She Closed her Eyes
By Giovanni Malito The young man set down the receiver. The woman controlled her anger. “Whoever it was,” he said, “he […]
TOOLKIT: How to Save Your Books From Flooding
On New Years Eve, Silver Sprocket rang things in on a damp note. Their HQ was slammed by historic rain. Here's how the radical publisher spared their stock from the flood.
Poster Boy: Dril On Art, Philosophy, Life Beyond Twitter, All That Garbage
"People will beg for AI-free content like they do for water that isn’t tainted with lead. And when AI becomes synonymous with ‘Shit,’ it will die like every other Silicon Valley Clown Show and nobody will miss it."
Review: Nothing Without Us Too
With many of these speculative stories rooted in sci-fi, the line between reality and metaphor nearly disappears, playing with a reader’s inability to clearly differentiate between fact and fiction when it comes to the realities of disability.
Review: Beat The Rust
Life doesn’t unfold in a neat narrative, neither does Kelly Fruh's brief, deft, illustrated vignettes.
Introducing Broken Pencil 103: Cruel to be Kind
There are brighter days underground. Our latest issue features Cruelty Squad creator and Finnish artist Ville Kallio speaking about the anticipated follow-up to his unlikely hit and giving video games an overdue shock to their system.
Call for Submissions: Urban Legends
Overview “Urban Legends” is a compilation zine about urban legends, local myths, and folklore. Share your writing or art that’s […]
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By David Bell Spring came eventually and with it a most wonderful surprise. A seaship factory would open in the town […]
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By Sam Difalco A cap of green snot had cemented shut Pernell’s nostrils. I put on some latex gloves and wiped […]
The Holes in My Socks
By Sandra Jeppeson The hair stuck straight out but the socks lay down. The sweaters were all around on the floor. […]
Grief
By John Tavares Melissa turned and glared at Ed through her tortoise-shell sunglasses. “I want you to keep your eyes and […]
A Shocking True Sex Pistols Story
By Michael Elvidge Namez have been changed to protect the guilty. Well to add a little background to this before I […]
I Was A Record Store Ho
By Jeanette Ordas I had to quit my job. I hated every single working minute of it: the boredom, the emptiness, […]
Long Distance Love
By Michael Comeau Every Monday night Niccola sits in a cyber café well into the wee hours of the morning drinking […]
Dish
By Dottie and Rosie I’m really broke. Can you give me any suggestions for furnishing an apartment? #2: I think people […]
Punk-lad Love, Dyke-core and the Evolution of Queer Zine Culture in Canada
By Rob Teixeira Combustible History Queer zines are just barely in their twenties. A history of a mere two decades of […]
The Things We Do For Money – Behind Closed Doors
By Diane Wright, Christopher Hutsul People do all manner of unseemly things to earn a living. The reality is, most of […]
Not Just For Perverts
By Terence Dick “Oil Stains Ruining Your Sheets? Ask About Pure Pro’s Orange: Oil Cleaner and Degreaser!” So goes a laundry-conscious […]