Take a peek inside ‘Homes I Cannot Afford’
Here are excerpts from ‘Homes I Cannot Afford’ by Nikki Papp. Read our review of the zine here.
The BP Fall Bundle Sale is On Now
OVERSTOCK SALE!!! EVERYTHING MUST GO! WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! *ORDER NOW* Biggest Bundle Sale Ever is Here For Only $17.99 Limited […]
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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Folio: Illuminations by Christina Hajjar and Noelle Sagher
In each issue, Broken Pencil asks an artist to curate Folio — a section highlighting creators working in unexpected media […]
Take a look inside ‘So You’re Anxious as Fuck’ perzine
Here are excerpts from ‘So You’re Anxious as Fuck’ by Sonali Menezes. Read our review of the zine here.
Online Exclusive Fiction: Good Thing
I WAS ON a bus, heading to Fort St. John, to visit the only good thing in my life – […]
Guerrilla gardening: Get started with seed bombs and seed pills
For some, a tree pit or a neglected strip of dirt may seem insignificant, but for so-called guerrilla gardeners, […]
‘Hail Satan?’ director talks Satanic Temple documentary
Penny Lane’s 2019 documentary Hail Satan? has just hit theatres, and it’s a whirlwind of hilarity, rebellion, controversy, and spunk. […]
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Chicago Zine Fest celebrates 10 years with three-day festival in May
The fabulous Chicago Zine Fest’s 10-year anniversary is this year, and CZF is celebrating with a jam-packed three-day festival on May […]
The K.K.K. in Kanada, Part 3
Gord Hill is a member of the Kwakwaka’wakw nation on the Northwest Coast. Writer, artist, and militant, he has been […]
Online Exclusive Fiction: Cannabis Does Not Compute
“OPEN the pod bay doors, Hal . . . Do you read me, Hal? . . . Hello, Hal, do […]
Neon Pulsing Portrait of Grief is Breakout Book for Seattle Author
King of Joy Richard Chiem, Soft Skull Press This is shaping up to be the breakout book for Seattle-based Chiem, […]
Take a peek inside ‘The Traveller, Livre II: The One Inbetween’
Here are excerpts from The Traveller, Livre II: The One Inbetween, by FREDC & LPRZ. Read our review of the book.