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Ariel Gore is a journalist, memoirist, novelist, nonfiction author, and teacher. She is the author of 10 books, including F*ck Happiness, and the creator of the zine Hip Mama, a winner of the American Alternative Press award. Her anthology Portland Queer: Tales of the Rose City won the LAMBDA Literary Award in 2010 and her own writing has been called eloquent, sensitive, and revolutionary. She also keeps a website, www.arielgore.com and teaches online workshops at Ariel Gore's School for Wayward Writers. She lives and works in Portland, OR, and Santa Fe, NM. 

Portland Queer: Stories of LGBTQ+ Life in Portland, Oregon

Portland Queer: Stories of LGBTQ+ Life in Portland, Oregon

by Ariel Gore Editor

At once a love letter to the Rose City and a dream of escape, the first-person narratives of Portland Queer reveal the…

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How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead: Your Words in Print and Your Name in Lights

How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead: Your Words in Print and Your Name in Lights

by Ariel Gore Author

You do actually have to write if you want to be a writer, but, ultimately, literary success is about more than putting…

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$35 Superpack: Write Your Book!

$35 Superpack: Write Your Book!

by Dr. Faith G. Harper Author, Ariel Gore Author, Jessie L. Kwak Author and Joe Biel Author

Writing a book? We know, this is a hard thing to do. Here are three of our best books about how to write your own.…

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Wayward Writer

Wayward Writer

by Ariel Gore Author

Write your heart out, and do it your way. These colorful, 3 inch round embroidered patches, are inspired by Ariel…

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The Wayward Writer: Summon Your Power to Take Back Your Story, Liberate Yourself from Capitalism, and Publish Like a Superstar

The Wayward Writer: Summon Your Power to Take Back Your Story, Liberate Yourself from Capitalism, and Publish Like a Superstar

by Ariel Gore Author

When your dream and creative passion is to write, how do you succeed without selling out or selling yourself short?…

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Kittens, Blunts, & Metastatic Breast Cancer: 31 Days of Oversharing

Kittens, Blunts, & Metastatic Breast Cancer: 31 Days of Oversharing

by Deena Chafetz Author and Ariel Gore Illustrator

In this brutally and totally honest zine, author Deena Chafetz describes her ongoing struggle with metastatic breast…

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Fuck Happiness (Enamel)

Fuck Happiness (Enamel)

by Ariel Gore Author

Are there any two words better designed to fill one's heart with rage than "Smile, honey"? We…

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Hexing the Patriarchy: 26 Potions, Spells, and Magical Elixirs to Embolden the Resistance

Hexing the Patriarchy: 26 Potions, Spells, and Magical Elixirs to Embolden the Resistance

by Ariel Gore Author

This ABC of witchcraft offers 26 options for tearing down the patriarchy with potions, spells, elixers and other…

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Home is Where the Freaks Are: A Coloring Book of Weirdo Encouragement

Home is Where the Freaks Are: A Coloring Book of Weirdo Encouragement

by Ariel Gore Author

Allow this extended chosen family of hybrid beings to tell you exactly what you need to hear. Bunny Cat says "You…

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Places Like Home

Places Like Home

by Ariel Gore Editor

Places Like Home is an anthology of short stories and poetry gathered from Ariel Gore's School for Wayward…

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Fuck Happiness: How Women Are Ditching the Cult of Positivity and Choosing Radical Joy

Fuck Happiness: How Women Are Ditching the Cult of Positivity and Choosing Radical Joy

by Ariel Gore Author

Happiness is big business. Books, consultants, psychologists, organizations, and even governments tout happiness…

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Advice from Hybrid Beings

Advice from Hybrid Beings

by Ariel Gore Author

Life can be pretty tough sometimes, even for someone as great as you! This art zine by Ariel Gore takes rare pieces of…

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Breeder: Real-Life Stories from the New Generation of Mothers

Breeder: Real-Life Stories from the New Generation of Mothers

by Ariel Gore Editor and Bee Lavender Editor

An anthology of mothers telling their stories. From giving birth at home, to being a teen mom, to raising difficult…

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Atlas of the Human Heart

Atlas of the Human Heart

by Ariel Gore Author

In the Bay Area in the 90s, teenage Ariel knows she has to get out in order to save herself. She buys a…

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The Essential Hip Mama: Writing from the Cutting Edge of Parenting

The Essential Hip Mama: Writing from the Cutting Edge of Parenting

by Ariel Gore Editor

This collection of excerpts from the epic Hip Mama zine, containing the best of the best—essays on…

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The Hip Mama Survival Guide: Advice from the Trenches on Pregnancy, Childbirth, Cool Names, Clueless Doctors, Potty Training, Toddler Avengers and WAY More

The Hip Mama Survival Guide: Advice from the Trenches on Pregnancy, Childbirth, Cool Names, Clueless Doctors, Potty Training, Toddler Avengers and WAY More

by Ariel Gore Author

A common sense, down to earth take on what to expect from pregnancy, childbirth, and the first few years after birth. A…

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The Mother Trip: Hip Mama's Guide to Staying Sane in the Chaos of Motherhood (Live Girls)

The Mother Trip: Hip Mama's Guide to Staying Sane in the Chaos of Motherhood (Live Girls)

by Ariel Gore Author and Ellen Forney Illustrator

Part memoir, part practical advice, The Mother Trip looks at what it means to become a mother and how handle that. Ariel…

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The Traveling Death and Resurrection Show: A Novel

The Traveling Death and Resurrection Show: A Novel

by Ariel Gore Author

So, you're looking for a book about a traveling rag-tag group a miracle workers/performers? Say no more. The…

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The End of Eve: A Memoir

The End of Eve: A Memoir

by Ariel Gore Author

A tough yet lyrical account of family, loss, and motherhood. At 39, called on to take care of her dying mother,…

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We Were Witches

We Were Witches

by Ariel Gore Author

Our phallocentric culture often demonizes women, but especially single mothers who dare live a life outside of male…

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$25 Superpack: The Gore-icle!

$25 Superpack: The Gore-icle!

by Ariel Gore Author and Super Pack! Author

You may have heard of Ariel Gore from her long running magazine Hip Mama... or from one or another of her many books and…

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$25 Superpack: Survive the Apocalypse!

$25 Superpack: Survive the Apocalypse!

by CrimethInc Author, Jenny Forrester Author, Ariel Gore Author, Matte Resist Author, Super Pack! Author and Robert Wildwood Author

Earthquake, epidemic, zombies, societal collapse... anyone who makes it through alive is going to need some serious…

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The People's Apocalypse

The People's Apocalypse

by Jenny Forrester Editor, Ariel Gore Editor, Derrick Jensen Contributor and Tomas Moniz Contributor

This is a book about the end times: The ground we stand on will fall into the sea or God will stomp down from the sky…

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All The Pretty People: Tales of Carob, Shame, and Barbie Envy

All The Pretty People: Tales of Carob, Shame, and Barbie Envy

by Ariel Gore Author

This queer love story by Ariel Gore brings out all of the dirt on 1970s suburban hippies. Through an authentic voice,…

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