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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.

Sticker #077: Think Freedom Sucks? Hate the Poor? Vote Republican

Sticker #077Think Freedom Sucks? Hate the Poor? Vote Republican

by Joe Biel Author

Sometimes stereotypes are true... and this one, although a bit snarky, is definitely one of the true ones. Why is it…

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Sticker #245: Gentrification in Progress

Sticker #245Gentrification in Progress

by Joe Biel Author

Is your neighborhood being over-developed by yuppie shits for massive profit? Maybe this satirical sticker can help you…

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Sticker #178: First Amendment

Sticker #178First Amendment

by Joe Biel Author

A good little reminder to have with you at all times. Stick it somewhere, educate others.  (Sturdy vinyl sticker with…

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Sticker #426: every action is an act of love or a call for it

Sticker #426every action is an act of love or a call for it

by Joe Biel Author

A potent antidote to blame and shame, a path forward, a sobering reframing. In a world that can feel so lonely…

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Sticker #311: Evolution Cruiser Bicycle

Sticker #311Evolution Cruiser Bicycle

by Joe Biel Author

As we ride more modern and practical citybikes, sometimes it's important to let your hair flow, put on your skirtguard,…

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Sticker #429: maybe honking will help

Sticker #429maybe honking will help

by Joe Biel Author

A helpful suggestion to place on your bicycle rack, motorcycle side, car bumper, or walking cane. Because who knows,…

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Sticker #086: If Money Were No Object, What Would You Do With Your Life?

Sticker #086If Money Were No Object, What Would You Do With Your Life?

by Joe Biel Author

The root of all evil is deep and suffocating. If we lived in a world without money, we would be freer to spend our days…

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Sticker #185: Read Zines, Change the World

Sticker #185Read Zines, Change the World

by Joe Biel Author

Read, reflect, act thoughtfully, repeat. Throw some writing and publishing your own zines into the mix and you've got a…

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Sticker #088: In 1492 Indigenous people discovered Christopher Columbus lost at sea

Sticker #088In 1492 Indigenous people discovered Christopher Columbus lost at sea

by Joe Biel Author

Columbus, you murderous fool.  (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black print on a white background. Reads: "In 1492 indigenous…

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How to Be Accountable Workbook: Take Responsibility to Change Your Behavior, Boundaries, & Relationships

by Joe Biel Author and Dr. Faith G. Harper Author

Have you made choices you regret, grown away from your values, damaged your relationships, or hurt yourself and…

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Sticker #159: Chainring Heart

Sticker #159Chainring Heart

by Joe Biel Author, Aaron Renier Author and alex wrekk Author

Microcosm's iconic chainring heart, now in sticker form! Show your bike love to the world! (Sturdy vinyl sticker with…

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Sticker #105: Bombing for Peace is Like Fucking for Virginity

Sticker #105Bombing for Peace is Like Fucking for Virginity

by Joe Biel Author

How could anybody ever be fooled into believing that you could save anybody with bombs? This one makes the absurdity of…

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Sticker #410: Choosing Comfort Over Difficult Conversation Is the Epitome of Privilege

Sticker #410Choosing Comfort Over Difficult Conversation Is the Epitome of Privilege

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It's a privilege to avoid those tricky conversations at the dinner table. It may make things more comfortable for you,…

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Patch #207: Free Parking

Patch #207Free Parking

by Joe Biel Author

Wait a minute? You’re telling me that it's free ANY time? I may complain about getting rained on from time to…

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big patch #078: Put the Fun Between Your Legs

big patch #078Put the Fun Between Your Legs

by Joe Biel Author

What's more fun than riding a bike? Perhaps riding two bikes on a date? Scratch that, let’s bring a whole club of…

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Patch #236: Library Gearz

Patch #236Library Gearz

by Joe Biel Author

Ever notice how social change happens?  1) People get educated... say, at the library or through the little phones we…

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Patch #078: Put the Fun Between Your Legs (shirt style)

Patch #078Put the Fun Between Your Legs (shirt style)

by Joe Biel Author

It's true! The bicycle is so much fun! Since when have you really been able to enjoy the sights around you when in a…

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Patch #092: Resist Gossip

Patch #092Resist Gossip

by Joe Biel Author

Okay. We know it is fun and a little addictive. But it also hurts feelings, people's confidence, and reputations. It's…

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Patch #242: Black Lives Matter

Patch #242Black Lives Matter

by Joe Biel Author

For all that our media tries to make other countries scary--"Dangerous Mexico!" "Scary Iran!" "Deadly Columbia!"--forty…

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Patch #243: Legalize Blackness

Patch #243Legalize Blackness

by Joe Biel Author and Elly Blue Author

How hypocritical that our media tries to make other countries seem scary. And yet, forty percent of Americans don't even…

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The Autism Relationships Workbook: How to Thrive in Friendships, Dating, and Love

by Joe Biel Author and Dr. Faith G. Harper Author

Every autistic person is capable and worthy of having happy, healthy, fulfilling friendships and relationships. This…

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Neurodivergent Pride #4: 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 like…

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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 Joseph E. Green Author and Joe Biel Series Editor

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

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Sticker #052: Hate Driving in Traffic?

Sticker #052Hate Driving in Traffic?

by Joe Biel Author

People are always complaining about traffic, when they are literally sitting in their cars and being part of the traffic…

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Sticker #146: Who Would Jesus Bomb?

Sticker #146Who Would Jesus Bomb?

by Joe Biel Author

 WWJB doesn't quite roll of the tongue like WWJD. 

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Sticker #360: Being Apolitical is a Privilege

Sticker #360Being Apolitical is a Privilege

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To have no political opinion simply means that you're comfortable with the status quo, and that the status quo doesn't…

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Sticker #270: No One Is Free When Others Are Oppressed

Sticker #270No One Is Free When Others Are Oppressed

by Joe Biel Author

In a society based on the oppression of people, nobody can ever be truly free. We are all trapped in a tricky web of…

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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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