Joe Biel

In 2013, when John Roderick’s “Punk Rock is Bullshit: How a Toxic Social Movement Poisoned Our …

The third installment of this zine series about what it means to be neurodiverse, and what the neurodiverse …

Ever since he came out as autistic, people have been contacting Joe to share their stories and ask questions. The most …

Are you tired of fucking shit up? Well, time to fix all that is broken to prove we are DIY punks.

Bicycling has many obvious health benefits, but the least obvious one is the mindful act of bicycling. Rather than …

The R-word has been used against us as hate speech for decades. Neurotypicals have tried to dictate our motives, …

In the 1890s, bicycling was a cultural activity for the wealthy elite, with a bicycle costing about twenty weeks of a …

Accountability means accepting responsibility for your actions and repairing any harm you have done. This …

Because abortions should be safe, legal, available, and shame-free.

If Microcosm was a person, they'd be in their early twenties, chock full of the messy connotations that this …

From Chick-Fil-A to the Boston Tea Party, Nike to Women's Suffrage in the U.S., United Farm Workers to the …

Minot may only be the fourth largest city in North Dakota, but it's a key player in the punk …

The first time that I met my favorite autistic mentee, she walked right up to me, declaring “You don’t look …

So, you want to publish books. Drawing on 24 years of experience operating an independent publishing company, …

"Hey Jealousy," "Found Out About You"... most of the hits from the Gin Blossoms' 1992 breakout …

I mean, it's a step towards avoiding the nomination of more sexual abusers on the Supreme Court (or any other place …

In 1999 our show in MInot, North Dakota was canceled but the locals said that we could still come hang out. I gave them …

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

You may have heard of the Black Panther Party, but what do we really know? Here's introduction to …

The life expectancy of autistic people is 36 years old. The most likely cause of this is suicide. Autistic people are …

And the first rule should always be safety.

Who you are and what you've survived is worth being proud of!

You had me at "bread."

Because bullies win when we look the other way.

The R-word has been used against us as hate speech for decades. Neurotypicals have tried to dictate our motives, …

Show your feminist bicycle power with this enamel pin based on Cecilia Granata's re-imagining of the Schwinn …

In Oregon and many places across the globe, a bicycle is allowed to occupy a whole lane of traffic (alone or with a …

It's the revamped second edition of the Expozine Award Winning zine of police documents, now with commentary! Last …

Plan out your publishing empire, from mission to budgets, with this workbook companion to Joe Biel's A People's …

Over the course of 23 years, Microcosm's founder Joe Biel has written eight books across a wide band of subject …