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Joe Biel is a self-made autistic publisher and filmmaker who draws origins, inspiration, and methods from punk rock. He is the founder and CEO of Microcosm Publishing and co-founder of the Portland Zine Symposium. He has been featured in Time Magazine, Publisher’s Weekly, Art of Autism, Utne Reader, Oregonian, Broken Pencil, Punk Planet, Bulletproof Radio, Spectator (Japan), G33K (Korea), and Maximum Rocknroll. He is the author of People's Guide to Publishing: Building a Successful, Sustainable, Meaningful Book Business, Good Trouble: Building a Successful Life & Business on the Spectrum, Manspressions: Decoding Men's Behavior, Make a Zine, The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting, Proud to be Retarded, Bicycle Culture Rising, and more. He 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 film series. The Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy described Biel as "not trained in pedagogy." He lives in Portland, Ore and his work can be found at joebiel.net

$30-40 Superpack: Owning Our Damage Warehouse Sale! (Published Books)
by Super Pack! Author, Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author, Ian Giesbrecht Author, Jane Goodall Author, 8 more
10 books worth $130, yours for just $40... it doesn't get much better than that! Here's a …
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How to Be Accountable Workbook: Take Responsibility to Change Your Behavior, Boundaries, & Relationships
by Joe Biel Author and Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN Author
Have you made choices you regret, grown away from your values, damaged your relationships, or hurt …
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Your Neurodiverse Friend #1: A User Guide to Treating People Like People
by Temple Grandin, Ph.D Contributor, Joe Biel Editor, Eliot Daughtry Contributor, Gee23 Contributor, Kate McNulty Contributor, 4 more
Neurodiversity occupies a similar place in the public consciousness as gay rights did in the 1970s: most people on the …
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Punks Around #3: The Minot, North Dakota Punk Scene 1989-2000
by Joe Biel Author and Alexander Herbert Series Editor
In 1999 our show in MInot, North Dakota was canceled but the locals said that we could still come hang out. I gave them …
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Proud to be Retarded #2: The Survivors Issue
by Joe Biel Editor, Temple Grandin, Ph.D Contributor, Eliot Daughtry Contributor, Aaron Poliwoda Contributor and Partly Robot Contributor
The life expectancy of autistic people is 36 years old. The most likely cause of this is suicide. Autistic people are …
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Your Neurodiverse Friend #2: Being Taken Advantage Of
by Joe Biel Editor, Temple Grandin, Ph.D Contributor, Eliot Daughtry Contributor, Kriss De Jong Contributor, Partly Robot Contributor, Laura Stanfill Contributor and Emily Velasquez Contributor
The first time that I met my favorite autistic mentee, she walked right up to me, declaring “You don’t look …
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Proud To Be Retarded #1: Autistic Pride in a Neurophobic World
by Joe Biel Editor, Temple Grandin, Ph.D Contributor, Ricki Bransen Contributor, Eliot Daughtry Contributor, Aaron Poliwoda Contributor, Tammy Porter Contributor and Partly Robot Contributor
The R-word has been used against us as hate speech for decades. Neurotypicals have tried to dictate our motives, …
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Unfuck Your Writing: Write Better, Reach Readers, & Share Your Inner World
by Joe Biel Author and Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN Author
Want to be a writer, but the words won't come? Do you have a lot to say but don't know how to write it so …
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Chainring Heart
by Joe Biel Author and Aaron Renier Author
The image that started it all. The chainring heart is Microcosm's logo and still a fitting symbol of all we do. …
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Autism & The Re:Spectrum of Human Emotions/Perfect Mix Tape Segue #6: Autism & Intellectually Understanding Empathy
by Joe Biel Author
Recommended for anyone who is or knows someone on the autism spectrum (or suspects they might!), this zine looks at the …
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The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #10: What Happened to the Black Panther Party?
by Joe Biel Author and Joseph E. Green Author
You may have heard of the Black Panther Party, but what do we really know? Here's introduction to …
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The Autism Handbook: Understand Its Many Intricacies (formerly How to Human with Autism #1)
by Joe Biel Author and Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN Author
If you're an autistic adult, there probably hasn't been a whole lot of guidance or community out there for you …
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Sticker #146: Who Would Jesus Bomb?
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WWJB doesn't quite roll of the tongue like WWJD.
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Sticker #360: Being Apolitical is a Privilege
by Joe Biel Author
With great power comes great responsibility. Use your privilege wisely.
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The Autism Relationships Handbook: How to Thrive in Friendships, Dating, and Love
by Joe Biel Author and Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN Author
Ever since he came out as autistic, people have been contacting Joe to share their stories and ask questions. The most …
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Patch #194: Punk Rock Saved My Life
by Joe Biel Author
Punk rock saved my life, too. Tell the world with this canvas patch with rough-cut edges. Patches come in a variety of …
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Sticker #453: Be interested instead of trying to be interesting
by Joe Biel Author
Curiosity is the best superpower. It opens doors, creates conversations, and means you'll never, ever be bored …
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How to Be Accountable: Take Responsibility to Change Your Behavior, Boundaries, and Relationships
by Joe Biel Author and Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN Author
Accountability means accepting responsibility for your actions and repairing any harm you have done. This …
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Proud to be Retarded #5: Relationships
by Joe Biel Author
The R-word has been used against us as hate speech for decades. Neurotypicals have tried to dictate our motives, …
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Do Not Pet: How Activists Brought Disability Rights to the U.S.
by Joe Biel Author and Gerta Oparaku Illustrator
Service dogs, wheelchair-accessible buildings, and protection against being fired due to a disability—these basic …
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Perfect Mix Tape Segue #4: Going On Tour
by Joe Biel Author and Dave Roche Photographer
Three years after the fact Joe busts out a zine tour based zine about "Cocoon: The Road Trip" from 2004. A …
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Do Not Pet: A Service Dog's Graphic Tail
by Joe Biel Author with Caroline Spark PhD
Throughout human history, dogs have performed service tasks for us. Some of the earliest documented cases occurred …
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Superpack: Protest Power Counter Display
by Super Pack! Author, Adonia E. Lugo, PhD Author, Dan Méndez Moore Author, Joe Biel Author, Michael Hoerger Author, 4 more
Fuel the revolution with these books and zines that empower readers to understand key social issues and act on them. …
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Change Your Life then the World - embroidered patch
by Joe Biel Illustrator
Show your DIY pride with this 4-inch, black-and-white embroidered patch, featuring the Microcosm chainring heart …
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$50 Superpack: Stuck at Home
by Super Pack! Author, Joe Biel Author, Dave Roche Author, Emily June Street Author, Ben Snakepit Author, Robert Wildwood Author and Bill Brown Author
For everyone stuck at home right now looking for new inputs, this bundle of books is especially put together to absorb …
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Revolution Between the Lines Typewriter
by Joe Biel Illustrator
What you write matters. What you read matters. Understanding the subtext and context of what you write and read matters …
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