{"id":1207,"date":"2017-02-07T17:23:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T17:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=1207"},"modified":"2017-02-07T17:35:52","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T17:35:52","slug":"new-on-kickstarter-biketopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/new-on-kickstarter-biketopia\/","title":{"rendered":"New on Kickstarter :: Biketopia!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/ellyblue\/biketopia-feminist-bicycle-science-fiction-stories\/widget\/video.html\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now on Kickstarter: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/ellyblue\/biketopia-feminist-bicycle-science-fiction-stories?ref=20m990\">Biketopia: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories in Extreme Futures<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contained are 10 stories, a comic, and some rad reviews, all focused on this triumvirate of themes: Bikes &#8211; you know, the things you ride; Feminism &#8211; the more inclusive and diverse the better!; \u00a0and some form\u00a0of Extreme Future\u00a0&#8211; utopias, dystopias, etc..<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re in the US with us, you might already feel like we&#8217;re in our very own &#8220;extreme future&#8221; right now. With everything going on, that&#8217;s understandable, but these rad-as-hell stories might just be the thing to pick you back up and show you a new way of looking at it all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Love and resistance in the end times<\/strong>, <strong>solarpunk ecotopian visions<\/strong>, <strong>crushing social control<\/strong>, and<strong> the freedom<\/strong> (hopefully) <strong>of life on two-wheels<\/strong>, are all explored in a book that, honestly, I&#8217;m hella excited to be a part of.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the titles include&#8230; &#8220;Riding In Place&#8221;; &#8220;Questions With The First&#8221;; &#8220;Signal Lost&#8221;; &#8220;Maaike&#8217;s Aquatic Center For Bicycles Raised By Fishes&#8221;. So far every time I finish a story I like the whole book a little more, but so far my favorite is Gretchin Lair&#8217;s &#8220;Signal Lost&#8221; (graphic below). Am I allowed to have a favorite? Whatevs, I&#8217;m doin it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>At the moment, we&#8217;re just under 25% funded, and there&#8217;s plenty of time to\u00a0help us reach our goals!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a few days I&#8217;ll hopefully be back\u00a0to spread some of the kickstarter love with another <a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/creative-kickstarters-worth-kicking\/\">Projects Worth Kicking<\/a> post. Also, I&#8217;m super excited to say that all of the\u00a0projects I highlighted in the last PWK post succeeded and flew past their goals!\u00a0There&#8217;s so much good work being done out there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">[Side note: if you don&#8217;t follow us on social media <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/microcosmmm\">T<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/microcosmpublishing\/\">FB<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/microcosm_pub\/\">I<\/a>)<\/em>, ya should! There may be some special giveaways and freebies floating around while the project is running&#8230; just sayin&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Stay strong, stay awesome.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/ellyblue\/biketopia-feminist-bicycle-science-fiction-stories?ref=20m990\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1209\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed.png\" width=\"431\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed.png 800w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now on Kickstarter: Biketopia: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories in Extreme Futures! Contained are 10 stories, a comic, and some rad reviews, all focused on this triumvirate of themes: Bikes &#8211; you know, the things you ride; Feminism &#8211; the more inclusive and diverse the better!; \u00a0and some form\u00a0of Extreme Future\u00a0&#8211; utopias, dystopias, etc.. &nbsp;&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/new-on-kickstarter-biketopia\/\" title=\"Read New on Kickstarter :: Biketopia!\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogifesto","category-news"],"my_excerpt":"<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/ellyblue\/biketopia-feminist-bicycle-science-fiction-stories\/widget\/video.html\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"> <\/iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Now on Kickstarter: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/ellyblue\/biketopia-feminist-bicycle-science-fiction-stories?ref=20m990\">Biketopia: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories in Extreme Futures<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong>\r\n\r\nContained are 10 stories, a comic, and some rad reviews, all focused on this triumvirate of themes: Bikes - you know, the things you ride; Feminism - the more inclusive and diverse the better!; \u00a0and some form\u00a0of Extreme Future\u00a0- utopias, dystopias, etc..\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you're in the US with us, you might already feel like we're in our very own \"extreme future\" right now. With everything going on, that's understandable, but these rad-as-hell stories might just be the thing to pick you back up and show you a new way of looking at it all.\r\n\r\n<strong>Love and resistance in the end times<\/strong>, <strong>solarpunk ecotopian visions<\/strong>, <strong>crushing social control<\/strong>, and<strong> the freedom<\/strong> (hopefully) <strong>of life on two-wheels<\/strong>, are all explored in a book that, honestly, I'm hella excited to be a part of.\r\n\r\nSome of the titles include... \"Riding In Place\"; \"Questions With The First\"; \"Signal Lost\"; \"Maaike's Aquatic Center For Bicycles Raised By Fishes\". So far every time I finish a story I like the whole book a little more, but so far my favorite is Gretchin Lair's \"Signal Lost\" (graphic below). Am I allowed to have a favorite? Whatevs, I'm doin it!\r\n\r\n<strong>At the moment, we're just under 25% funded, and there's plenty of time to\u00a0help us reach our goals!<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIn a few days I'll hopefully be back\u00a0to spread some of the kickstarter love with another <a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/creative-kickstarters-worth-kicking\/\">Projects Worth Kicking<\/a> post. Also, I'm super excited to say that all of the\u00a0projects I highlighted in the last PWK post succeeded and flew past their goals!\u00a0There's so much good work being done out there.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">[Side note: if you don't follow us on social media <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/microcosmmm\">T<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/microcosmpublishing\/\">FB<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/microcosm_pub\/\">I<\/a>)<\/em>, ya should! There may be some special giveaways and freebies floating around while the project is running... just sayin...]<\/p>\r\nStay strong, stay awesome.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/ellyblue\/biketopia-feminist-bicycle-science-fiction-stories?ref=20m990\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1209\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed.png\" width=\"431\" height=\"431\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","my_excerpt_rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/ellyblue\/biketopia-feminist-bicycle-science-fiction-stories\/widget\/video.html\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now on Kickstarter: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/ellyblue\/biketopia-feminist-bicycle-science-fiction-stories?ref=20m990\">Biketopia: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories in Extreme Futures<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contained are 10 stories, a comic, and some rad reviews, all focused on this triumvirate of themes: Bikes &#8211; you know, the things you ride; Feminism &#8211; the more inclusive and diverse the better!; \u00a0and some form\u00a0of Extreme Future\u00a0&#8211; utopias, dystopias, etc..<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re in the US with us, you might already feel like we&#8217;re in our very own &#8220;extreme future&#8221; right now. With everything going on, that&#8217;s understandable, but these rad-as-hell stories might just be the thing to pick you back up and show you a new way of looking at it all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Love and resistance in the end times<\/strong>, <strong>solarpunk ecotopian visions<\/strong>, <strong>crushing social control<\/strong>, and<strong> the freedom<\/strong> (hopefully) <strong>of life on two-wheels<\/strong>, are all explored in a book that, honestly, I&#8217;m hella excited to be a part of.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the titles include&#8230; &#8220;Riding In Place&#8221;; &#8220;Questions With The First&#8221;; &#8220;Signal Lost&#8221;; &#8220;Maaike&#8217;s Aquatic Center For Bicycles Raised By Fishes&#8221;. So far every time I finish a story I like the whole book a little more, but so far my favorite is Gretchin Lair&#8217;s &#8220;Signal Lost&#8221; (graphic below). Am I allowed to have a favorite? Whatevs, I&#8217;m doin it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>At the moment, we&#8217;re just under 25% funded, and there&#8217;s plenty of time to\u00a0help us reach our goals!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a few days I&#8217;ll hopefully be back\u00a0to spread some of the kickstarter love with another <a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/creative-kickstarters-worth-kicking\/\">Projects Worth Kicking<\/a> post. Also, I&#8217;m super excited to say that all of the\u00a0projects I highlighted in the last PWK post succeeded and flew past their goals!\u00a0There&#8217;s so much good work being done out there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">[Side note: if you don&#8217;t follow us on social media <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/microcosmmm\">T<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/microcosmpublishing\/\">FB<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/microcosm_pub\/\">I<\/a>)<\/em>, ya should! There may be some special giveaways and freebies floating around while the project is running&#8230; just sayin&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Stay strong, stay awesome.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/ellyblue\/biketopia-feminist-bicycle-science-fiction-stories?ref=20m990\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1209\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed.png\" width=\"431\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed.png 800w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1207"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1223,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207\/revisions\/1223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}