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Joe Biel is a self-made autistic publisher and filmmaker who draws origins, inspiration, and methods from punk rock. Biel is the founder and CEO of Microcosm Publishing, Publishers Weekly's #1 fastest-growing publisher of 2022 and #3 in 2023. Biel has been featured in Time Magazine, Esquire, Art of Autism, Reading Glasses, Bulletproof Radio, Spectator (Japan), G33K (Korea), and Maximum Rocknroll, as well as on NPR and PBS. Biel is the author of A People's Guide to Publishing: Building a Successful, Sustainable, Meaningful Book Business, Good Trouble: Building a Successful Life & Business with Autism, 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 film series. Biel lives in Portland, OR. Find out more at joebiel.net.

Sticker #092: A Profile for Mass Shootings? How About White Suburban Male.

Sticker #092A Profile for Mass Shootings? How About White Suburban Male.

by Joe Biel Author

There's so much political resistance and debate around guns. While gun violence has been on tremendous decline for over…

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Patch #214: Ask Me About Freeway Removal

Patch #214Ask Me About Freeway Removal

by Joe Biel Author

There have been murmurs that when Eisenhower, the designer of the interstate highway system, learned that freeways had…

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Sticker #470: Demisexual Pride

Sticker #470Demisexual Pride

by Joe Biel Author

Let the world know you are demisexual and proud with this sticker! (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black print on a white…

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Sticker #359: Every Mile Bicycled Pays to Patch Three Potholes

Sticker #359Every Mile Bicycled Pays to Patch Three Potholes

by Joe Biel Author

The return on investment for bicycling is so great, and the civic costs are so low, that the more people who bike, the…

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Pin #214: Live Free or Drive!

Pin #214Live Free or Drive!

by Joe Biel Author

Live free or drive! Even if you drive a car, that doesn't mean you love it, or even tolerate it very well. Show your…

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One Fewer Truck

One Fewer Truck

by Joe Biel Author

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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Perfect Mix Tape Segue #7: Still Alive in Tree House

Perfect Mix Tape Segue #7: Still Alive in Tree House

by Joe Biel Author

During a period of transition, our protagonist takes refuge by living in a literal treehouse. For the first time in his…

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One Fewer Truck Magnet

One Fewer Truck Magnet

by Joe Biel Author

Do you lack a truck, but own a bicycle? Would you like others to adopt a sans-truck lifestyle? Make your agenda clear as…

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Pin #206: Meet America's #1 Killer

Pin #206Meet America's #1 Killer

by Joe Biel Author

So sinister. So unfortunately true. Warn the masses about the destruction from automobiles with this #bikepositive 1"…

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Read a Fucking Book

Read a Fucking Book

by Joe Biel Illustrator

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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How to Make a Decision (horizontal)

How to Make a Decision (horizontal)

by Joe Biel Author

Life is full of major decisions and often we get lost and mired in the slog of figuring out what's best for us, or…

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Sticker #395: Driving Isn't Vegan

Sticker #395Driving Isn't Vegan

by Joe Biel Author

A bike sticker that tells it how it is: driving hurts the animals. Support animals? Support the environment? Then you…

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Evolution Cargo T-shirt

Evolution Cargo T-shirt

by Joe Biel Author

Throughout science there has been minor discrepancies in the way that different species evolve. Some become sleek racers…

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$20 Superpack: Joe's Faves

$20 Superpack: Joe's Faves

by Joe Biel Author and Super Pack! Author

They say it's impossible to pick favorite children. But after stewing for a few hours on our long history of titles, I…

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$20 Superpack: All About Zines—What, How, & Why!

$20 Superpack: All About Zines—What, How, & Why!

by Joe Biel Author, Bill Brent Author, Stephen Duncombe Author and Super Pack! Author

Combining the "How" (Make a Zine), the "What" (Zine Yearbook #9), and the "Why" (Notes from Underground), this superpack…

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Sticker #396: Driver taxes only pay for 1/2 of the road. Give the other 1/2 to bikes

Sticker #396Driver taxes only pay for 1/2 of the road. Give the other 1/2 to bikes

by Joe Biel Author

Drivers aren't the only ones paying taxes! Plus, bikes are more likely to be hit on the road, very likely to be affected…

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Sticker #142: Why Win an Argument When You Could Have a Conversation?

Sticker #142Why Win an Argument When You Could Have a Conversation?

by Joe Biel Author

Turns out that having friends, colleagues, and people in general who respect you is a good thing. (Unless you really…

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Live Free or Drive (train) Magnet

Live Free or Drive (train) Magnet

by Joe Biel Author

Ah, how I yearn for the days of the trolley taking us about. We could load up with bicycles and not worry about the…

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Pin #176: Ask me about freeway removal

Pin #176Ask me about freeway removal

by Joe Biel Author

Freeways are handy for going long distances, but in cities they are too often used to destroy and divide some…

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Bikenomics magnet

Bikenomics magnet

by Joe Biel Author and Elly Blue Author

Inspired by Elly Blue's fascinating book, this magnet gives you a chance to talk to everyone you meet about…

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Stagnating vs Effective Leadership

Stagnating vs Effective Leadership

by Joe Biel Author

Figure out which kind of leader you are (and then, if needed, become the one you want to be)! *Have your poster shipped…

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Patch #244: Autistic Lives Matter

Patch #244Autistic Lives Matter

by Joe Biel Author

From day-to-day difficulties in socializing, inflexible routines, and sensitivity to noises to the fact that a…

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How You Relate To Others

How You Relate To Others

by Joe Biel Author

It is not always easy to be our most authentic selves. We wear masks all the time (and not just to stay safe in a…

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Pin #210: Consumes Money, Destroys Health

Pin #210Consumes Money, Destroys Health

by Joe Biel Author

The mechanical root of all evil. Hate cars? Us too. Show your enviromental support with this 1" round pinback…

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Pin #207: One Less/Fewer Truck

Pin #207One Less/Fewer Truck

by Joe Biel Author

Gotta get the kids to school, groceries back from the store, and lumber to the job site? Look no more! Get your cycle…

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Sticker #437: This Vehicle Runs on Biofuel

Sticker #437This Vehicle Runs on Biofuel

by Joe Biel Author

Sustainability at its finest!

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How to Recognize What You Need

How to Recognize What You Need

by Joe Biel Author

It's not always easy to know what you need. We go through our day, and we feel tired, cranky, paralyzed with indecision,…

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How You Relate to Others

How You Relate to Others

by Joe Biel Author

The self that we bring with us to work or to social contexts isn't always the same. We have our good days and our bad…

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