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Elly Blue is a co-owner and the vice president of Microcosm Publishing, and the co-host of the People's Guide to Publishing podcast. Her books include Everyday Bicycling and Bikenomics, and she is the editor of the annual Bikes in Space anthology of feminist bicycle science fiction. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her partner, their dog, and a small fleet of cargo bicycles.

Sticker #319: Bike Love

Sticker #319Bike Love

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Bike love! A simple message about how you really feel. Don't let the world's road rage get in the way! (Sturdy vinyl…

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Sticker #327: You Look Very Nice Today

Sticker #327You Look Very Nice Today

by Elly Blue Author

True story! Let the top tube of your bicycle (or any other stickerable surface of your choice) deliver this situationist…

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Sticker #326: My Taxes Pay for Your Roads

Sticker #326My Taxes Pay for Your Roads

by Elly Blue Author

This sticker basically summarizes our book Bikenomics in six words.  (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black print on a white…

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Sticker #325: Conan Doyle quote

Sticker #325Conan Doyle quote

by Elly Blue Author

"When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having,…

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Sticker #315: Internet Antidote

Sticker #315Internet Antidote

by Elly Blue Author

Eyes glazed over? Fingers hurt from all that typing? Head filled with anger from that thing someone said in a comment?…

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Sticker #320: Bicycling Saved My Life

Sticker #320Bicycling Saved My Life

by Elly Blue Author

Everything changes when you start biking, often for the better. If bicycling saved your life and you want the world to…

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Sticker #314: If I Had Biked Today, This Parking Spot Would Be Yours

Sticker #314If I Had Biked Today, This Parking Spot Would Be Yours

by Elly Blue Author

Got a car? Put it to work doing bicycle advocacy when it would otherwise just be sitting there! Let other drivers know…

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Bikes in Space: Volume II: More Feminist Science Fiction

Bikes in Space: Volume II: More Feminist Science Fiction

by Elly Blue Editor, Elly Bangs Contributor, Elizabeth Buchanan Contributor, Caitlin Giddings Contributor, Jessie L. Kwak Contributor, 3 more

Bikes in Space is a feminist bicycle science fiction anthology. Started as a zine (and a bit of a joke), it ended up…

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Sticker #312: Proud, Taxpaying Bicyclist

Sticker #312Proud, Taxpaying Bicyclist

by Joe Biel Author and Elly Blue Author

Given how the money is doled out, you may not always be proud to pay taxes, but it's likely that you are paying them,…

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Taking the Lane #12: Religion and Bicycles

Taking the Lane #12: Religion and Bicycles

by Elly Blue Series Editor and Kirsten Collins Editor

The twelfth issue of the self-proclaimed "This American Life of feminist bike zines," explores the intersection of…

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Taking The Lane #11: Four Paws, Two Wheels

Taking The Lane #11: Four Paws, Two Wheels

by Elly Blue Author

Dogs and bicycles... It's a combination that wouldn't immediately occur to most people, but that's the brilliance of…

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$20 Superpack: Bicycle! Bicycle!

$20 Superpack: Bicycle! Bicycle!

by Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author, Shelley Lynn Jackson Author and Super Pack! Author

Get the bicycling inspiration and knowledge you need in this superpack, including: A short, scandalous history of…

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Taking The Lane #9: Disaster

Taking The Lane #9: Disaster

by Elly Blue Author and Katura Reynolds Author

The ninth issue of Taking the Lane examines the role of the bicycle in preparing for, surviving, and rebuilding after…

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Taking the Lane #8: Childhood

Taking the Lane #8: Childhood

by Elly Blue Editor, Julie Brooks Contributor, Lauren Hage Contributor, Adonia E. Lugo, PhD Contributor and Katura Reynolds Contributor

Childhood is the eighth installment of Taking the Lane Quarterly, featuring nonfiction stories about cycling, childhood,…

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On Bicycles: 50 Ways The New Bike Culture Can Change Your Life

On Bicycles: 50 Ways The New Bike Culture Can Change Your Life

by Karl Anderson Author, Elly Blue Author, Shawn Granton Author and Amy Walker Author

Bike culture is exploding in cities like Portland, OR, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Montreal, and Vancouver, BC.…

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Taking the Lane #4: Sexy on the Inside

Taking the Lane #4: Sexy on the Inside

by Elly Blue Author

In this new issue of the feminist journal of contemporary cycling, we are treated to one long essay from Elly Blue…

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Bikenomics zine: How Bicycling Will Save The Economy (If We Let It)

Bikenomics zine: How Bicycling Will Save The Economy (If We Let It)

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In the follow up to her ten-part series on Grist, bicycle activist and journalist Elly Blue continues to dissect the…

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PDX by Bike: Your Guide to Discovering Portland, Oregon by Bicycle

PDX by Bike: Your Guide to Discovering Portland, Oregon by Bicycle

by Elly Blue Author and Meghan Sinnott Author

In this hands-on guide, Meghan and Elly lay out a basic primer for getting your feet wet (often literally) in the City…

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Taking the Lane #2: Revolution Every Damn Day

Taking the Lane #2: Revolution Every Damn Day

by Elly Blue Author

Taking the Lane explores women's experiences and observations in the male-dominated world of cycling, working in the…

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Taking the Lane #1: Sharing the Road with Boys

Taking the Lane #1: Sharing the Road with Boys

by Elly Blue Author

In this 2010 zine, Elly shares her thoughts and stories about being a woman on a bike in Portland, Oregon. Having been a…

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