Podcasting possible worlds
Attention, science fiction writers! Maggie MacDonald wants you to pick up the mic. With both the podcast boom and the […]
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Online Exclusive Fiction: Ehonam
“Ehonam.” A voice whispered into my ear. It was so quiet, so faint, but as I lay in bed tonight, […]
Fiction: Hong Kong Food Fire Storm
Kari walked north from Julie’s apartment into crowded Mongkok, a working-class neighbourhood north of Tsimshatsui. It was a warm mild […]
Online Exclusive Fiction: Good Thing
I WAS ON a bus, heading to Fort St. John, to visit the only good thing in my life – […]
Online Exclusive Fiction: Cannabis Does Not Compute
“OPEN the pod bay doors, Hal . . . Do you read me, Hal? . . . Hello, Hal, do […]
Introducing Exposure Unit
Hello, Broken Pencil reader! And welcome to the magazine’s newest regular column, Exposure Unit. I’m Rabeea Syed, a zinester and […]
Winners of the 2018 BP Zine Awards: Special Feature
In 2018, Broken Pencil mounted its second-ever Zine Awards! Congratulations to all of the nominated zines and winners, many of […]
Letter from the editor: zines in a bleak world
Every day I wake up and I feel this funny mixture of emotions. It’s part dread and part anxiety; that […]
Online Exclusive Fiction: Disguises
It was after that long, sweaty afternoon down in the Gassett’s basement. That day when Billy finally managed to pick […]
Fiction: The Morning After
SHE POPS A JUICY FRUIT to combat the taste of smoke and the sting of old booze settling into her […]
Global Zine Report: South Africa
Check out profiles of more countries in our Global Zine Report. Zines have always been a small but active subculture […]