Beware the writer...

Hello everyone! Just a little update about the new zines available at Black Light Diner Distro!



HELLO ALABAMA: A ONE-SHOT DISASTER (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Courtney's (Muse) anti-love letter to Alabama was written after she packed up and moved from North Carolina to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to attend library science school. The move came with an unexpected downside in the racist and conservative attitudes of some of her classmates. While certainly not indicting all Alabamans, Courtney describes the self-silencing she must go through to be safe in her new location, from being forced to tear a pro-choice sticker off her car to having to check her political ideals at the door in order to have at least a few friends. There's also a piece about the underfunded and underutilized recycling program in Tuscaloosa, and how its mismanagement by clueless city officials has had devastating consequences for the working-class community who must live next to the plant. I've never moved to a drastically different geographical location (yet), but as someone who grew up in a more conservative area the themes of alienation rang true, and I think this would be a great zine for anyone who feels out of step with their surroundings, whether they're a native or a newcomer.

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Also, I'm really on the lookout for some new zines to carry, in particular personal comics. If you have something you think I'd be interested in, drop me an email or send it to me!

Thanks for reading,
Erica

Woah, I'm so excited. I finally got around to doing this. Making copies and getting the packaging together. Also, I wanted to make some nice prints as a holiday gift. Whew.. and here it is, ta da!


This Includes:
Volthair #1: My intentions are Good
Volthair #2: The Crane Zine
One free print!
6 USD

Descriptions:

Volthair #1: My Intentions are Good: This first zine is about my first year of college, some of my tangent past, getting over my first boy attachment, meeting new and old souls, and searching for the sake of searching. Most of it's about trying. A dirty bathroom wall once said "my intentions are good." These are seamless intentions within us are just tumbling life's events, that's all. 1/4 size, 50 Pages

Volthair #2:The Zine Crane is about the hot Austin summer of 2008 to the 2009 cold spring. It is about the young throws of unlikely love, the life of a pbs intern, a long road trip away from Austin, happenings, more happenings, feelings of death, the age of seventeen and the search for quality. It is furthermore, what are attempts to remember details and stories. Whenever anything seems disorienting, please know these are my hands folding and unfolding a crane. I am trying to remember my history and my experiences, fold by fold. 1/4 size, 48 pages

Email me if you're interested at volthair at gmail dot com!
You can also order them on my website!

cross posted- my apologies

Hello folks. Just letting you know I've just updated my free zine distro http://zinemonger.blogspot.com . There's new zines added including functionally ill and sexuality as hidden. I've also made the instructions for ordering much simpler and clearer. Please take a look and help yourself to some free zines!