zines, how we talk to one another, how we really learn.
conversations, letters, laughing.
bees
flowers
god
soap
goats
ants
culture
learning
feminism
gender
sex
sexuality
art
religion
cemeteries
Vedanta
Holy Mother Sarada Devi
daydreaming
friendship
experiments
vegetables
letters
thick stationary
meaning
listening
waiting
maps
childlessness
travel
Berkeley, California
Portland, Oregon
Wales
fruit
noodles
vegan Japanese
Indian food
Mexican food
people
truth
beauty
Day of the Dead
ceremonies
ritual
incense
peace
actual cats
They Might Be Giants
Virginia Woolf
garlic
child development
adult development
trees
the moon
the desert
succulents
ideas of illness
human rights
poverty
socialism
anarchy
sleep
dreams
They Might Be Giants, The Smiths, Morrissey, Innocence Mission, Antony and the Johnsons, David Bowie, Bach, The Sundays, Sufjan Stevens, Sviatoslav Richter, the Hindu devotional music that I sing in choir
unknowns with a lot of heart, singing in the shower, singing in the grocery store, people who make music at night instead of watching TV together
Here's my To Be Heard pile.
* Rabbit Fur Coat by Jenny Lewis * Vauxhall and I by Morrissey * Your Arsenal by Morrissey * They Got Lost by They Might Be Giants
I would like to invite you to make me a tape or CD and contribute to my musical education. But it might take me one year to listen to it.
Movies
Movies either bore me or overwhelm me. It's rare to find one that does neither. When I do watch a movie, it's at home and came from the library. I don't like to watch a movie all at once. I like to break it into halves or thirds. I like to think about it and talk about it with Erik. But it's rare that one looks good to me. Right now we're in the middle of Kitchen Stories, which is a Norwegian / Swedish film.
Television
TV is bad for me.
Books
There are about 40 zines in my To Be Read zine pile. I did too many trades.
But here's a list of some all-time favorite books.
* Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens * No Other Life by Gary Young * Toast by Nigel Slater * The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf * Anna Karenina by Tolstoy * Cherie by Colette * The Haunted Pool by George Sand * Grapefruit by Yoko Ono
* Cathleen Tramutolo's trailer park stories.
I like non-fiction about gender and sexuality. I read a lot of blogs.
Heroes
my husband for being supremely patient and pure of heart, repeating to me over and over the things I need to hear, and giving me everything beyond the bounds of what seems to be human capability
cows for being beautiful and entirely themselves while giving us their milk and bodies for such thankless consumption
Holy Mother for the steadfastness of her transformative love
Frida Kahlo for being the best painter ever and giving us all the example of how to be deeply ourselves
those who do something heartfelt that culture can't approve or understand, braving the glares and confusion of others
University Of California-Irvine
Irvine,California
Graduated: 2001
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Master's Degree
Major: English, creative writing (poetry)
Minor: Avoiding Everyone
Clubs: Eavesdropping at Cornerstone Cafe, GLBT Center
1998 to 2001
University Of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara,California
Graduated: 1998
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Creative Studies Lit
Minor: Sitting in Front of the OLT
Clubs: Robyn Bell Fan Club, Ortega Dining Commons, People Who Walk By the Lagoon, Reading Not Sleeping
1994 to 1998
Righetti (ernest) High
Santa Maria,California
Graduated: 1994
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: Band
Minor: Journalism
Clubs: The Ugly Aardvark, French Club, People Who Took Anatomy Instead of Chemistry, People Who Failed Math a Lot
It's never too late to stop killing people.
pain but not damage, dissonance but not assonance, waiting but not waiting upon
I'm INFJ.
Erik and Laura-Marie Magazine is a free, text-heavy, digest-sized perzine that includes book reviews, poems, childhood memories, non-fiction, excerpts from letters, provocative quotes. Issue 43 is out and new. Tell me if you would like to trade or just get one for nothing. I love to share.
I have a mental health zine. It's called functionally ill, and it's free too. Ask you you shall receive.
http://dangerouscompassions.blogspot.com
My blog is if you would like to see what in the world I'm up to. I'll listen to you with intelligence--I'll tell you what I'm thinking and what I'm up to. That should be enough.
I like long letters on paper, learning a friend's handwriting, memorizing secrets,
thinking, understanding, waiting to understand, context,
flowers, pollen, the color of flowers, leaves, how it feels to need water,
learning, listening, growing up, becoming more solidly myself, feeling tension loosen and leave.
I hold onto memories and feelings for a long time.
I need a lot of time by myself and a lot of quiet.
I really love people.
very favorite zines:
* Return the Gift
* Doris
* Clark 8
* You Don't Get There from Here
* 28 Pages Lovingly Bound with Twine
* new to everything
* the work of Teeny Tiny Press
* chapbooks by Katie H
* zines by Jo
* authentic experience
* functionally ill
* Erik and Laura-Marie Magazine
* Pocket Trick
I thrive on independent media because it connects me to real people as opposed to corporate interests and the self-esteem-destruction of adverts. It stimulates me and heals me, which is my favorite combination.
Who I'd like to meet: Old friends, new friends. Zine-makers, artists, locals. Anyone who has time for me or will make time for me.
Good listeners, people who do what they say they will, people who are adventuresome about food and like intimacy.
Kind-hearted readers, people who didn't stop growing up when they grew up. If you're not really smart, I'm not really interested.
Lambs in sheep's clothing. Lambs in wolf's clothing. Goats are good too.
Hey there LM:) Yep,I am that Manda.Thanks for adding me! I recieved your other 2 zines and they were amazing,I am going to write you about them soon. take care! xoManda
Musea zine editor here. Glad to connect up with other indie writers. You might enjoy seeing the Musea Zine Hall of Fame started about 10 years ago celebrating the very best of all zinesters. http://www. musea. us/fame0. html Also connect up with other writers through the ULA, Underground Literary Alliance at http://www. literaryrevolution. com/
it's been too long since we myspace-talked. that is most likely my fault. i was just talking about your zines with a colleague today - she may need her name added to the mailing list. i am still [STILL!] working on that one i mentioned to you and the hardt
