I (Heart) Zines
I (Heart) Zines Could one-inch buttons squash the production of indie publications? By Audrey Gagnon “Where the fuck are the […]
It Was Fun Until It Wasn’t: Broken Pencil, 1995-2024
It is with profound sadness that I announce the closure of Broken Pencil Magazine, an independent publication I co-founded 30 […]
BP is Closed, But You Can Still Access Our Archives
Dear friends, Broken Pencil’s fabulous thirty year run has concluded. But we are going to keep our website and archives […]
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.
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."
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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Home Grown Fashion
Home Grown Fashion Forget about the mall and head online (or to a craft show) to pick up some indie […]
Anti-Design
Anti-Design Human beings have a history of fantasizing about technologies that can bring paradise to earth. But like those who […]
Pictorial Profile: Elisabeth Belliveau
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The Geofriends
By Adam Earle
Mr. Monitor
By Matthew Daley Check for weekly episodes of Mr. Monitor at www.brokenpencil.com/mrmonitor.
Zine Philosophy
If you love some zine, let it go. By Amber Goodwyn I make zines because they excite me. Ever since I […]
Introducing Sarah Steinberg
When I Said It’s Too Fast For Me, I Meant the Music By Sarah Steinberg Do you feel like dancing? As […]
Error State
By skot deeming This summer, I was lucky enough to get to spend the majority of my time traveling for […]
Jason and the Comics
By Jason Turner
Editor’s Note
Most years when we put out the fall issue of Broken Pencil we give it a theme. That theme in […]