[Zine Note] "Pinch Kid #1"
Title: Pinch Kid #1 Author: Kit Pinchdog Date read: May 12, 2013 I think have two copies of Pinch Kid #1. One from the Fight Boredom Zine Distro haul, and one from...somewhere else? Already my catalogue is getting away from me.
This zine is worth having two of; I'm sure my second copy will find a happy home in someone else's hands at just the right moment. I certainly found myself smiling and nodding, and I had that feeling of being accompanied, encouraged, and welcomed by the author as I read. And it made me happy to see someone else thinking and working so hard at self-awareness, as well as inviting dialogue.
Unexpectedly, I was able to gain some insight into Christian deconversion; it's a difficult psychological and emotional process, and firsthand accounts are rare but needed in my life. Many of the deconversion stories I've read are scornful, still writ-over by more negative emotions than contemplation, reflection, advice. I found Kit's sharing to be refreshing, and I recommend it to the spiritual and atheist alike.
Another reflection I enjoyed was the issue of intergenerational communication gaps, especially when our vocabulary of anti-oppression fails us and drives a wedge between two mutually alienated members of very different lived experiences.
On top of these things, there were lovely art clips and original art; the layout was very easy on the eyes. It's nice to read something by a fellow Montreal-dweller, as well.
Pinch Kid #2, I'll be looking for you.