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21 Years of Good Trouble: The Microcosm Publishing Sampler

by Julia Alekseyeva, Liz Baillie, Alexander Barrett, Nate Beaty, Joe Biel, Elly Blue, Moe Bowstern, Kyle Bravo, Raleigh Briggs, Bill Brown, Al Burian, Ethan Clark, Andy Cornell, Ken Dahl, Bill Daniel, Holly Davis, Bert Davis, Stephen Duncombe, Nicole Georges, Steve Gevurtz, Pete Glanting, Cecilia Granata, Shawn Granton, Urban Hermitt, Asbjorn Intonsus, John Isaacson, Shelley Lynn Jackson, Sandor Ellix Katz, Cynthia Marts, Mia Partlow & Michael Hoerger, Tom Neely, Joshua Ploeg, Nate Powell, Jesse Reklaw, Cristy Road, Dave Roche, Keith Rosson and Jim Rugg

To celebrate our twenty first anniversary, we put together this compilation of work from our authors and artists, ...

Getting Over it

by Dr. Faith G. Harper

Is it time to get over it? You know, whatever the thing is that's got its claws in you--family stuff, addictions, ...

This is Your Brain on Anxiety: What Happens and What Helps

by Dr. Faith G. Harper

Anxiety .... it's the worst. Choking, stifling, smothering, tingling, panicking, brain cutting out, bad decisions... ...

Bikes in Space: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction

by Kate Berube, Elly Blue, Elizabeth Buchanan, Nicky Drayden, Amelia Greenhall, Jessie Kwak, Katura Reynolds, Maddy Spencer and Aaron Wilson

A reader of science fiction since she was a child, Elly Blue elected to make this issue of Taking the Lane into a ...

This is your brain on PTSD: Trauma Recovery Using Brain Science

by Dr. Faith G. Harper

Do you freak the fuck out at the weirdest possible times? Are there some normal life things that you just don't do or ...

Boundaries: Because We Don't Teach This Shit in Elementary School

by Dr. Faith G. Harper

"Can you just imagine how different the world would be if we taught children about boundaries? To consider the space of ...

Things That Help: Healing Our Lives Through Feminism, Anarchism, Punk, & Adventure

by Cindy Crabb

Living in the margins of a culture she never felt comfortable in, Cindy Crabb touches on her experiences with feminism, ...

Learning Good Consent: Building Ethical Relationships in a Complicated World

by Cindy Crabb

Curated by Doris editor Cindy Crabb, Learning Good Consent looks at the culture of sexual consent from a standpoint ...

Support: Feminist Relationship Tools to Heal Yourself and End Rape Culture

by Cindy Crabb

Support encourages everyone to take a step back, listen, think, and talk about sex, consent, violence, and abuse. If ...

Notes from Underground: Zines and the Politics of Alternative Culture

by Stephen Duncombe

"Zines and underground culture offer up an alternative, a way of understanding and acting in the world that operates ...

STI FAQ: Keep Calm and Learn Real Facts About Sexually Transmitted Diseases

by Dr. Faith G. Harper

Got an STI? (That's short for sexually transmitted infection.) Or just worried you'll get one? Or does the thought that ...

Working: Makin' Paper Without Losing Your Mind or Selling Your Soul

by Dr. Faith G. Harper

Are you freaking out about work? Horrified at the idea of getting to the office? Have a boss that makes you want to ...

Make a Zine!: Start Your Own Underground Publishing Revolution

by Joe Biel and Bill Brent

Do you have a passion that you want to obsess about in a love letter to the world? In this new edition of Microcosm’s ...

Cats I've Known: On Love, Loss, and Being Graciously Ignored

by Katie Haegele

From deep friendships to brief encounters, this is the story of the cats in Katie Haegele's life, or rather the story ...

Henry & Glenn Adult Activity and Coloring Book

by Tom Neely

Love is so metal. Get pumped on inspirational love with the coloring book of the century, celebrating the romance of ...

Henry & Glenn Forever & Ever: Completely Ridiculous Edition

by Tom Neely

Two men. Two myths.One Legend.   The greatest love story every told has finally been released in graphic novel ...

Sex Without Roles: Transcending Gender

by Eli Sachse

How much of your sex life is informed by gender norms that you may not even be conscious of? Eli Sachse's zine is all ...

Biketopia: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories in Extreme Futures

by Elly Blue

In a world with an uncertain future, do you imagine for the best or for the worst case scenario? Twelve writers tackle ...

Xerography Debt #41: The Review Zine With Perzine Tendencies

by Davida Breier

"We are here because art, creating, and communication are forms of resistance. We are here because we are not one lone ...

The Spanish Civil War

by J Gerlach

The Spanish Civil War is part of John Gerlach's Simple History series (hot on the heels of Nez Perce Indians)! ...

A Chef's Tale #1: Strange Traveler's Tales of Food, Sex, Random Occurrences, and Other Culinary Disasters

by Joshua Ploeg

Joshua Ploeg is a touring post-punk vegan chef and these are his harried tales of traveling the Greyhound with sex ...

Surviving: Getting Through The Shit Life Throws At You

by Dr. Faith G. Harper

This is a zine for getting through it when life is piling it higher and deeper, the political and personal and social ...

Basic Fermentation: A Do-it-yourself Guide to Cultural Manipulation

by Sandor Ellix Katz

Fermented foods are great for your health, and this book is a great resource for learning to use the microbes around ...

Cat's Claw Herbal

by Heron Brae

In this 2002 zine, Heron Brae, now an established herbalist and teacher, shows a developing love and understanding ...

Six Days in Cincinnati: A Graphic Account of the Riots That Shook the Nation a Decade Before Black Lives Matter

by Dan Méndez Moore

This is the graphic history of the 2001 Cincinnati riots, told for the first time from the perspective of the ...

The Prodigal Rogerson: The Tragic, Hilarious, and Possibly Apocryphal Story of Circle Jerks Bassist Roger Rogerson in the Golden Age of LA Punk, 1979-1996

by J. Hunter Bennett

In 1983, Circle Jerks bassist Roger Rogerson stole the band’s van and dropped off the face of the earth. Thirteen ...

Indestructible: Growing up Queer, Cuban, and Punk in Miami

by Cristy Road

In her Miami high school Cristy Road valiantly tried to figure out and defend her queer gender identity, Cuban cultural ...

Fix Your Clothes: The Sustainable Magic of Mending, Patching, and Darning

by Raleigh Briggs

Ever had to say goodbye to a favorite item of clothing because of a busted zipper, fallen hem, or gaping hole? Want to ...

Comfort Eating With Nick Cave: Vegan Recipes To Get Deep Inside of You

by Joshua Ploeg and Automne Zingg

Poor Nick Cave. Life is hard for him and there are many hurdles to deal with every day. And like all of us, Nick is ...

On Quitting: Tips for Kicking Alcohol

by Elly Blue