Zines

By Victoria Jackman

Professor Davis makes a definitive case for aboloshing prisons, arguing for mass decarceration and transforming our criminal justice system—and our society as a whole. She draws a powerful parallel with other abolition movements that seemed impossible until they were successful: slavery, racial segregation, and other brutally exploitative systems. Davis expertly argues how social movements transformed these social, political and cultural institutions, and made such practices untenable, no matter how lucrative they were for the country's elites. We can—and, she argues, must—end prisons, too.

Zine / pamphlet. Published by Microcosm! Microcosm bestseller! Dr. Faith is a counselor who helps a lot of people figure out their big questions in life. And one of the biggest ones she gets, like all the time, is from people who saw or read 50 shades and think "That sounds hot af" and want to try out some of the stuff in it but don't know where to start. Or they're worried about what it says about them that they think it sounds sexy to get tied up or tie up their partner. Or they want to do it and their partner doesn't or vice versa.  So she wrote this guide answering all her most frequently asked questions about BDSM—which, by the way, stands for a few different things, including bondage & discipline, domination & submission, sadism & masochism. There's a lot of other lifestyle lingo in there too, and science-based knowledge about kink play and why people are into it, and a ton of good, solid advice for deciding if and how to explore this side of your sexuality.

Stories, guidance, and candid advice for young adults about gender, being true to yourself, and calling for societal change. Down with the binary! Illustrated. Short discount.

By:  Chella Mann (Author, Illustrator), Ashley Lukashevsky (Illustrator), 2021, Paperback, Pocket Change Collective

Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists.

     "What constructs in your life must you unlearn to support inclusivity and respect for all?" This is a question that artist, actor, and activist Chella Man wrestles with in this powerful and honest essay. A story of coping and resilience, Chella journeys through his experiences as a deaf, transgender, genderqueer, Jewish person of color, and shows us that identity lies on a continuum -- a beautiful, messy, and ever-evolving road of exploration.

Zine / pamphlet. Published by Microcosm! Disability & Sexuality: An Introductory Guide for Sex Educators & Able-Bodied Allies A brief introduction to the theory and practice of taking the ableism out of sex education. Starting with some basic concepts and terms (like "Intersectionality" and "Compulsory able-bodiedness"), moving on to a couple of moving, instructional poems, a primer on disability justice and the difference between "Sex life" and sexual culture, and finishing up with some practical talk about sex toys. A solid grounding to launch from as you begin to educate yourself as much as you need about this neglected topic.

Paperback. Published by Microcosm! In the distant future where hovercars flit between ruined cities, a sexy stranger comes to town. The hardworking cowboy owner of The Only Chance Inn is usually pretty hands-off, but when the enticing stranger turns out to be broke, he offers his own room. The immediate intimacy they develop is soon rocked by the stranger's otherworldly secret—and the innkeeper's fluid sexuality is put to the ultimate test, with supremely pleasurable results. In these 5 stories of erotic speculative fiction, S. Park explores attraction, belonging, and identity. A lonely pair meets cute at a hotel bar, a demon hunter meets his match, a computer tech negotiates their new office's alpha-beta-omega pecking order, and a fairytale prince on a hunt bites off more than he can chew. Steamy, kinky, and emotional, these stories explore masculinity, sex, submission, and dominance in ways that can only happen when very different strangers from different worlds encounter each other.

By: Esther Eberhardt, 2016, Paperback, Zine

This pro-choice zine is an introduction to the history of underground abortion and a call to learn our history and to take matters in our own hands. It includes some information on menstrual extraction and a list of resources to learn more. Reproductive choice is not a "right" to be granted or withdrawn. "To know our history is to begin to see how to take up struggle again." Exceptionally well written and researched. If you are looking for more information about these topics, this is it! Timely and relevant!

Published by Microcosm! Ever since reproductive choice was legalized in the US in 1973, factions have been trying to strip the right to safe, legal abortions by any means necessary. Lately, they're getting their way. Fuck that noise. We'll keep fighting back, armed with the lessons of history. Read up with these zines and books both about organizing and finding abortion access, and learning the medical procedures so we can make informed choices about what to do with our own bodies. And, of course, taking care of ourselves and each other.  Includes two books and five zines: Hot Pants Alive With Vigor Reclaiming Our Ancient Wisdom Free to Choose Jane How to Get Your Period Wildseed Feminism #1

Zine / pamphlet. Published by Microcosm! Imagine being the kid of a trauma therapist and bestselling mental health author. The pressure's on, right? Dr. Faith's son, Samm, rises to the challenge admirably, sharing his young life's worth of valuable lessons in perhaps the most important life skill that there is: non-jerkitude. In a day and age when being an absolute dick to the people around you is rewarded, it's easy to forget that kindness—or even just non-mean-ness—is totally possible. For teens and adults!

Autistic Pride in a Neurophobic World The R-word has been used against us as hate speech for decades. Neurotypicals have tried to dictate our motives, experiences, and words without stepping back to look at how taking the word away does nothing to take away their attitudes behind it. While leftist culture has abandoned the word "retarded," we are still treated with the same hatefulness and discrimination implicit in that word. It's time to own this word for ourselves. Queer punks were told that they would be accepted as soon as they acted like straight people. Autism now occupies a similar place in the public consciousness at this moment: no one understands it and The Borg demand our assimilation! Don't Be Retarded offers exposition on neurotypicals' neurophobia and the frequent claim that they are supportive of #ActuallyAutistic people...as long as we act like they do.

Zine / Pamphlet. Published by Microcosm! A 2017 study out of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute found that about 20% of autistic youth have at least one encounter with police before the age of 21, and that 75% of adults with autism have had at least one encounter, with 53% of autistic adults reporting four or more run-ins. In this zine, you'll hear from folks who've been confronted, harassed, beaten, and brutalized by the boys in blue from all over the world for no reason other than their brain working differently. These stories are not easy to hear, but for neurodiverse folks, or those who love a neurodiverse person, they may offer warning and wisdom that may help you to avoid finding yourself in a situation like the ones described in this zine.

Burnout is a topic on everyone's mind since the pandemonium hit in March 2020. But what about autistic burnout? It's a real thing, caused by the demands of trying to navigate a world not built for you, and autistic and neurodivergent adults have been experiencing it for a long, long time. This collection of first-hand writing is about what burnout feels like, where it comes from, and what to do about it. Features a piece by Burnout co-author Amelia Nagoski, along with series regulars like Eliot Daughtry, Partly Robot, and Joe Biel, and some striking new voices.