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A Riot of Emotions Issue 5: Even though Andy has been kind enough to print some of my own poetry, I have to observe the fact that the greatest gem of Andy's mag is his own stark, gruesome and demented B&W line art. Every issue is filled with it and poetry from around the world! What more can you ask for! Andy is defintely one of the better artists out there and really knows how to put together an excellent looking zine. Oh yea, he does give plenty of room to other artists.
$3.00 Each to Andrew Cocker, Dark Diamonds Publications, POB HK 31, Leeds W. Yorkshire, LS11 9XN U.K. (42 Pages/D/TOM) No trades/reviews zines/submissions OK/back issues/no ads/
Arrows of Desire Issue 6
Arshile: A Magazine of the Arts Issue 4
Art$lut Issue 3 Summer '95
Artcite, Inc. The Newsletter Spring '95: I used to live in downtown Detroit. I was 20. I could buy booze over the bridge in Windsor, but it was *verboten* in the Motor City. Consequently, I spent much time over there. Many of the times I went to W. were for Artcite events. Even though I had the primary objective of getting smashed I never forgot these dedicated people supporting local art. I am glad to see the organization is going strong and I am sure they have something to offer every Windsor artist.
In this issue; cuts in governement funding for the arts, art happenings and opportunities around town.
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Atelier Issue 6
Beet Issue 11 Spring '95
Beyond Baroque Vol 1 Issue 5
Beyond The Fold Magazine Vol 2 Issue 3 Summer Solstice: A litzine heavily focused on poetry.
I found some enjoyable short pieces here. Most of the work avoids the pretentious "I want to be a poet" style that is so tiring to read. Instead, we get some solid poems that hit you with feeling and send you on your way.
$4 Each , Subs: $10.00 for 4 issues to John Mark Ivey, 400 Hillside Dr, Smithfield, NC 27577 (16 Pages/S/CWB) submissions OK/takes ads/
Bizara Issue 25
Black Cat 115 Vol 1 Issue 3 Summer '95: A compelling collection of stories and poems full of anger and attitude. The writers come from both sides of the border but they all seem to agree on one thing -- life sucks!
I'm really pleased with this, especially since it shows so much improvement over the second issue. It starts with a very disturbing story about kid who marries his mother. Then it's on to poems by Dale Jensen, M.L. Leibler, and a story by Alfred (*Rant*) Vitale describing Charlie Brown as a punk rocker.
The design is pretty standard but broken up with enough clip art so that keeps things interesting. If you a fan of the grittier side of literary endeavers then this is for you.
$2 cash Each , Subs: $ 5.00 for 3 issues to Matthew Firth, 1315 Niagra St #4, Windsor, ON N9A 3V8 Canada (44 Pages/D/RSF) reviews zines/submissions OK/back issues/takes ads/
Black Virgin Mary Coloring Book Issue 2 September '95: While there's not much in here about religion or Black culture, it's certainly styled after a childhood colorbook. Lots of stuff in here, but the highlights are the intricate full-page illustrations that are all set for you to tear out and color (if you've got a steady hand, that is). Also scattered throughout are the "E-Z Pages," featuring simpler drawings that are ready to be colored in by a child or impatient adult.
Overall it quite lively and humorous. Hey! it's *interactive*.
$2 Each to Rick Van Benschoten, 319 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (12 Pages/S/RSF) reviews zines/submissions OK/no ads/ Email:acts_mag@panix.com
Bohemoth: A Journal of Culture and Politics Issue 2 Summer '95
The Burning World Issue 13 1995
Candy
Cannedphlegm Vol 1 Issue 2
Chemical Reaction: Photo Zine Issue 1 March 1995
Chiron Review Issue 43 Summer '95: Dedicated poetry journal with interviews and contributions from a variety of writers. Each poet has a page of submissions printed with his or her picture which is a nice touch.
The poet Antler is featured this time and we're treated to a full run of his goofy verse. "Roosters are great and cock-a-doodle-doo / at dawn I'll always love / but suck-a-doodle-doo / on teenage studmeat / beats fighting cocks / pecking each others' eyes out."
Unfortunately the *Chiron Review* has been forced into hiatus. It has been censored by it's typesetter/printer (where Michael is also employed). This is a temporary situation until they can find a new printer.
$4.00 Each , Subs: $12.00 for 4 issues to Michael Hathaway, 522 E. South Ave, St. John, KS 67576 (36 Pages/T/CWB) No trades/no ads/
City Girl Art: Ew, That's Gross Issue 2 April '95
CN: Correspondence Novelas Vol 2 Issue 2: More English-language deconstruction, but this time it's from Germany.
This single-sheeter is the literary version of turning on the radio and switching stations as quickly as possible until the sounds are nothing but a blur. Fortunatley, the volume is kept resonably low and the experience doesn't last long.
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Command-I Issue 2
Conduit: The only magazine that risks annihilation Issue 3 Summer '95: Tall and skinny zine of poetry and short writing.
This is the "Hateful Issue" but I didn't see anything that was beyond the everyday nasty. I did however, appreciate many of the poems here. "Noah's Son Depressed" retells the ancient story of the Ark with a twist: only one of each animal was put on board.
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Cripes! Issue 2 Winter '94: Poetry and prose from the land of Lousiana. As editors Jim Tolan and Kelly Stern put it, between the seriousness of a lit. mag and the uncrafted impluse of a zine.
I really enjoyed Eddie Ferguson's "(Dust) Song" with its intimation of the circular nature of things. Bud Johnson's "my aunt belle" is a nice evocation of another time. "you have to suffer for beauty" is Kate Cumisky's realization that the things our mother's tell us are not always right, but they are powerful.
$4 Each , Subs: $ 8.00 for 3 issues to Jim Tolan, 514 1/2 East University Ave., Lafayette, LA 70503 (44 Pages/D/MLW) No trades/reviews zines/submissions OK/no ads/ Email:kes7524@usl.edu
Curios Thing Vol 2 Issue 13: This is the zine from long-time networker A-1 Waste Paper Company. This tiny booklet features all sorts of bizarre theories, mutated ads, very strange photographs.
Since this is issue #13, there's all sorts of superstitions and fears that are portrayed here.
An important contact in the mail art landscape.
$3.50 Each to A-1 Waste Paper Company, 71 Lambeth Walk, London, SE11 6DX U.K. (16 Pages/M/RSF) back issues/no ads/
Cyber-Psyche Issue 3 September '95: This one just couldn't hold my attention. I started looking through it and the faint copying and extremely scattered design just wasn't inviting to my eyes.
It seems to be mostly poetry, much of it shrunk down to micro-size. Lots of drawings and thoughtscrawl everywhere too. 62 pages is a respectable number, but maybe if they tried to condense it and pick out some of the better material it would have more impact.
$2 Each to Brian McBride, 5049 Lindenwood Ave., St. Louis, MO 63109 (62 Pages/D/CWB) no ads/
Dark Moon Sisters Issue 1
Dark Penguin Issue 1 October '95: Named after a play that Woody Allen mentions in his notes, *Dark Penguin* follows through with light-hearted and oddball fiction.
Victor Lembrey gets the zine off to a fine start with his story about the Empire State Building suddenly coming to life and rolling over the city like an urban Godzilla. No figurative or deep meaning here, just a mad scientist holding out for ten million dollars. We also meet Tina (born with her thumbs on backwards), Bob (a puppy who protects young girls from sea monsters), and Peter and Michelle (a couple who try to be totally honest with each other).
A welcome break from over-intellectual lit zines.
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Dark's Art Palour Magazine Issue 1
DDT Issue 6 Spring '95
De'Pressed Int'l Issue 4
Dead Lines Magazine Issue 2 May '95: Horror fiction and art with more maturity than the average genre zine.
Eric Schaller's short but excellent story is exactly what I look for in writing. It pulled me in immediately with its premise of death as only a period of rejuvenation. I'll save the ending for you but it left me quite disturbed. "Joe's Bed" by Nancy Bennett was another fine piece. It told of an icebound boat with nothing to eat but poor Joe. This topic has been covered repeatedly in story and song, but Nancy's veiled language and timing put her version with the best of them.
$4.75 Each , Subs: $13.00 for 3 issues to Nancy Purnell, P.O. Box 907, Tolland, CT 06084-0907 (88 Pages/S/CWB) No trades/no ads/
Dobra Chai Vol 1 Issue 2 September '95: This journal of imaginative fiction and essays is thick with illustrations, most of them in color.
There was a heartfelt tribute to *The Book of Tea* and its reissue to celebrate its 90th anniversary. We also get a new adventure of Whalter and Beala as they visit Memphis; go bike touring with George (and hear about a really frightening knee injury); and find out the history of constellations.
Once you see what you can do with color printing, it's hard to go back to black and white design.
$5 Each , Subs: $20.00 for 4 issues to Cider Press, 1800 Market St. #104, San Francisco, CA 94102 (64 Pages/HL/CWB) No trades/submissions OK/no ads/ Email:brian@ciderpress.com
Dobra Chai Vol 1 Issue 1 June '95
Dorothy's Last Letter Vol 1 Issue 1 August '95: Poems and stories that are honest, straightfoward, and about the life that we all lead. While the poems are quite enjoyable, I particularly like all the stories. Just a page or two and written in a style that anyone can understand.
It also comes with a cassette.
$3 Each to Clayton Lintero, P.O. Box 632734, San Diego, CA 92163 (26 Pages/D/RSF) submissions OK/no ads/ Email:clintero@aol.com
Emo-Boy With Fists of Steel Issue 1
Entelechy Vol 2 Issue 1 December '95: Steven is engaging in one of the most difficult tasks in publishing -- he's publishing a literary journal without any university affiliaiton or advertiser support. Focusing on the best literary works in Knoxville and the rest of the country, he found plenty of gifted writers and even gave 'em enough room to breath.
This is the "Big Black Texas Issue" and features a plethora of writers from Austin and Knoxville. I really enjoyed Karen Lillis's "Dear New York City...Letters from Austin, Texas" where she wrote letters to Manhattan explaining why she had to leave. David Booker contributed a short story about the struggles of being a writer; Marilyn Kallet revealed her feelings about writing poetry; and John Talbird proposed that the future has in store for Fourth of July celebrations. Half the book is devoted to poetry too.
Non-pretentious, straight ahead, and very entertaining.
$7.95 Each , Subs: $12.80 for 2 issues to Steven Horn, 602 South Gay St, Suite 501, Knoxville, TN 37902 (208 Pages/J/RSF) No trades/submissions OK/back issues/no ads/ Email:entelechy1@aol.com
Evidence of Active Thought Vol 1 Issue 1 Summer '95: A handmade compendium of artistic contributions from a variety of people. Most of the pages were xeroxed, but several handmade pieces highlight the collection. Included here are examples of punk art, cartooning, poetry, collage, and found art. It very much reflects the Boston style -- highly political, highly opinionated, but full of chaotic anger. I like how it's bound using the boards from the "America's Funniest Home Videos Game" as covers.
$5 Each to Richard Mackin, 1298 Commonwealth Ave #4, Allston, MA 02134 (0 Pages/S/RSF) No trades/submissions OK/no ads/
Exodus 12
Eyeball June '95: An exploration into all the arts, from comics to contemporary music. The editors take a Christian slant with much of their commentary but it never gets overwhelming.
I liked Chris Sharpe's story of being threatened with suspension when a teacher saw his drawing of a fly-headed man. She said it was Satanic and forced him to draw a Biblical scene. So he drew Peter hacking off the ear of a Roman guard at Christ's crucifixion and the teacher loved it.
$2 Each , Subs: $12.00 for 6 issues to Chris Sharpe, 2643 NW 49th, Oklahoma City, OK 73112 (20 Pages/S/CWB) reviews zines/submissions OK/no ads/
Far Gone Vol 1 Issue 1 January '95: A new annual litzine with a variety of high quality writing.
Hightlights in this debut issue, published back in January, include the interviews with Ken Kesey and Timothy Leary.
They only printed 100 copies so there may not be any more left
$7 Each to Todd Brendan Fahey, P.O. Box 43745, Lafayette, LA 70504 (48 Pages/S/RSF) No trades/submissions OK/no ads/ Email:fahey@usl.edu
Fearless Issue 14
Feh!: A Journal of Odious Poetry Issue 18 August '95: After seven years Simeon is passing *Feh!* on. From now on Tony Arnold will be handling everything. Thankfully, Simeon isn't completely abandoning the industry and will continue publishing *Meshuggah*.
Some great stuff in Simeon's final issue: Al Ackerman's intro to Simeon's collection of poetry, Bob Zark's poem about realistic postage stamps, lots of more musical poems, and plenty of letters.
This (and back issues) available from Simeon. Subscripion orders should go to Tony Arnold, 196 Alps Road #2-316, Athens, GA 30606.
$3 Each , Subs: $ 8.00 for 3 issues to Simeon Stylites, Feh Press, 200 East 10th St #603, New York, NY 10003 (36 Pages/S/RSF) No trades/submissions OK/no ads/
Fuck Issue 1 Summer '95: A solid match-up of experimental poetry and critical writing.
Dr. Serrano shares everything he knows about the world "fuck," including it's etymology (seems to be derived from the Dutch "fokken"), the relation of its sound to it's meaning, and whether or not we can use the word in a non-sexual way. Miller's quote on the subject is quite good: "What is unmentionable is pure fuck and pure cunt: it must be mentioned only in deluxe edition, otherwise the world will fall apart." There's also an invaluable analysis of language and censorship based on Robert Jackson's AFMP organization.
$2 Each to Michael Sussman, 431A Hoffman Ave, San Francisco, CA 94114 (30 Pages/S/CWB) submissions OK/no ads/ Email:lowd@sirius.com
Fuel Issue 12 2Winter 1994: Andy Lowry's litzine features several strong short stories of a personal bent, plus some poems and a few unfocused graphics.
The childhood stories by Andrea Lambert and c.j. hannah (Both about the ugly mobs kids form) are standouts, but the prose is consistently very good. Chris Mortenson's "It's All the Same Grease" offers a bleak view of low rent, dead end family life. Good use of pull quotes, too.
$3.00 Each , Subs: $10.00 for 4 issues to Ms. Andy Lowry, PO Box 146640, Chicago, IL 60614 (66 Pages/MS) No trades/no ads/ Email:alowry@mcs.com
Fungus: Tabloid Lit for Working Spores Issue 3
The Girl-illa Art Zine Issue 3 Spring '95
Gortday Review Vol 1 Issue 22 July '95: "*Gortday Review* has only one editorial policy...We accept anything, all the time, because we believe in your right of expression without exception." This means we read exactly what the writer wants us to -- whether it's tired, insightful, or strange.
This issue seems heavy on art submissions with some interesting work by Dave Kocher, David Kay, and my favorite this time, Sheets Wilson. This piece, "Space is the Connector of All Things," is an elaborate collage of tiny numbers made to represent the cross section of the planet. At least that's how I interpret it. Another standout was Chris Kozak's story of making friends in a new town. He just went down to the local bar and started drinking.
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Haight Ashbury Literary Journal Vol 14 Issue 1
I Never Was A Fat Kid May 8, 1995
Ignite Issue 1 June '95: Ignite is a literary journal with a spiritual center and strong ties to zine culture.
Lots of poems with the higlights including Hakim Bey's "Moorish Mail-Order Mysticism" and Ira Cohen's poetic tribute to Ray Johnson.
to Dario Stipisic, Ignite, P.O. Box 2216, Peter Stuyvesant Station New York, NY 10009 (60 Pages/J/RSF) No trades/no ads/
In My Shoes: Personal Stories from the Journey of Life Issue 2 Fall '95: A vibrant collection of stories that captures our most human side.
Joyce Maynard told us about her overzealous attempts to get her daughter's boyfriend into a new film. She hoped to convince him to try out for the part of a skateboarder when the movie came to town for one of the scenes. But it was no use, and she realized that being in a movie was not his dream at all. "Urge to Run" by Sam Gaines was a short, yet very moving story of a father and son's last pleasant memory together.
$4 Each , Subs: $15.00 for 4 issues to Clark Communications, 410 E Park St, Archer, FL 32618-4761 (40 Pages/S/CWB) No trades/submissions OK/no ads/
Inner-View Vol 1 Issue 1 April 1995
Island Issue 3
Juxtapoz: Art Through Chaos Vol 1 Issue 4 Fall '95: If art and culture form a circle then *Juxtapoz* explores the point where fine high art and lowbrow pop culture meets. After only three issues *Juxtapoz* has grown to become one of the most compelling art magazines out there.
So much good stuff in this fourth issue but my favorates includes the visual overview of Alex Grey's compelling paintings, David Perry's photos of original hot rods, the nearly disturbing art of XNO, and Seth Maxwell Malice's interview with S. Clay Wilson.
*Juxtapoz* documents the aestetic fringes of lowbrow art.
, Subs: $10.00 for 4 issues to Ed Riggins, HSP, P.O. Box 884570, San Francisco, CA 94188 (80 Pages/S/RSF) No trades/no ads/
Juxtapoz: Art Through Chaos Vol 1 Issue 3 Summer '95
Kazoo Issue 1 September '95: Poetry-intense with some short ficton between the cracks.
Some of the verse has collage interpretations in the background but they seem to have been printed a little dark and are often hard to make out. A lot of work went into this, but there was just too much poetry for my taste.
$3 Each , Subs: $ 8.00 for 3 issues to Renee Koehler, 1344 Clifton Ave Box 305, Clifton, NJ 07012 (56 Pages/S/CWB) submissions OK/no ads/
Kerem: Creative Explorations in Judaism Issue 3 Spring '95
Kobisena Issue 37: Bengali poetry published by the long-standing Prakalpana literary movement. The pieces are quite experimental and make use of varied text arrangements for added effect.
Maybe it's the wild, curving Bengali script, or the simple writing about nature, but I immediately got a feeling for the Bengal way of life. You don't often read poems about sleeping by the river, or hearing a woodpecker in the forest. All are published in both English and Bengali.
3 IRCs Each to Vattacharja Chandan, P-40 Nandana Park, Calcutta, 700034 W.B., India (8 Pages/HL/CWB) No trades/no ads/
Kobisena Issue 36
Lime Green News Issue 12 July '95: Like many mail art folks, Carolyn is really busy, involving herself in a number of unique projects. *Lime Green News* is her main project, mutating with each issue, exploring many aspects of mail art.
This issue is devoted to her correspondence, printing letters from her readers -- many of whom are also active in the network. She printed letters from Seth Mason, John Held Jr., John Bennett, and others, giving a broad range of opinions about the state of the art.
It's a worthwhile additon to your mail art library.
$2 Each to Carolyn Substitute, 125 Brower Dr, Florissant, MO 63031 (24 Pages/HL/RSF) No trades/reviews zines/submissions OK/back issues/no ads/
Love and Myth: Poems by Michael McIrvin: Poetry that is rooted in the west without being kitschy or cowboy poetry. I liked "A Dream After Drinking Too Much Tequila" for it's sickish feel and scary images. "In Mexico" evokes the sights of the country and also its poverty
$7.95 Each to Blue Textual Sparrow Press, P.O. Box 2013, Fort Collins, CO 80522-2013 (47 Pages/D/MLW) No trades/no ads/
Massive Fertility Issue 1 August '95
Middle Ground Issue 5 Summer '95: Fictional stories of young life and high school that weigh in at four to eleven pages each.
"Waiting for the Goddess -- Going-on-Girls" was a story of being crushed by the three Obviously Beautiful girls of the graduating class. Tyson also shares his short travel stories of Placerville, Auburn, and the city of Rough & Ready.
$2 Each to Tyson McCreary, Cowell College, Beard Hall, UCSC Santa Cruz, CA 95064 (60 Pages/HL/CWB) back issues/no ads/ Email:tysonm@cats.ucsc.edu
Mindfuck Issue 3: Mostly short fiction and poetry with some sharp social essays.
I'm sure you anti-Barney freaks will love the suggested episode titles for a new season. How about "Barney the Cryptkeeper," or "Barney Makes Mustard Gas"? We also get a pointed and moving appeal to come to terms with the rape crisis in the U.S.
to Rachelle Brooks, P.O. Box 161, Brooksville, FL 34605-0161 (12 Pages/S/CWB) No trades/no ads/
Miss Fit's Free Press Issue 12
Moxie Vol 8 Issue 8
Musea Issue 35 July '95
MVSEVM Vol 1 Issue 1 Summer-Fall '95: Slim but substantial debut for this Norfolk-based litzine. A rant/rumination on paper in our lives, a review of Paul ("Smoke") Aster's books, an old woman finds a violent new way to feed the pigeons, part 1 (of course) of a continuing serial killer story, and a 3rd grade visit to the principal's office. (How do people remember this much detail?)
Not incredible but a decent start.
$2 Each to Matt Sears, 7721 Cortlandt Place, Norfolk, VA 23505 (20 Pages/S/MS) reviews zines/submissions OK/no ads/ Email:matts@aol.com
Nobodaddies: A Journal of Pirated Texts Issue 2 Fall/Winter '94
Old Crow Review Issue 5 1995
One Was Johnny: This small booklet is the detoured version of Maurice Sendak's *One Was Johnny* "who lived by himself ...." Only instead of the various animals that visit themselves on him, it's only molas, which are "giant swimming fish heads." Entertaining.
$1? Each to Mola Reading Circle, P.O. Box 2233, Olympia, WA 98507 (48 Pages/M/MLW) No trades/no ads/
Piranha de Manana Issue 2 Fall '94
Possibilitiis: Literary Arts Magazine Vol 1 Issue 4 July 1995: Multicultural and often politically correct literary journal from Ottawa.
A survey of current Black scifi, remiscences of being one of the "London-returned" in 1960s Africa, and B&W photos of Jose Mansilla-Miranda's domestic animal paintings. George Clarke's "Beatrix Chancy" reads like a parody of political correctness: "in 1801, Francis Chancy, a white slaveholder and father of a mixed-race slavegirl Beatrix, expresses his lust for his daughter, whom he has been raping repeatedly for several weeks. In contrast, Beatrix sees her suffering as an instance of oppression...."
$4.35 Each , Subs: $18.00 for 4 issues to Maureen Henry, 109-2100 Scott St., Ottawa, ON K1Z 1A3 CANADA (45 Pages/S/MS) submissions OK/no ads/
Powerline Vol 1 Issue 1 September '95: John is trying his hand at writing fiction these days, starting up this new publication devoted to his short stories.
The stories have a sort of distanced feel to them -- interacting with life but from the point of view of an outsider. His characters are certainly no heros, they occupy the bottom rungs of the ladder and don't seem to have any desire to improve thier lot.
$1 Each , Subs: $ 3.00 for 3 issues to John Matthews, 2265 W. Leland Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 (30 Pages/D/RSF) No trades/back issues/no ads/
Puck: The Unofficial Journal of the Irrepressible Issue 11 1995
Pulp Issue 2
Rant Issue 3: An enjoyable collection of opinionated one-page poems and screeds. As the editor puts it "a bridge between the zine and the literary journal."
This issue has pieces by Hakim Bey, Paul Weinman, Tuli Kupferberg, Aleister Crowley and many others. Less angry and less political than I expected. Actually a bit predictable in a counter-culture way, not including the anti-Allen Ginsburg piece by Bob Witz.

$4 Each , Subs: $16.00 for 4 issues to Alfred Vitale, P.O. Box 6872, Yorkville Stat, New York, NY 10128-0017 (76 Pages/J/MS) submissions OK/takes ads/ Email:rant@pipeline.com
Rantings and Renderings Issue 1 September '95: That's a clever name for a zine of art and poetry. Mark dabbles in both and includes many of his sketchbook pictures, as well as some rhyming verse.
The drawings have a very immediate, honest feel, and my favorites are the portraits he did in a loose, fine line style. The poetry was goofy and almost humorous. "The Fruit Roll" described the age-old gag of playing with food, and in this case, making a Fruit Roll-up mask to frighten the girls.
3 32 cent stamps Each to Mark J. Mulroney, 1267 Montevideo Ave, Placentia, CA 92670 (28 Pages/D/CWB) reviews zines/submissions OK/no ads/
The Raspberry Reader Issue 9 July '95: This zine seems very pro-poetry and has a number of submissions. My favorite is the two-liner by Sparrow -- "All poems / are failures."
We also get an interview with Angela Douglas who claims over 50 films, novels, and TV shows have ripped off her autobiography that details her sex change. Her life has not been an easy one, between the operation, having a stroke, and an FBI investigation.
$2 Each to Raspberry Press, P.O. Box 9034, Panama City Beach, FL 32417-9034 (12 Pages/HL/CWB) No trades/submissions OK/no ads/
The Raspberry Reader: Can You Change Colors? Issue 8 June 15 '95
Remember To Murder The Numbers: by Gary David: Did you ever read long poems written in anagram? They half make sense but still sound like they're poorly translated song lyrics from medieval French ballads.
That's what most of this chapbook is like; lots of dada-ist neo-babble nominally about music. "House of the Rising Sun" is a long list of things that are blue, red, or black. It's entertaining if you like to read shopping lists for "Black out. Blue ozone rain. Red rape. Black bullet hole in the head. Blue ruin..." Some interesting images here but I only recommend this for the experimentalist poet.
to Gary David, 1880 White Cloud Ln., #14, Prescott, AZ 86301-5295 (18 Pages/D/CWB) No trades/no ads/
The Review Issue 33
Salon: A Journal of Aesthetics Issue 23 Autumn, 1995: Often radical looks at various aspects of art, artists and creativity; and their impact on society. _Salon_ is always at the forefront of the fight for free expression.
This issue is a little bit of everything. As it is lucky number 23 there is a strong Beat influence with an almost fanish aspect to Beat gatherings modern and historic. Of course there's a buttload of feedback from the awesome prior issue (which made Editors' Choice and is one of the strongest and most powerful First Amendment documents ever produced). In the middle there's a big lilac section that is a follow-up to issue 8. The artwork and comix in this issue really above par (and that's saying a lot) with page after page of Blair Wilson, Ace Backwords, Evan Dorkin and Jim Siergey & Tom Roberts. Great articles by Kurt Nimmo, Calvin Stacy Powers and Luke McGuff's "Parallel Culture" essay.
Signed, numbered, and utterly essential.
$5.00 Each , Subs: $20.00 for 4 issues to Pat Hartman, 305 W. Magnolia, Suite 386 Fort Collins, CO 80521 (134 Pages/S/JP) reviews zines/submissions OK/takes ads/
SFest, Ltd. Vol 6 Issue 1 Summer '95: Plenty to read here in this thick collection of poetry, reviews, essays, and fiction.
Some nice pleasant short stories here from F.W. Belland, Lawdon, Brooke Carlson, James Sullivan, and Mark. I also like the interview with Bob Bergeron about his home recording studio.
All in all, a varied and often interesting read.
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Shattered Wig Review Issue 12
Short, Sweet, And To The Point: The OFFICIAL Newsletter of Shorty's Laundromat Issue 5 August '95: I'm not sure exactly what makes this the "Newsletter of Shorty's Laundromat." It seems to be mostly poems and odd letters of advice.
I did enjoy the haikus. "Roger is drinking / The sun rose an hour ago. / Drink, Roger, you rat." Lots of inside jokes about characters that I can only presume spend their days watching the clothes tumble in the dryer.
Oddly priced, as the last issue was only a quarter and this issue is $5.
$5 Each to Robert Phelps, 3540 Howard, Detroit, MI 48216 (16 Pages/S/CWB) No trades/no ads/
Shots: A Photographic Journal of Art, Images, and Ideas Issue 49: A forum for amateur photography that prints an excellent array of work. Discussion of technique is at a minimum which makes the non-photographer very welcome here.
This issue looks at all the fun of summer vacation with shots from around the world and around the block. One of my favorites depicts a young boy climbing down the sheer face of a cliff. The whole scene perfectly captured the feeling of boyish adventure and made me want to jump right into the scene with him.
After looking through an issue, you'll be forever wondering why none of your pictures come out this well.
$5 Each , Subs: $20.00 for 4 issues to Robert Owen, P.O. Box 38149, Dallas, TX 75238 (55 Pages/S/CWB) No trades/submissions OK/no ads/
Shots: A Photographic Journal of Art, Images, and Ideas Issue 48 June '95
Shy Issue 1 Fall '95: Kati is interning at a newspaper and publishing her zine on the side and it seems like the two are worlds apart.
She reprints a story that she wrote for the paper and tells how the editor cut it in two and gave it a completely different spin. After an experience like that, I wonder if Kati will just stick to zining in the future. There are also some skillfully crafted poem collages and a discussion about curfew for minors.
$1 + SASE Each to Katherine Sharpe, 4305 Lorcom Ln, Arlington, VA 22207 (12 Pages/S/CWB) no ads/
Sivullinen Issue 17 Spring '94
Solus Issue 7 July '95
Spout Issue 17
The Stable Companion: The Literary Magazine for Horse Lovers Issue 1 Fall '95: A unique literary magazine for horse lovers. Susanna loves horses and horse magazines so she came upon the idea of starting a literary magazine devoted to the love of all things equine.
Since photos are diffcult to reproduce properly, this premier issue is primairly devoted to true stories and short fiction. Eight tales, and about the same number of one-page poems, making for fine bedside reading. Perfect for the country horse owner or urban resident who always dreamed of owning a horse.
Wonderfully printed on high-quality paper.
$7 Each , Subs: $24.00 for 4 issues to Susanna Brandon, P.O. Box 6485, Lafayette, IN 47903 (56 Pages/HL'/RSF) No trades/submissions OK/no ads/
Stop Doing That: A magazine of fiction Issue 1 Summer '95: Nicely done zine with some solid effort behind it.
This premiere issue has three enjoyable, often moving stories of love and letting go. I particularly liked "Nightbird," about a father's love for his daughter. It's both happy and sad and relates how little Meggie flew away to the stars leaving the world behind.
$2 Each , Subs: $ 9.00 for 6 issues to Barbara Combs, P.O. Box 2351, Kirkland, WA 98083-2357 (28 Pages/D/CWB) No trades/submissions OK/no ads/
Stuff Nobody Else Would Print Issue 1: Almost a dozen short, typewritten vignettes of suprising quality.
"Rendezvous with Death" belonged on *The Twilight Zone* with all its bizarre shifts in reality. A writer is stuck over the ending for his story so he goes over to visit his girlfriend. When he gets there, there's a note on the door saying that she went to Mexico with a former lover as a way of giving him material for his book. Several twists later and you feel like you're right in the middle of *Foucoult's Pendulum*.
$1 Each to Mike Rebar, P.O. Box 1340, Chino, CA 91708-1340 (24 Pages/D/CWB) No trades/submissions OK/no ads/
sub-TERRAIN: WRITING/ART/PHOTOGRAPHY Vol 2 Issue 17 Spring '95
The Sun & The Moon: A very bizarre, almost surreal collection of short stories and poems.
A bit more moodier this time, Kurt starts off with a description of one of his more distrubing dreams and then writes a short story about sickness. I also like Robert Krause's description of a night out dancing to pop music.
Since Kurt also runs a printing and design business, the quality here is top notch.
$3 Each to Kurt Boucher, Miracle Printing, 64 Federal Rd, Danbury, CT 06810 (20 Pages/D/RSF) back issues/no ads/ Email:sunmoon@aol.com
The Sun & The Moon Issue 667 July '95
Those Who Must Be Kept Issue 1
The Underside of Nursing Vol 4 Issue 5 June '95
Uniform Hole: Eschatology and Scatology Issue 4: A very distrubing collection of short stories. Mostly bordering on experimental science fiction -- but that definition is really too limiting. Some of these stories remind me a bit of J.G. Ballard.
There's the piece about how mother cheated death by playing Rock Paper Scisors; a visit to a concentration camp for happy people; and the hidden details of the invisible city.
$2 Each to Warzone Collective, 1/5 Donegall St, Belfast, Northern Ireland (0 Pages/D/RSF) No trades/no ads/
The Unit Circle Issue 5 Spring '95
The Urbanite: Surreal and Lively and Bizarre Issue 5: Short fiction and poetry with a cityside flavor and an interest in surrealism.
#5 has 15 competently written stories of moderate horror. A billboard paster loses his smile (literally), a short story writer loses control of her characters, a psychiatrist has a dangerous cure for fear of the sea, and why you shouldn't get between your girlfriend and her cat.
Sadly the design is a bit bland. Actually, the "design" is just pages and pages of text.
$5 Each to Mark McLaughlin, Urban Legend Press, P.O. Box 4737, Davenport, IA 52808 (60 Pages/S/MS) No trades/submissions OK/back issues/no ads/
Veins: New Arteries of Literary Style and Artistic Design Vol 1 Issue 4 Summer '95
Vuelve a la Vida
Wasting The Dawn Issue 1 September '94: This is a serial novel to be published in ten installments of two chapters each.
It appears to be about Rose and Randall, two Texas drifters. Randall seems to be some supernatural being who talks about immortals and feels intense pain whenever water touches his skin. I'm not sure where the story's headed as we don't have too many clues yet.
The cover art is an elaborate, multi-layered affair with a hand sewn design.
, Subs: $20.00 for 10 issues to David Hurwitz, P.O. Box 22161, San Diego, CA 92192-2161 (20 Pages/CWB) No trades/no ads/
What Issue 1 August '95: Stylish booklet of poetry and short stories. Tiny photos adorn the pages, looking almost like icons to guide you through each work.
I wasn't too taken with the poetry but enjoyed Melissa White's short fiction. It was in the form of a letter to "Momma" and related a diner story of a nasty customer with a gun.
$1.99 Each to What Press, 3111 Berkeley Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026 (12 Pages/D/CWB) No trades/no ads/
Whirlwind Arts Journal Vol 1 Issue 7 Sept. '95: Design-heavy arts journal in a mini-datebook format. I like how this thing is packaged, with a vinyl leatherette cover and shrinkwrapped.
This issue has an essay on graphic art history, lots of poems, record reviews, and a long but oblique comic with a Fantastic Four-type visual style. The visual look is sumptuous but the content is unremarkable this time.
$3 Each to Marc T. Neidlinger, WhirlWind Arts Journal, 2293-B Coral Ave. NE, Salem, OR 97305 (52 Pages/D/MS) No trades/submissions OK/no ads/
Why I Smoke Crack: While not quite a zine, this great story deserves a plug in the pages of *Factsheet 5* for its sharp, raw writing and amateur production aesthetic. A three page rumination on one of the decisively uncool, unhip narcotics, this story almost makes me think crack would be an interesting drug. At the very least it reminds me why folks find themselves choked on the stuff.
"Smoking crack is the ultimate American experience. It's the hearty and rugged individualism of the pioneers - yippie. It's the crack of the slave whip - cower nigger! It's the Trail of Tears. It's Donald Trump and it's Iran Contra." But Michaels isn't all hype. Later he's holed in a Detroit alley wanting for shoes and shelter. And in the end it's just the want itself.
$1 Each to J. Michaels, Lolligag Productions, 9830 Harrison, Livenia, MI 48150 (5 Pages/S/JEF) No trades/no ads/
Winchester/G. Ander Fanzine Issue 1 Winter '95: Clean looking little compilation of three short stories and a novel extract.
Eric's writing flows along quickly and has a natural style. The slice of "Catch the Fever," from Eric's novel, is about a mall diner that accuses one of the customers of trying to pass a counterfeit $2 bill.
$1 Each , Subs: $ 4.00 for 3 issues to Eric Fisher, P.O. Box 11662, Philadelphia, PA 19116 (31 Pages/M/CWB) no ads/
Window Panes Vol 1 Issue 6
World Letter Issue 6
The Writing on the Wall Issue 7 Spring '95
Xib: Poems Dreams Photos Fiction Issue 7
Xing Issue 1 August '95: Pamphlet-sized zine of odd comic art and even odder poetry. Eric printed this whole thing on multi-colored paper with some really cool colored ink. But the dada-ist quality left me wanting a bit more.
$2.50 Each to Eric Askue, Miracle Printing, 64 Federal Rd, Danbury, CT 06810 (24 Pages/S/CWB) no ads/
XJT Issue 2 Summer '95: Heavy on collage, this zine has a recurring theme of being sexually used and then abandoned.
Poetry like "Karla's Remorse" describes the sordid, disgusting afair of giving a blow job to a man who was ugly and mean. "Why didn't you just kill me quickly / Why leave me filled with disgrace." Powerful and creative reading.
$4 Each , Subs: $20.00 for 5 issues to Sandra Dawson, P.O. Box 862, Station F Toronto, ON M4Y 2N7 Canada (15 Pages/S/CWB) No trades/no ads/
YoMiMoNo Issue 4 Winter '95: *YoMiMoNo* is a literary publication of poetry and very personal stories.
I was hoping for more work by Japanese writers, but all the submissions seem to be from somewhere else (New Jersey, Australia, Spain...) and are all in English. Kate Krautkramer's "American Embassy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia," was a prize piece of East meets West and leaves you wondering just what the hell is going on in the world. She checks in to the oasis of the U.S. embassy to watch the most American of films, *Dances With Wolves*, only to be faced with the harsh realities of beggars and desperation once she's back outside.
$5.00 Each , Subs: $10.00 for 2 issues to Suzanne Kamata, 113-6 Ninokoshi, Kitakawamukai, Hiroshima Matsushige-cho Itano-gun, 771-02 Japan (49 Pages/Q/CWB) No trades/reviews zines/submissions OK/no ads/