The classic fanzine is back from the gutter! Janelle gives us the down and dirty - crust punx vs hipsters, an interview with the fine looking Justin of the Clorox Girls, "ugly people I wanna do it to", a list of crazy events encountered at punk club mecca 924 Gilman St, top 10 vices, psycho exes, plenty of comics, zine reviews, and much much more. A fascinating foray back into the world of fanzines celebrating an obsessive look into very fanzine style topics!

Volunteers at the IPRC got together with senior citizens at the Marie Smith Center and made this very cute zine about their likes, dislikes, phobias, and beards. Stuff like that. There's also some dating advice from the seniors, like not to take a girl to dinner, but to "get them a hamburger or something. They get dinner when they get home" It's a pretty sweet read, and inspirational for people wanting to do something similar in their town.

This is the collection work from TEMP SLAVE! zine. It chronicles Jeff's chronic habit of working as a temp. Stories and cartoons written by temps. Over the years this incredible and singular attack on temporary agencies, bosses and corporations has been a mighty megaphone for the people who bust their ass working shit jobs. "Fridays are 'casual days' around here, which means that we are allowed to wear jeans, t- shirts, tennis shoes, athletic socks and so forth - - this way, we can all feel free to 'let our hair down' as they say, and not be so 'uptight.' Next week I will smear my clothes with mud and make sure that my face is covered with crumbs and dried vomit before arriving in the morning. I will also show off the track marks on my forearms and the three symmetrical scars running across my left wrist. I have a feeling that people will be most impressed with what a casual guy I can be." --David Noon from Best of Temp Slave! (Abner)

The first "zine" zine from a guy who's made a career out of comics and info-tainment type publications. Shawn (Ten Foot Rule, Zinester's Guide to Portland) Granton took a big-arsed cross-the continent trip in fall of 2005, some of it by bicycle, most of it by train. Follow Shawn along as he observes things like bicycle culture in other cities, sells zines and comics at various events (and feels inferior in the process), immerses himself in new cities, tries to bike tour across the upper Midwest with a woefully inappropriate bicycle and not enough preparation, and goes broke once or twice along the way.

Women writing from prison. In this issue: sexual harassment by prison guards, standing up for what you believe in, an ode to a pair of shoes, the sham of the penal system revealed, anxiety and prison health care, addiction, missing your children, and how some prison education programs are less helpful than others.

Tenacious #14 is the 2008 Mother's Day issue. The writing in Tenacious is really moving stuff--women in prison pour their hearts out about their health, education, sanity, and generally compromised quality of life. Some women write about their families and the overwhelming emotions they feel, while others talk about the political side of being incarcerated, like poisonous drinking water and their being used as slave labor. Thanks to Vikki Law for continuing to edit this important collection of disenfranchised voices, and to all the women who contribute their stories.

An intense compilation of grief stories. There are few dialogs in radical communities about grief--death and dying. The subject of death causes most people, even radicals who see themselves as great communicators, to freeze up, or nervously change the subject. "The Worst" is attempting to change that, by helping people start a dialog about loss, so that no one has to suffer silently. There are so many different stories in here, about mothers, fathers, partners, and pets, who've died and left a hole in the lives of others. All these different authors have really come up with something that although sad, helps the grieving feel a little less alone.

Al Burian's (Burn Collector, Milemarker) collection of comics, drawings and handwritten text, compiling the various titles that he published under Migraine Comics in the mid to late nineties. The book is cohesive and doesn't resemble a comic anthology as much as a handwritten account of Al's thoughts at the time. Covers Al's usual musings over life's little intricacies and meanings as well as the mental processes of growing up from his days in Portland, moving to Providence, and a walking tour of his hometown. The entire book is handwritten and illustrated by Al. ISBN 0-9726967-3-3

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We have about 250 returned copies of the first edition of Al Burian's "Things Are Meaning Less" that are a little dinged and have stickers on them. We are selling them nice and cheap.

Thirty Hour Sloth, a zine that has previously contained information on both sloths and fermenting, is for this issue, a travel zine. The layout is absolutely gorgeous cut and paste with legible photos and handwriting!! There's stamps and maps and typewriting and all the other pretty things. When this style is done right, it looks awesome. Our author Sarah goes from Canada to France and Germany. In Paris she and some friends attempt to visit Karl Marx's grave, only to find that you must pay (ironically) to get in. Don't worry, they sneak in anyway. Sarah also does a bit of Canadian train-hopping and throws in a party trick to boot!

Moe took a break from her usual zine, Xtra Tuf (about her job working on commercial fishing boats), to write and illustrate this collection of stories about bikes, traveling, work, and life. A collection of novenas -- nine-day prayers, often wrapped around candles. Each one-sided page has scratchy art and scratchy stories, calling upon strange gods, qualities, actions… "Accelerate Through Danger." "File In the Sky." "Compass." If you want to protect yourself, rid yourself, deal with something, energize yourself, or just need to be alone, this is the resource for you and there's instructions here to get attention from something that can help. Includes instructions for coloring the prayers. Moe is an incredible writer—funny, poignant, and quick to the point. Unique and neat.

This zine makes a great companion to Support zine. Put together by 5 people of varying genders who got together to discuss the topic of intmate violence - this zine explores roles of the community in support of people in situations of intimate violence including both physical and emotional. Community Support skillfully tackles a very complex issues with a well laid of approach, personal stories, and exercises.

Michelle is a real Florida badass, and certainly one of my scene heroes from my youth! Her zine Trailer Trash is a mixed assortment of personal stories. She works in a demoralizing office, and deals with snarky co-workers, addresses what she sees as a serious lack of pussy-worship, and she may or may not have blown up her neighbor's annoyingly loud car stereo. But the main story here, the one that's absolutely true, is her tale of collecting drink cups from the dumpster in order to get a free trip...and accidentally being crushed in a garbage compactor. As horrible as it is unbelievable. But Michelle is a trooper and tells the tale with an admirable amount of charm and heart.

Shawn Granton spends his time journaling his life in comic strip form. He bikes! He rides the Amtrak! He sells his zines at bookfairs and zine fests! This zine is all about his trip across the US into

Canada, all the way from the west coast to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Also includes a bike tour through New England! This one covers September through November 2007.

Some nice kids in Europe sent this our way! It's a zine yearbook they put together of their favorite UK zines! Get a copy and check out what UK zine-makers are up to! Includes reprints from: Rum Lad, Suspect Device, Oscar's Eyes, Ploppy Pants, Morganmuffel, Last Hours, Adventures in Menstruating, Let's Just Pretend, Drink the Sunshine, Computers are Turned Off for a Reason, Initonit, Shadowplay, Short Fanzine About Rocking, Good for Nothing?, Sweat Shop Syndicate, Cat's Penis, Gadgle, Dance Like No One's Watching, Monkeys in the Sun, In My Head, Mass Movement, These Words Could Kill, The New Wave of Cut & Paste, Facial Disobedience, Beat Motel, Bald Cactus, You can't say no to hope...., Remains of a Caveman, Artcore, Upgloss, Bristle, Punk or Nothing, Colouring Outside the Lines, Zonked, Southcoast Vegan Cooking Zine, and Black Lesbian President.

Uncle Enos is a comprehensive look at musicians who've made their own instruments. It comes from Shane Speal, employee at the Cigar Box Guitar Museum! It's got profiles on homemade banjos, violins, and of course guitars. There's even instructions for building your own unitar. Apparently, a unitar is like a giant diddley bow. If you're still confused about what a diddley bow is exactly, then you should probably just get this zine and check it out.

Uncle Enos #2 is another look at musicians who've made their own instruments. Author Shane Speal, employee at the Cigar Box Guitar Museum, digs up old forgotten articles and interviews homemade instrument legends. This issue has interviews with Canray Fontenot a cigarbox fiddle player, Cooper Moore a bass diddleybow player, and Chris Ballew of Presidents of the United States of America. Also, there's detailed instructions for building a replica of Eddie "One String" Jones' Diddleybow. The feature article is all about Don "Boz" Bostwick, godfather of the cigarbox guitar, in memory of his passing away in 2007. This zine is thorough and interesting for DIY instrument enthusiasts, but is definitely a portal into a whole new world for those who are unfamiliar.

We picked these up in Canada and they are amazingly well-rounded. Focusing mostly on Canada, they're regularly published journals of radical thought that are engaging and intelligent. They're collectively produced and the writing is varied and excellent. And despite it's being published from Canada, the themes covered, such as anarchism and social reform, are really relevant to all of us.

In this issue:

A life of anarchy, what's beyond the state?, trans-politics and anti-capitalism, the world social forum, solidarity with the six nations, prison abolition, and the Vancouver housing crisis. Plus as always, there's a letters section and book reviews.

Shawn Granton, co author of the Zinester's Guide to Portland, compiled this zine of historical biking and walking tours through Portland, Oregon. Shawn is a meticulous researcher of both obscure histories and bike routes so this seems a natural fit. These guides are used for actual tours that Shawn conducts with groups of fellow adventurers. This zine collects these previous mini-guides: Alameda Ridge, Eastside Theater, South Portland, and Council Crest. This zine even comes with a fold out map of the routes just in case you get lost while following the step-by-step directions. Did we mention that Shawn is meticulous?

The Hermitt is the beat poet of the zeros - and he's back! These are the stories dripping with sarcasm that make up a life dripping with idealism. This issue finds Hermitt back living in Seattle among a healthy homosexual community with its own share of drama, fag bars, hitched car rides, love affairs, queer conferences, working in a group home with unruly teenagers, and the ongoing quest in society to be accepted as a man. It's a unique hip hop infused version of the English language. What may appear to be a typo at first may actually be slang. It's easy to get sucked straight up into the Hermitt's world after a few pages and really, I don't blame you for wanting to stay there. It has a pretty swell outlook on life.

Urban Hermitt #22 is great. It's all about Hermitt's search to find a church where the pastor does not spout homophobic rhetoric. He ends up at a "hipster church" where Aphex Twin thuds on the speakers and soymilk is available with the free coffee. The anecdotes Hermitt relates are of feeling frustrated when the pastor denounces paganism and Buddhism, or talks about how having a traditional family is the zenith of weirdness. At these moments Hermitt senses that the church-goers can tell that he's, as he puts it, "a freaky queer". Issue #22 is about finding a place to worship when you feel the most spiritual while running a marathon, or meditating on a rooftop. Oh and Hermitt also wants you to know that zines are not dead!

Hermitt goes to clubs, in search of his soulmate. Or at least someone who's his type. Instead he meets an ugly version of Brad Pitt and a man who drunkenly insists Hermitt is 12 years old. Geez, these horror stories might make you swear off bars forever. Hermitt announces that at the age of 30, he's graduated from a Confused Wandering Person, to a Curious Human Wanting More. In this issue, he also goes to Vancouver for a writing vacation and explores to world of raw food and vegan cults.

A whiz bang collection of essays, poems, short stories and personal histories from the newest, sharpest feminist voices. These writings cover a phenomenal range, from war to polyamory, class issues to race issues, pro-sex to anti-establishment. They are linked by an overreaching theme of dissolving lines and uniting for a greater good and a stronger fight. As editor Melody Berger writes, "We don't need another wave. We need a movement." A definite must-read, especially for young women looking to get psyched on their rights.

"Alienation, Incarceration, and Inebriation in the new American Rome." The collected 1997-2007 comics of Ken Dahl in this graphic novel anthology! Includes such stories as airport security, the demeaning experience of being arrested, having to sell off his earthly possessions at a yard sale to pay the slumlord, the creative process of trying to write comics about "important" subjects, and much more. Additionally, we are treated to helpful guides to putting bananas in your cereal, peeing in the shower, and swinging at night. 2006 Ignatz Winner! 2007 Center for Cartoon Studies Resident!

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A zine written by those living with chronic pain. It can be scary and isolating to have chronic pain. It occurs unpredictably, and often it's impossible to trace the cause of it. This zine compiles many people's stories, and addresses issues like bravery and weakness, support or lack of in radical communities, the financial impact of being sick for long periods of time, and how your perception of your pain changes over time. This zine is an important read for anyone wishing to be a good ally, and definitely helps my perspective as a person with chronic pain.