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What to write in your journal
What to write in your journal is a zine filled with journaling prompts. Use it to spark ideas next time you don’t know what to write about.
Details:
8 pages (including covers)
All text is typed
Printed in full color, double-sided, on white paper
Finished zine measure 5.5 inches high x 4.25 inches wide
Folded by hand (French fold)
Copies are available in my Etsy shop (U.S. only) and via trading.
How to find your whimsy
New zine! ✨
“How to find your whimsy” is a zine that includes a variety of ideas and photos for adding everyday joy to your life. ms.writteninthestars and I made this together!
Printed copies are available in my Etsy shop (U.S. only) and via trading (anywhere mail can go).
Details:
16 pages (including covers)
Finished zine measure 5.25 inches high x 4 inches wide
Covers are printed in full color on white cardstock
Pages are printed in full color on white paper
Folded by hand and bound with staples
Pocket Thoughts Annual 8
I contributed a page to Pocket Thoughts Annual #8, which collects work from a bunch of creators around the world.
Copies of this zine are available from Pocket Thoughts on Etsy.
Here’s the collage I made for it:
Here’s a rundown of my process for making this page:
Searched for images on Unsplash. (See image credits at the end of this post.)
Uploaded the muse image to Canva to convert to black and white and edit the background. Downloaded as png.
Opened the edited version in Affinity to add the texture image. Downloaded as png.
Went to Pixlr and opened the edited image. Added the glitch filter and adjusted settings. Downloaded as png.
Uploaded the edited version to Canva. Added text. Downloaded as png.
There are definitely other ways of making a digital collage like this. Probably with less jumping between apps. But for this collage, I went to the apps that I knew could do the work I wanted. Streamlining the process wasn’t my priority.
Images credits:
Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry 1798 Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832) France, late 18th-early 19th century oil on canvas Overall: 275 x 177 cm (108 1/4 x 69 11/16 in.) Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2003.6.4 (public domain)
Photo by The Cleveland Museum of Art on Unsplash
Blue, red, and yellow abstract painting (free to use under the Unsplash License)
Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash
Planetesimal Issue 2
New zine!✨
Planetesimal is a zine series where each issue includes flash fiction. Some stories are interconnected while others stand alone.
Issue 2 includes three pieces of bite-sized fiction: “The Flame,” “Rain Check,” and “Downtempo.”
Printed copies are available in my Etsy shop (U.S. only). I’m also open to trading (anywhere mail can go).
Zine details:
8 pages (including covers)
Finished zine measure 4 inches wide x 5.25 inches high
Printed in full color on 32 lb white paper
Folded by hand and bound with staples
2025 zine recap
Zines I made
I made 5 zines in 2025. Surprisingly, only one of these is a mini zine.
Astronaut Food
My Favorite DVD Designs
How I Keep a Journal
Planetesimal Issue 1
Your Home on the Web
Zine contributions
Just one this year: Pocket Thoungs Annual #7
Events
Vendor at the local zine fest
Vendor for FediZineFest (an online event)
Taught a zine workshop at an elementary school
Submitted Spaced Out to the International Art of Zines exhibition at Anno Domini gallery in San Jose, CA
My December newsletter is out.
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Zine updates
Media fare (TV shows, a book, articles, and music)
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Your Home on the Web
New zine! 💫 “Your Home on the Web” is a 16-page zine about low tech, low cost ways to make a simple website or blog. Notes for each platform include a description, key features, and pricing.
The zine encourages you to have your own space on the internet, away from mainstream social media platforms.
Details:
16 pages (including covers)
Finished zine measure 5.5 inches high x 4.25 inches wide
Printed in full color on white paper
Folded by hand and bound with staples
How to read this zine:
Physical copies are available in my Etsy shop (U.S. only)
Trade zines with me (anywhere main can go)
A digital version is available in my Ko-fi shop (free/pay what you want)
Planetesimal Issue 1
New zine and new zine series! ✨
Planetesimal is a zine series where each issue includes flash fiction. Some stories are interconnected while others stand alone.
Issue 1 includes one story, “The Accident.”
Emily recently discovered she has special abilities related to weather and nature. A truck accident forces her to choose between keeping her abilities a secret or revealing them to her friend, Mark. (This story originally appeared in a podcast episode for VLASINDA’s Desolate Library.)
Printed copies are available in my Etsy shop (U.S. only). I’m also open to trading (anywhere mail can go).
Zine details:
The zine cover is a handmade collage
All text is typed
8 pages (including covers)
Finished zine measure 4 inches wide x 5.25 inches high
Printed in full color on 32 lb white paper
Folded by hand and bound with staples
Physical copies of “How I Keep A Journal” are now available on Etsy (U.S. only). I’m also open to trading zines, wherever mail can go.
More about this zine
PDF version of Timers for travelers
Someone on Etsy asked if I planned on making more copies of “Timers for travelers.”
I’m not planning on printing more copies any time soon, but I thought it was a good opportunity to make a digital version. The PDF version of “Timers for travelers” is now available on Ko-fi (free/pay what you want).
How I Keep a Journal
I got a few zines from Veronique and Sierra DeCarmen that use the French fold format, and I was inspired to try it myself.
How I Keep a Journal is a zine about my journaling habit. It includes a short background on my journaling style, how I set up my notebook, and how journaling helps me. I wrote everything by hand, which is not my norm for zines with a lot of text. 😅 But it fits the journaling theme.
The zine is printed in color, double-sided, on white 8.5x11-inch paper.
Images of each page are below. You can download a printable PDF version in my Ko-fi shop (for free/pay what you want). My Etsy shop is in vacation mode until September, so maybe later I’ll list a few physical copies there.
I really like the French fold, and I have ideas for more zines in this format. 🙂
FediZineFest 2025
I participated in FedizineFest, which is a zine sharing and distribution project for the fediverse.
Think of it like an online zine fest. Some people buy zines. Some people make zines. And some people do both.
I submitted my Text Message Moods zine, so everyone who got physical zines, got a copy of that.
Below are the zines I got from the other people who submitted physical zines. You can learn more about each one on the FediZineFest 2025 page.
Happy International Zine Month!
July is International Zine Month, celebrating zines and independent publishing around the world.
I’ve seen prompt lists from Stolen Sharpie Revolution and Blanca Carla, so if you want to participate but don’t know how, start there. 🙂
I’m not sure what zines I’ll be working on this month, but I am always open to trading zines! I’ll send zines anywhere mail can go. Check out my trading page for details. 📬 🌎
The new issue of Carrier Pigeon Quarterly is available! This is a guide to new zine and comics releases, organized by Joe Hohman.
I have a zine listed in this issue, and I’m excited to see what other work was included!
Copies are available on Ko-fi for $1 (+$1 postage).
My Favorite DVD Designs zine
“My Favorite DVD Designs” is a 16-page zine that collects photos of DVDs with interesting graphics.
This zine celebrates physical media. Pages feature photos of discs with text about how the graphics connect to the TV show or movie.
I have 1 copy available on Etsy (U.S. only).
I also released a PDF version on Ko-fi.
Zine fest is about a month away, so I’ve gotta start folding. 😅
February newsletter is out
My February newsletter is out.
In this issue:
Astronaut Food zine
Lancaster Zine Fest
More zine things
What I’ve been watching