Stacy's Zines
I first made zines as part of the 1980s Southern California punk rock scene. Zines are self-published and sometimes handmade booklets and magazines. They are truly a DIY and accessible form of creativity that is available to all of us, which is why I love them.
With my friends in the 1980s, I made Anti-Establishment fanzine, a political zine with articles, poems, show reviews, and band interviews. I also made poetry zines until around 1991 or so. After not making zines for nearly 20 years, I was surprised to discover a vibrant zine culture today. I started making zines again in my 40s and have been accepted for several amazing festivals, including Portland Zine Fest, LA Zine Fest, Long Beach Zine Fest, Orange County Zine Fest, Claremont Zine Fest, and Redlands Zine Fest. I'm super thankful for the creative and beautiful people in the welcoming zine community!
Some of my zines I've created since 2013 are for sale at my etsy shop.
Joni: The Heavenly Dog Poet (2021)
This zine is an imaginary tale of my beloved dog Joni who passed away in August 2020. It is an art zine featuring handmade collages.
Poems a Librarian Wrote on Her Lunch Break, September 2013
It's true! Most of the poems in this collection I wrote on my lunch break on the campus of Santa Ana College where I work as a librarian. This was the first zine I created after returning to zine-making in my 40s. This zine is currently out-of-print.
Stories Are Magic: A Zine of Interviews, Issue #1, Spring 2019
Stories Are Magic is a zine of interviews. This issue features two beautiful souls: Laura-Marie River Victor Peace of the Las Vegas Radical Mental Health Collective & Sacred Peace Walk and Mare Chapman, a mindfulness educator and author of Unshakeable Confidence: The Freedom to Be Our Authentic Selves: Mindfulness for Women. This zine features a hand-painted and hand-stitched cover.
Young and Hungry in Paradise, 2014
Young and Hungry in Paradise is a poetry zine. It is the second zine I made after returning to zine-making in my 40s.
A Soft Electricity and Other Poems, September 2015
This zine includes a collection of poems, including several of my character poems. I’m currently sold out of this zine.
Wild Librarian Bakery and Bookstore Zine, Summer 2016
I have a wild and beautiful dream of opening a vegan bakery and bookstore that would be a great community gathering space. This zine is about my big dream. :-)
Waiting, 2014
Waiting is a long and autobiographical feminist poem I wrote that was a healing experience. This zine has been printed multiple times. This printing features a hand-painted and hand-stitched cover.
Love Is the Greatest Search, Spring 2014
Love Is the Greatest Search is a zine about all the things I love in my life. Every page has a photo featuring bell hooks’ Communion: The Female Search for Love in a different context. bell hooks is one my favorite writers and Communion is one of her books I cherish the most. This zine has been printed twice with different covers. This cover shows me with my beloved dog Joni.
California Wine, Poems for Everybody
California Wine features a collection of my poems, including many "character" poems that came to me. The cover features a photograph I took while riding my bike around. My brother thought the photo was super cool.
The Barefoot Librarian and Other Poems about Librarians, Summer 2014
The Barefoot Librarian is a collection of character poems about imaginary librarians. Oh, yes! I loved writing these. This zine is currently out-of-print.
Writings about Tomatoes, Sleep, and Other Magical Things, April 2015
Well…I think the title of this one really sums it all up!