Hello, reader. How are you doing? My housemate was telling me a story in the kitchen. We were cooking our last dinner together before they left our community. When someone’s telling me a story, I like to interrupt them. I say–wait, wait. Can I guess what’s going to happen? It’s a bad habit. May be… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’m excited–I interviewed Jacks McNamara about harm and how we can do better. Please listen and share with anyone who cares about these ideas. Caring, inspired people form activist groups, wanting to make a better world. But despite our best intentions, we end up recreating the violence that… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Ming and I were talking about gender, as we often do. Ming was telling me an aspect of enbies I don’t always think of. He was telling me how there’s not a messed up team spirit like cis men have. Cis men are pro-men and like they have to… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? Ming and I put up an art show at a local library, then survived the reception. There are zines, poetry memes, mixed media, art embroidery, and the St Brigid’s Cross of Lavender that I wove from lavender in the garden. Can I show you some pictures? Thank you to the… Read More »
Hello! How are you doing? Sometimes people read one of my zines that’s a few years old, and they make the mistake of thinking all that stuff is still true. If you read something, it might not be true anymore. The reason I say anything can be that I need to say it, then lay… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I made a new zine. Feels important–would you like to trade? It’s functionally ill 32: autism plus crazy is a whole other thing. I copied it today at my old favorite copy shop Copy World in Berkeley. It’s five cents a page–up from three cents a page, ten years ago. … Read More »
Hello, I’m so happy. My zine interview with the LA Public Library posted. Please enjoy and share. https://lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/interview-zine-maker-laura-marie-river-victor-peace-nopales I love libraries as a gem of society. If we’re going to have a government, may it do wonderful socialist things like public libraries. Zines are my favorite, I enjoy being interviewed, and I love LA! I… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I’d like to tell you about my interview on Madness Radio. It posted yesterday: Love Is a Skill. Please listen and share. Love Is a Skill | Laura-Marie & Jacks McNamara | Madness Radio The interviewers Will Hall and Jacks McNamara are rock stars of radical mental health. They are… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I’d like to share my zine presentation link. Some folx were present over zoom for the Zines ASSEMBLAGE conference in England. If you missed it, you can see my presentation whenever you like. It’s here. I was aiming for 20 minutes and just about made it. Ming and I were… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I’m good. But I had a bad dream last night. I’m still feeling it leave my body. I wanted to tell you–I’m presenting about functionally ill at this free zine event overseas. My presentation is called Emotional Healing by Breaking Open the Truth: Zine Making as Shared Authenticity. Please consider… Read More »