{"id":40,"date":"2010-05-29T12:52:40","date_gmt":"2010-05-29T12:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microcosmpublishing.dev\/blog\/2010\/05\/1-2\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T14:57:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T14:57:46","slug":"1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hey pals! Help us Publish the New Scam Anthology!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear awesome pals,<\/p>\n<p>Always looking for new ways to keep print media alive, we at the Microcosm Publishing clubhouse have teamed up with the super sweet Kickstarter.com, a new fundraising website that allows artists and small companies to appeal for donations for upcoming projects. Recently profiled on Pitchfork Media and in <i>the New York Times,<\/i> Kickstarter works on a time-based system; you set the amount you want to raise for your project; family, friends, and fans can donate via the site; and if the amount isn&#8217;t raised by the specified date, no money is given over to the project. Rad.<\/p>\n<p>Our Kickstarter project is publishing an anthology of the beloved long-running zine <i>Scam<\/i> which will cost over $11,000 to print. <i>Scam<\/i> is a hard look at finding a better way to live, about pushing for ultimate freedom, and discovering the alternative histories of America. As said <i>A People&#8217;s History of America<\/i> author Howard Zinn about <i>Scam<\/i> editor Erick Lyle, \u201cForget the statistics and pretentious analysis of urban society. Take a walk through the city with Erick Lyle and discover the reality of how people live in an American city.\u201d The <i>Scam<\/i> anthology will collect Lyle&#8217;s long out-of-print work and give it a deserved platform for all to read.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/images\/scamanth.jpg\" alt=\"Alt text\" \/>\n<p>Everyone who donates something will receive a gift in return&#8211;with increasingly larger gifts as the donation amount goes up! (The gifts are listed below the press release.)<\/p>\n<p>To read more about Microcosm&#8217;s Kickstarter campaign and watch a video describing the whole shebang, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/897079804\/scam-the-first-four-issues\">http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/897079804\/scam-the-first-four-issues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your friends,<\/p>\n<p>Joe Biel, Jessie Duquette, Rio Safari, E. Chris Lynch, Steven Stoddard, Sparky Taylor, Matt Gauck, Adam Gnade, and Wade the Cat.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/images\/card.jpg\" alt=\"Alt text\" \/>\n<p>Pledge $5 or more<\/p>\n<p>You will receive updates about this project and we&#8217;ll give you a shout out for making it all happen on our website and in our newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $10 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you will receive a copy of 13 Years of Goodluck.<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $15 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you will get a copy of the Scam Anthology and we&#8217;ll add your name to the Special Thanks section on the website and in our newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $25 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of the Zine Yearbook #9<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $30 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of Xtra Tuf #5 by Moe Bowstern<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $35 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of Xerography Debt #25 and #26<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $45 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of Cantankerous Titles DVD<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $50 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of Sounds of Your Name by Nate Powell<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $60 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of Dreamwhip 14 by Bill Brown<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $65 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of Constant Rider by Kate Lopresti<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $75 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of the Best of Intentions by Keith Rosson<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $85 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of Things Are Meaning Less by Al Burian<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $100 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get an original edition $100 &amp; T-shirt DVD<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $200 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a six-month BFF subscription (we will send you all of our new published titles each month)<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $300 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you get all of those plus a copies of Brainfag Forever by Nate Beaty, Chainbreaker Bike Book, CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #5, Distance Makes The Heart Grow Sick by Cristy Road, DIY Screenprinting by John Isaacson, Dwelling Portably &#8217;80-89, I Hate This Part of Texas\/Keep Loving, Keep Fighting, Invincible Summer Volumne I and II by Nicole Georges, Mostly True by Bill Daniel, My Brain Hurts Vol. 1 by Liz Baille, Rough Guide to Bicycle Maintenance, Snakepit 2007 by Ben Snakepit, Still We Ride DVD, Welcome to the Dahl House by Ken Dahl, X Ray Visions DVD (and soundtrack CD), and Zinester&#8217;s Guide to Portland<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $400 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get copies of The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #1-4, On Subbing by Dave Roche, Doris Anthology by Cindy Crabb, Hot Damn &amp; Hell Yeah \/ The Dirty South Cookbook by Vanessa Doe and Ryan Splint, Best of Intentions: The Avow Anthology by Keith Rossen, Coffeeshop Crushes, Homeland Insecurity DVD, and a Microcosm T-shirt<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<p>Dear Awesome Pals,<\/p>\n<p>Always looking for new ways to keep  print media alive, we at the Microcosm Publishing clubhouse\/funhouse have teamed up with  the super sweet Kickstarter.com, a new fundraising website that allows artists and  small companies to appeal for donations for upcoming projects.  Recently profiled on Pitchfork Media and in <i>the New York Times,<\/i>  Kickstarter works on a time-based system; you set the amount you want  to raise for your project; family, friends, and fans can donate via  the site; and if the amount isn't raised by the specified date, no  money is given over to the project. Rad.<\/p>\n<p>Our Kickstarter project is  publishing an anthology of the kick-ass zine <i>Scam<\/i>  which will cost $5000 to print. <i>Scam<\/i> is a hard look at finding  a better way to live, about pushing for ultimate freedom, and  discovering the alternative histories of  America. As said <i>A People's History of America<\/i> author Howard  Zinn about <i>Scam<\/i> editor Erick Lyle, \u201cForget the statistics  and pretentious analysis of urban society. Take a walk through the  city with Erick Lyle and discover the reality of how people live in  an American city.\u201d The <i>Scam<\/i> anthology will collect Lyle's  long out-of-print work and give it a deserved platform for all to  read. We recommend and stand behind Erick's stuff with all our hearts...<\/p>\n<p>Everyone who donates something will  receive an awesome gift in return--with increasingly larger\/awesomer gifts as the  donation amount goes up! (The gifts are  listed below the press release.)<\/p>\n<p>To read more about Microcosm's Kickstarter campaign, go to  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/897079804\/scam-the-first-four-issues\">http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/897079804\/scam-the-first-four-issues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11935477&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11935477&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/11935477\">Scam: The First Four Issues Kickstarter Fundraiser<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/user586117\">Joe Biel<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Your pals,<\/p>\n<p>Steven Stoddard, Wade the Cat, E. Chris Lynch, Joe Biel, Sparky Taylor, Matt Gauck, Jessie Duquette, Adam Gnade, and Rio Safari.<\/p>\n<p>PLEDGE GIFTS<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $5 or more<\/p>\n<p>You will receive updates about this  project and we'll give you a shout out for making it all happen on  our website and in our newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $10 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you will  receive a copy of 13 Years of Goodluck.<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $15 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you will get  a copy of the Scam Anthology and we'll add your name to the Special  Thanks section on the website and in our newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $25 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of the Zine Yearbook #9<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $30 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of Xtra Tuf #5 by Moe Bowstern<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $35 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of Xerography Debt #25 and #26<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $45 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of Cantankerous Titles DVD<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $50 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of Sounds of Your Name by Nate Powell<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $60 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of Dreamwhip 14 by Bill Brown<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $65 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of Constant Rider by Kate Lopresti<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $75 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of the Best of Intentions by Keith Rosson<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $85 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of Things Are Meaning Less by Al Burian<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $100 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  an original edition $100 &amp; T-shirt DVD<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $200 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a six-month BFF subscription (we will send you all of our new  published titles each month)<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $300 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you get all  of those plus a copies of Brainfag Forever by Nate Beaty,  Chainbreaker Bike Book, CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #5,  Distance Makes The Heart Grow Sick by Cristy Road, DIY Screenprinting  by John Isaacson, Dwelling Portably '80-89, I Hate This Part of  Texas\/Keep Loving, Keep Fighting, Invincible Summer Volumne I and II  by Nicole Georges, Mostly True by Bill Daniel, My Brain Hurts Vol. 1  by Liz Baille, Rough Guide to Bicycle Maintenance, Snakepit 2007 by  Ben Snakepit, Still We Ride DVD, Welcome to the Dahl House by Ken  Dahl, X Ray Visions DVD (and soundtrack CD), and Zinester's Guide to  Portland<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $400 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  copies of The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #1-4, On Subbing  by Dave Roche, Doris Anthology by Cindy Crabb, Hot Damn &amp; Hell  Yeah \/ The Dirty South Cookbook by Vanessa Doe and Ryan Splint, Best  of Intentions: The Avow Anthology by Keith Rossen, Coffeeshop  Crushes, Homeland Insecurity DVD, and a Microcosm T-shirt<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/body>\t\t<\/html>\t<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yo dudes! Check out our campaign to publish an anthology of the awesome Scam zine!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[14,22,27],"class_list":["post-40","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogifesto","tag-books","tag-kickstarting","tag-punx"],"my_excerpt":"Dear awesome pals,\n\nAlways looking for new ways to keep print media alive, we at the Microcosm Publishing clubhouse have teamed up with the super sweet Kickstarter.com, a new fundraising website that allows artists and small companies to appeal for donations for upcoming projects. Recently profiled on Pitchfork Media and in <i>the New York Times,<\/i> Kickstarter works on a time-based system; you set the amount you want to raise for your project; family, friends, and fans can donate via the site; and if the amount isn't raised by the specified date, no money is given over to the project. Rad.\n\nOur Kickstarter project is publishing an anthology of the beloved long-running zine <i>Scam<\/i> which will cost over $11,000 to print. <i>Scam<\/i> is a hard look at finding a better way to live, about pushing for ultimate freedom, and discovering the alternative histories of America. As said <i>A People's History of America<\/i> author Howard Zinn about <i>Scam<\/i> editor Erick Lyle, \u201cForget the statistics and pretentious analysis of urban society. Take a walk through the city with Erick Lyle and discover the reality of how people live in an American city.\u201d The <i>Scam<\/i> anthology will collect Lyle's long out-of-print work and give it a deserved platform for all to read.\n\n<img src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/images\/scamanth.jpg\" alt=\"Alt text\" \/>\n\nEveryone who donates something will receive a gift in return--with increasingly larger gifts as the donation amount goes up! (The gifts are listed below the press release.)\n\nTo read more about Microcosm's Kickstarter campaign and watch a video describing the whole shebang, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/897079804\/scam-the-first-four-issues\">http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/897079804\/scam-the-first-four-issues<\/a>\n\nYour friends,\n\nJoe Biel, Jessie Duquette, Rio Safari, E. Chris Lynch, Steven Stoddard, Sparky Taylor, Matt Gauck, Adam Gnade, and Wade the Cat.\n\n<img src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/images\/card.jpg\" alt=\"Alt text\" \/>\n\nPledge $5 or more\n\nYou will receive updates about this project and we'll give you a shout out for making it all happen on our website and in our newsletter.\n\nPledge $10 or more\n\nIn addition to the above, you will receive a copy of 13 Years of Goodluck.\n\nPledge $15 or more\n\nIn addition to the above, you will get a copy of the Scam Anthology and we'll add your name to the Special Thanks section on the website and in our newsletter.\n\nPledge $25 or more\n\nIn addition to the above, you also get a copy of the Zine Yearbook #9\n\nPledge $30 or more\n\nIn addition to the above, you also get a copy of Xtra Tuf #5 by Moe Bowstern\n\nPledge $35 or more\n\nIn addition to the above, you also get a copy of Xerography Debt #25 and #26\n\nPledge $45 or more\n\nIn addition to the above, you also get a copy of Cantankerous Titles DVD\n\nPledge $50 or more\n\nIn addition to the above, you also get a copy of Sounds of Your Name by Nate Powell\n\nPledge $60 or more\n\nIn addition to the above, you also get a copy of Dreamwhip 14 by Bill Brown\n\nPledge $65 or more\n\nIn addition to the above, you also get a copy of Constant Rider by Kate Lopresti\n\nPledge $75 or more\n\nIn addition to the above, you also get a copy of the Best of Intentions by Keith Rosson\n\nPledge $85 or more\n\nIn addition to the above, you also get a copy of Things Are Meaning Less by Al Burian\n\nPledge $100 or more\n\nIn addition to the above, you also get an original edition $100 &amp; T-shirt DVD\n\nPledge $200 or more\n\nIn addition to the above, you also get a six-month BFF subscription (we will send you all of our new published titles each month)\n\nPledge $300 or more\n\nIn addition to the above, you get all of those plus a copies of Brainfag Forever by Nate Beaty, Chainbreaker Bike Book, CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #5, Distance Makes The Heart Grow Sick by Cristy Road, DIY Screenprinting by John Isaacson, Dwelling Portably '80-89, I Hate This Part of Texas\/Keep Loving, Keep Fighting, Invincible Summer Volumne I and II by Nicole Georges, Mostly True by Bill Daniel, My Brain Hurts Vol. 1 by Liz Baille, Rough Guide to Bicycle Maintenance, Snakepit 2007 by Ben Snakepit, Still We Ride DVD, Welcome to the Dahl House by Ken Dahl, X Ray Visions DVD (and soundtrack CD), and Zinester's Guide to Portland\n\nPledge $400 or more\n\nIn addition to the above, you also get copies of The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #1-4, On Subbing by Dave Roche, Doris Anthology by Cindy Crabb, Hot Damn &amp; Hell Yeah \/ The Dirty South Cookbook by Vanessa Doe and Ryan Splint, Best of Intentions: The Avow Anthology by Keith Rossen, Coffeeshop Crushes, Homeland Insecurity DVD, and a Microcosm T-shirt\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<p>Dear Awesome Pals,<\/p>\n<p>Always looking for new ways to keep  print media alive, we at the Microcosm Publishing clubhouse\/funhouse have teamed up with  the super sweet Kickstarter.com, a new fundraising website that allows artists and  small companies to appeal for donations for upcoming projects.  Recently profiled on Pitchfork Media and in <i>the New York Times,<\/i>  Kickstarter works on a time-based system; you set the amount you want  to raise for your project; family, friends, and fans can donate via  the site; and if the amount isn't raised by the specified date, no  money is given over to the project. Rad.<\/p>\n<p>Our Kickstarter project is  publishing an anthology of the kick-ass zine <i>Scam<\/i>  which will cost $5000 to print. <i>Scam<\/i> is a hard look at finding  a better way to live, about pushing for ultimate freedom, and  discovering the alternative histories of  America. As said <i>A People's History of America<\/i> author Howard  Zinn about <i>Scam<\/i> editor Erick Lyle, \u201cForget the statistics  and pretentious analysis of urban society. Take a walk through the  city with Erick Lyle and discover the reality of how people live in  an American city.\u201d The <i>Scam<\/i> anthology will collect Lyle's  long out-of-print work and give it a deserved platform for all to  read. We recommend and stand behind Erick's stuff with all our hearts...<\/p>\n<p>Everyone who donates something will  receive an awesome gift in return--with increasingly larger\/awesomer gifts as the  donation amount goes up! (The gifts are  listed below the press release.)<\/p>\n<p>To read more about Microcosm's Kickstarter campaign, go to  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/897079804\/scam-the-first-four-issues\">http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/897079804\/scam-the-first-four-issues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11935477&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11935477&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/11935477\">Scam: The First Four Issues Kickstarter Fundraiser<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/user586117\">Joe Biel<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Your pals,<\/p>\n<p>Steven Stoddard, Wade the Cat, E. Chris Lynch, Joe Biel, Sparky Taylor, Matt Gauck, Jessie Duquette, Adam Gnade, and Rio Safari.<\/p>\n<p>PLEDGE GIFTS<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $5 or more<\/p>\n<p>You will receive updates about this  project and we'll give you a shout out for making it all happen on  our website and in our newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $10 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you will  receive a copy of 13 Years of Goodluck.<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $15 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you will get  a copy of the Scam Anthology and we'll add your name to the Special  Thanks section on the website and in our newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $25 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of the Zine Yearbook #9<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $30 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of Xtra Tuf #5 by Moe Bowstern<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $35 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of Xerography Debt #25 and #26<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $45 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of Cantankerous Titles DVD<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $50 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of Sounds of Your Name by Nate Powell<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $60 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of Dreamwhip 14 by Bill Brown<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $65 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of Constant Rider by Kate Lopresti<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $75 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of the Best of Intentions by Keith Rosson<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $85 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a copy of Things Are Meaning Less by Al Burian<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $100 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  an original edition $100 &amp; T-shirt DVD<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $200 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  a six-month BFF subscription (we will send you all of our new  published titles each month)<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $300 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you get all  of those plus a copies of Brainfag Forever by Nate Beaty,  Chainbreaker Bike Book, CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #5,  Distance Makes The Heart Grow Sick by Cristy Road, DIY Screenprinting  by John Isaacson, Dwelling Portably '80-89, I Hate This Part of  Texas\/Keep Loving, Keep Fighting, Invincible Summer Volumne I and II  by Nicole Georges, Mostly True by Bill Daniel, My Brain Hurts Vol. 1  by Liz Baille, Rough Guide to Bicycle Maintenance, Snakepit 2007 by  Ben Snakepit, Still We Ride DVD, Welcome to the Dahl House by Ken  Dahl, X Ray Visions DVD (and soundtrack CD), and Zinester's Guide to  Portland<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $400 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get  copies of The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #1-4, On Subbing  by Dave Roche, Doris Anthology by Cindy Crabb, Hot Damn &amp; Hell  Yeah \/ The Dirty South Cookbook by Vanessa Doe and Ryan Splint, Best  of Intentions: The Avow Anthology by Keith Rossen, Coffeeshop  Crushes, Homeland Insecurity DVD, and a Microcosm T-shirt<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/body>\t\t<\/html>\t<\/style>","my_excerpt_rendered":"<p>Dear awesome pals,<\/p>\n<p>Always looking for new ways to keep print media alive, we at the Microcosm Publishing clubhouse have teamed up with the super sweet Kickstarter.com, a new fundraising website that allows artists and small companies to appeal for donations for upcoming projects. Recently profiled on Pitchfork Media and in <i>the New York Times,<\/i> Kickstarter works on a time-based system; you set the amount you want to raise for your project; family, friends, and fans can donate via the site; and if the amount isn&#8217;t raised by the specified date, no money is given over to the project. Rad.<\/p>\n<p>Our Kickstarter project is publishing an anthology of the beloved long-running zine <i>Scam<\/i> which will cost over $11,000 to print. <i>Scam<\/i> is a hard look at finding a better way to live, about pushing for ultimate freedom, and discovering the alternative histories of America. As said <i>A People&#8217;s History of America<\/i> author Howard Zinn about <i>Scam<\/i> editor Erick Lyle, \u201cForget the statistics and pretentious analysis of urban society. Take a walk through the city with Erick Lyle and discover the reality of how people live in an American city.\u201d The <i>Scam<\/i> anthology will collect Lyle&#8217;s long out-of-print work and give it a deserved platform for all to read.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/images\/scamanth.jpg\" alt=\"Alt text\" \/>\n<p>Everyone who donates something will receive a gift in return&#8211;with increasingly larger gifts as the donation amount goes up! (The gifts are listed below the press release.)<\/p>\n<p>To read more about Microcosm&#8217;s Kickstarter campaign and watch a video describing the whole shebang, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/897079804\/scam-the-first-four-issues\">http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/897079804\/scam-the-first-four-issues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your friends,<\/p>\n<p>Joe Biel, Jessie Duquette, Rio Safari, E. Chris Lynch, Steven Stoddard, Sparky Taylor, Matt Gauck, Adam Gnade, and Wade the Cat.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/images\/card.jpg\" alt=\"Alt text\" \/>\n<p>Pledge $5 or more<\/p>\n<p>You will receive updates about this project and we&#8217;ll give you a shout out for making it all happen on our website and in our newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $10 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you will receive a copy of 13 Years of Goodluck.<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $15 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you will get a copy of the Scam Anthology and we&#8217;ll add your name to the Special Thanks section on the website and in our newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $25 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of the Zine Yearbook #9<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $30 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of Xtra Tuf #5 by Moe Bowstern<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $35 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of Xerography Debt #25 and #26<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $45 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of Cantankerous Titles DVD<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $50 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of Sounds of Your Name by Nate Powell<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $60 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of Dreamwhip 14 by Bill Brown<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $65 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of Constant Rider by Kate Lopresti<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $75 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of the Best of Intentions by Keith Rosson<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $85 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a copy of Things Are Meaning Less by Al Burian<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $100 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get an original edition $100 &amp; T-shirt DVD<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $200 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get a six-month BFF subscription (we will send you all of our new published titles each month)<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $300 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you get all of those plus a copies of Brainfag Forever by Nate Beaty, Chainbreaker Bike Book, CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #5, Distance Makes The Heart Grow Sick by Cristy Road, DIY Screenprinting by John Isaacson, Dwelling Portably &#8217;80-89, I Hate This Part of Texas\/Keep Loving, Keep Fighting, Invincible Summer Volumne I and II by Nicole Georges, Mostly True by Bill Daniel, My Brain Hurts Vol. 1 by Liz Baille, Rough Guide to Bicycle Maintenance, Snakepit 2007 by Ben Snakepit, Still We Ride DVD, Welcome to the Dahl House by Ken Dahl, X Ray Visions DVD (and soundtrack CD), and Zinester&#8217;s Guide to Portland<\/p>\n<p>Pledge $400 or more<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you also get copies of The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #1-4, On Subbing by Dave Roche, Doris Anthology by Cindy Crabb, Hot Damn &amp; Hell Yeah \/ The Dirty South Cookbook by Vanessa Doe and Ryan Splint, Best of Intentions: The Avow Anthology by Keith Rossen, Coffeeshop Crushes, Homeland Insecurity DVD, and a Microcosm T-shirt<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<p>Dear Awesome Pals,<\/p>\n<p>Always looking for new ways to keep  print media alive, we at the Microcosm Publishing clubhouse\/funhouse have teamed up with  the super sweet Kickstarter.com, a new fundraising website that allows artists and  small companies to appeal for donations for upcoming projects.  Recently profiled on Pitchfork Media and in <i>the New York Times,<\/i>  Kickstarter works on a time-based system; you set the amount you want  to raise for your project; family, friends, and fans can donate via  the site; and if the amount isn't raised by the specified date, no  money is given over to the project. Rad.<\/p>\n<p>Our Kickstarter project is  publishing an anthology of the kick-ass zine <i>Scam<\/i>  which will cost $5000 to print. <i>Scam<\/i> is a hard look at finding  a better way to live, about pushing for ultimate freedom, and  discovering the alternative histories of  America. As said <i>A People's History of America<\/i> author Howard  Zinn about <i>Scam<\/i> editor Erick Lyle, \u201cForget the statistics  and pretentious analysis of urban society. Take a walk through the  city with Erick Lyle and discover the reality of how people live in  an American city.\u201d The <i>Scam<\/i> anthology will collect Lyle's  long out-of-print work and give it a deserved platform for all to  read. We recommend and stand behind Erick's stuff with all our hearts...<\/p>\n<p>Everyone who donates something will  receive an awesome gift in return--with increasingly larger\/awesomer gifts as the  donation amount goes up! (The gifts are  listed below the press release.)<\/p>\n<p>To read more about Microcosm's Kickstarter campaign, go to  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/897079804\/scam-the-first-four-issues\">http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/897079804\/scam-the-first-four-issues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11935477&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11935477&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/11935477\">Scam: The First Four Issues Kickstarter Fundraiser<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/user586117\">Joe Biel<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Your pals,<\/p>\n<p>Steven Stoddard, Wade the Cat, E. 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