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Joe Biel is a self-made autistic publisher and filmmaker who draws origins, inspiration, and methods from punk rock to sell millions of books. Biel is the founder and CEO of Microcosm Publishing, Publishers Weekly's #1 fastest-growing publisher of 2022 and #3 in 2023/2024, and WorkingLit, the software responsible for Microcosm's aforementioned success—now available for other publishers. Biel has been featured in Time, Esquire, Art of Autism, Reading Glasses, Bulletproof Radio, Spectator (Japan), G33K (Korea), and Maximum Rocknroll, as well as NPR and PBS. Biel is the author of A People's Guide to Publishing, Autism Relationships Handbook, Unfuck Your Business, Enduring Legacy of Portland's Black Panthers, 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 series. Biel lives in Portland, OR.


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Pin #221Bikenomics
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Sticker #284Ask Me About Freeway Removal
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Freeway removal rocks! It's good for our communities, our bicycle riding, our air quality... you name it! We have much…
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Sticker #621Fiction: Historical Lies, Emotional Truths
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They say the victors are usually the ones who write history. That's led to centuries of white supremacy, misogyny, and…
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One Less Truck t-shirt
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What's that? You have to take the kids to school, the dog to the park, and pickup the groceries on the way home? You…
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Sticker #453Be interested instead of trying to be interesting
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Put the Fun Between Your Legs
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Chainring Heart magnet
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The image that started it all. Celebrate your love of cycling and when they ask you what this shirt means, tell 'em how…
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Read Zines, Change the World
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Sticker #624do cops storming colleges realize they will only create more folk music?
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How to Recognize What You Need
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Having trouble figuring out what you need? Self-care is not a binary. Often—especially if you aren't practiced in…
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Sticker #306Meet America's #1 killer
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The truth is out there. Whether it's due to car accidents, or environmental health problems, cars are America's #1…
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In this day and age of overwhelming and misleading media headlines, we present the first "fair" and "balanced" t-shirt.…
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Sticker #620Readers Have Choices
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Readers have choices! For example, you chose to read this description. And should be able to choose whatever you want to…
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Pin #203Aftermass
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Sticker #619Dumpster Fires are the purifying light of a better world being born
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Sticker #231start as you want to continue
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The beginning contains everything that follows after it. That's why the way you start something shapes the way it will…
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Pin #068Your Heritage is Hate
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The so-called Confederate flag has come to be a symbol of racism and white supremacy nationwide. This one-inch round…
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Sticker #623You can normalize trash picking
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Trash picking and dumpster diving reduce waste. Plus, people will find all kinds of creative uses for the things you…
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Sticker #367I'd Rather Be Reading Microcosm Books!
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Sticker #470Demisexual Pride
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Sticker #405The Second Amendment Protects Racism
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The second amendment is racist at its core. Not only has the right to bear arms been upheld to favor white gun ownership…
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How to Make a Decision (vertical)
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Sticker #309Live Free or Drive!
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Live Free or Drive, spread the word. Bicycles make you free, but they also make the world a freer place. (Sturdy vinyl…
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Sticker #304Every Car a Murder, Every Bicycle a Love Affair (men)
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This one's for you, gentlemen. (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black print on a white background. Reads: "Every car a…
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Sticker #607Aspiration > Fear
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In other words, dream big. Don't let the fear hold you back. Slap this vinyl sticker on your water bottle, laptop,…
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Sticker #287America's #1 Youth Killer
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It's true, kids! The car kills more people under 35 than anything else! Beware! (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black print…
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How to Pack for a Trip
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Do you have travel anxiety that ramps up before you leave? Let's tackle that, especially when it comes to packing your…
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Read a Fucking Book
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Reading books can be a direct path to joy, empathy, critical thinking, and taking action to improve your life and the…
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