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Joe Biel is a self-made autistic publisher and filmmaker who draws origins, inspiration, and methods from punk rock. Biel is the founder and CEO of Microcosm Publishing, Publishers Weekly's #1 fastest-growing publisher of 2022 and #3 in 2023. Biel has been featured in Time Magazine, Esquire, Art of Autism, Reading Glasses, Bulletproof Radio, Spectator (Japan), G33K (Korea), and Maximum Rocknroll, as well as on NPR and PBS. Biel is the author of A People's Guide to Publishing: Building a Successful, Sustainable, Meaningful Book Business, Good Trouble: Building a Successful Life & Business with Autism, and dozens more. Biel is the director of five feature films and hundreds of short films, including Aftermass: Bicycling in a Post-Critical Mass Portland, $100 & a T-Shirt, and the Groundswell film series. Biel lives in Portland, OR. Find out more at joebiel.net.

Patch #194: Punk Rock Saved My Life

Patch #194Punk Rock Saved My Life

by Joe Biel Author

Did punk rock help get you through the hardest parts of your life? Be proud of that, it saved my life too. Tell the…

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Pin #209: Creates Health, Saves Money

Pin #209Creates Health, Saves Money

by Joe Biel Author

The best of both worlds! Cycling lovers unite with this 1" round pinback button handmade in the USA. Bikes > Cars

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$25-40-60 Superpack: Owning Our Damage Warehouse Sale! (Published Books)

$25-40-60 Superpack: Owning Our Damage Warehouse Sale! (Published Books)

by Super Pack! Author, Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author, Ian Giesbrecht Author, Jane Goodall Author, 8 more

10 books worth $130, yours for just $40... it doesn't get much better than that!  Here's a snapshot of publishing…

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Understanding Eugenics: The U.S. and Nazi Plans to Shape the Gene Pool & Control the Population

Understanding Eugenics: The U.S. and Nazi Plans to Shape the Gene Pool & Control the Population

by Joe Biel Author

The "science" of eugenics—by which the genetic makeup of a population is shaped by controlling who does and doesn't…

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Biking Superhero Sweatshirt

Biking Superhero Sweatshirt

by Joe Biel Author

We feel strongly about making affordable clothing in an ethical manner as much as possible! It's increasingly difficult…

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Revolution Between the Lines Typewriter

Revolution Between the Lines Typewriter

by Joe Biel Illustrator

What you write matters. What you read matters. Understanding the subtext and context of what you write and read matters…

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Sticker #057: Internal Combustion is not Revolutionary

Sticker #057Internal Combustion is not Revolutionary

by Joe Biel Author

Let's get back to the historic meaning of the word- the wheel.  (Sturdy vinyl sticker with white print on a black…

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Patch #131: Towards Car Free Cities

Patch #131Towards Car Free Cities

by Joe Biel Author

Thanks to your car-free diet, you help the ecosystem, cut down on oil waste, and have a better view of the world. This…

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Patch #207: Free Parking

Patch #207Free Parking

by Joe Biel Author

Wait a minute? You’re telling me that it's free ANY time? I may complain about getting rained on from time to…

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Patch #110: Throw Away Corvette

Patch #110Throw Away Corvette

by Joe Biel Author

Put the automobile where it belongs: in the trashcan. Society can't afford to subsidize them. The lobbies are too…

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(We’ve All Got) Baggage: Envisioning an Ideal Community and Engaging It With Our Own Problems and Hangups

(We’ve All Got) Baggage: Envisioning an Ideal Community and Engaging It With Our Own Problems and Hangups

by Dawson Barrett Author, Joe Biel Author, Joseph E. Green Author, Cheyenne Winters Author, Dr. Faith G. Harper Author, 6 more

If Microcosm was a person, they'd be in their early twenties, chock full of the messy connotations that this era of…

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Neurodivergent Pride #8: Relationships

Neurodivergent Pride #8: Relationships

by Joe Biel Author

The R-word has been used against us as hate speech for decades. Neurotypicals have tried to dictate our motives,…

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Sticker #300: Evolution Comfort

Sticker #300Evolution Comfort

by Joe Biel Author

For the folks who have upgraded from their racing bike, to a comfy-cruiser-commuter bike. Show off your evolutionary…

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Sticker #059: Freedom of Speech

Sticker #059Freedom of Speech

by Joe Biel Author

We supposedly live in a society where freedom of speech is a basic right. But all of the platforms where you can share…

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Pin #173: Free Parking

Pin #173Free Parking

by Joe Biel Author

Grab your U-lock and get out there! No need to parallel park on a bike, you're a forward-thinking cycler! Show it off…

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Sticker #299: Evolution Gal

Sticker #299Evolution Gal

by Joe Biel Author

As we ride more modern and practical citybikes, sometimes it's important to let your hair flow, put on your skirtguard,…

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Pin #006: Shut Down the School of the Americas

Pin #006Shut Down the School of the Americas

by Joe Biel Author

The School of the Americas is a U.S. training facility where militant groups are trained by the US military to topple…

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Patch #238: Feminist Chainring Fist

Patch #238Feminist Chainring Fist

by Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author and Cecilia Granata Author

Sometimes it's hard to sum up the totality of who you are in a single symbol. Peace signs, anarchy symbols, rainbows,…

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Sticker #426: every action is an act of love or a call for it

Sticker #426every action is an act of love or a call for it

by Joe Biel Author

A potent antidote to blame and shame, a path forward, a sobering reframing. In a world that can feel so lonely…

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Sticker #288: Save $8,000 and smile more

Sticker #288Save $8,000 and smile more

by Joe Biel Author

If you ride a bike instead of driving a car you'll save an average of $8,000 per year! Some studies report an average as…

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Sticker #310: Evolution Choppa

Sticker #310Evolution Choppa

by Joe Biel Author

Would you believe us if we told this that this sticker was by popular request? I probably wouldn't either and that looks…

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Pin #213: Evolution Gal

Pin #213Evolution Gal

by Joe Biel Author

Don't just spin your wheels, evolve! This 1" round pinback button is perfect if you like cycling or believe in, you…

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Sweetheart Chainring T-shirt

Sweetheart Chainring T-shirt

by Joe Biel Author

The "Sweetheart" chainring is a classic chainring set that inspired the design for the Chainring Heart logo. It was on…

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Sticker #542: Normalize Weirdness

Sticker #542Normalize Weirdness

by Joe Biel Author

If we normalize weirdness and the new normal is weird, but normal, then what will be not normal? Guess we'll have to…

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Kittie Knox Remembered

Kittie Knox Remembered

by Joe Biel Author

Katherine “Kittie” T Knox (1874-1900) challenged perceptions of race and gender in the national spotlight from a…

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Sticker #370: If You Rented Here You'd Be Homeless Now

Sticker #370If You Rented Here You'd Be Homeless Now

by Joe Biel Author

Priced out of your own neighborhood by quadrupling-plus rents? At least you can leave this tag behind. Don't let the…

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Sticker #429: maybe honking will help

Sticker #429maybe honking will help

by Joe Biel Author

A helpful suggestion to place on your bicycle rack, motorcycle side, car bumper, or walking cane. Because who knows,…

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Evolution Bicycle magnet

Evolution Bicycle magnet

by Joe Biel Author

Where did the bicyclist come from? Only Darwin would know. And he'd probably ride up on his own bike. After all it makes…

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Patch #236: Library Gearz

Patch #236Library Gearz

by Joe Biel Author

Ever notice how social change happens?  1) People get educated... say, at the library or through the little phones we…

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Sticker #368: Evolution Unicycle

Sticker #368Evolution Unicycle

by Joe Biel Author

Our famous evolution sticker, now with your friendly neighborhood unicycle. (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black print on a…

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