Free Zine Friday: “Don’t let the bastards get you down.”
A Playlist Zine and happier moments from this week
These days, I find myself clinging to whatever is left of my optimism.
Having come of age during the first Dump term and now living as a fully-fledged adult in the midst of the second one, I am familiar with the slippery slope of pessimism. I remember how petrified we all felt on November 9th, 2016. I had just turned nineteen. I was just a kid. The future appeared bleaker than I previously thought possible. Some days, many as of late, this seems more true than ever.
The thing is—I refuse to let any one person or fascist rob me of my optimism or joy.
Lately, I’ve found a stunning online community of artists, zinesters, and writers here on Substack, as well as a growing number of true friends in my real life. After many years of living with an undiagnosed chronic illness, my health is slowly, but surely, on the mend. I’m feeling more creatively fulfilled than I ever have, thanks in part to these communities and my own desire to reconnect with a practice and lifestyle that was lost to me.
I refuse to allow anyone, especially a politician or corporate snake, to dictate how I should feel or act or be. I resist the pressures of staying silent and the delusion of living in denial. I remain aware, but not influenced.
After all, we have work to do.
With that being said, here are some happy moments from the last couple of weeks, as well as a free zine I made a couple of years ago for a friend. Feel free to disregard the Spotify Playlist link. I can post the full track list another time, if people are interested.
(Also, those zines in the bottom left-hand corner? Those may or may not be my entry for Krys Kinsel’s March Zine Challenge😉😎)
I love this! Nolite te bastardes carborundorum