Details: Friday October 25, 8pm at Chicago Publishers Resource Center (CHIPRC) 858 N. Ashland. There is a $5 suggested donation, with all proceeds going to CZF!

Come hang with us, hear some creepy stories, and support CZF all at the same time! And don’t forget to join the Facebook event here! See you soon!

(Flyer by Leslie Perrine!)

Hallowzine is THIS FRIDAY! Chicago folks, we’d love to see your faces! How could you say no to that stellar crew of readers?

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Tonight! Tonight! See you there!

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For a cool new club we should all start and then be in.

[[I'm just glad he didn't turn out lookin' more like a Bort than a Bart, yeesh.]]

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In addition to reading at Hallowzine on Oct 25, I'll also be presenting at the October gathering of the Laydeez do Comics Chicago chapter on Halloween! Laydeez do Comics is a once-monthly salon that focuses on autobiographical narratives in comics. It was started in London in 2009, and the Chicago chapter began at the beginning of this year. 

Laydeez do Comics, ft. Beth Hetland and Jaclyn Miller at Quimby's in Chicago (1854 W North Ave) Thursday, October 31 7p

Come hear some chats about comics before you head out to your Halloween festivities! Costumes encouraged, I imagine. 

Hope to see you there!

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In good company in the Radiator Comics distro catalog! Super excited!

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Candy, zines, and screams, oh my! It’s the return of HALLOWZINE, a benefit for CZF 2014!

The spooktacular lineup includes Liz Mason (Caboose), Jonas Cannon (Cheer the Eff Up), LB (Truckface), Gas Mask Horse (Start Your Own Haunted House), and Jaclyn Miller (Fort Foot Comix). Plus, a live shadow puppet show performed by experimental shadow puppet group Pup House!

Details: Friday October 25, 8pm at Chicago Publishers Resource Center (CHIPRC) 858 N. Ashland. There is a $5 suggested donation, with all proceeds going to CZF!

Come hang with us, hear some creepy stories, and support CZF all at the same time! And don’t forget to join the Facebook event here! See you soon!

(Flyer by Leslie Perrine!)

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See you on Oct 25th for a spooky-scary comic reading! It's another chance to see me read The Grimes Sisters Murders, the true, unsolved mystery of the disappearance and murders of Barbara and Patricia Grimes in 1950s Chicago. I don't know how many more times I'll be reading this particular story, so come check it out if you missed it before! And look at that great line-up of Chicago zinesters/performers I get to share the stage with! Hope to see you there!

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I've taken a long, accidental break from drawing pretty much since CAKE ended. I don't feel good about it, but that's what's happening. 

However, I did get this fun pictogram (ideogram?) project at my still-relatively-new job yesterday, and it felt really good to draw tiny little pictures again. So maybe (hopefully) I'll get back to my old ways soon. 

I've got some events coming up at the end of this month, more on that later!

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It's October again, so I'm bringin' back what was probably my greatest artistic accomplishment. Dancing Pumpkin Man 4ever <3<3<3