The Worst
www.myspace.com/theworstcompilationzineThe Worst
- ASTORIA, New York, US
- Last Login: 7/10/2009
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Interests
General
Are there gender norms for grief expression? How can we deconstruct them? Does mainstream culture allow us to process grief in a healthy way or does it make us feel like we have to hide it? How is working through grief important in combating burnout and isolation in those who work for radical change? What are positive and negative examples of reactions to your loss when you asked the radical community for support? If you are helping someone cope with a loss, what can you say or do? Can radicals benefit from keeping grief processes close to the surface and in the community's consciousness?Books
N’Drea: One Woman’s Fight to Die Her Own Way by Andrea Dorea, (available at www.eberhardtpress.org/pdf/ndrea.pdf)
Part of Me Died, Too: Stories of Creative Survival Among Bereaved Children and Teenagers by Virginia Lynn Fry (very mainstream, yet good if you want information about how art can help young children process loss).
Friends Make the Best Medicine by the Icarus Project
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers (amazing honest account of parental loss; beware of blatant “white dude” narrative voice).
The American Way of Death by Jessica Mitford
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (Ruthlessly honest account of an experience with sudden loss, although the author fails to examine her position of privilege in society and this can be frustrating).
Another Country by James Baldwin (touches on a suicide within a tight-knit group of friends.)
Life is Hello, Life is Goodbye by Alla Renee Bozarth
Swimming in a Sea of Death by David Reiff (Susan Sontag’s son)
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson
The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde
On Death and Dying by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
The Mourner’s Dance: What we do when people die by Katherine AshenburgHeroes
Audre Lorde!!
Blurbs
About me:
“The Worst” is a compilation zine exploring grief and loss and how they are processed by members of d.i.y and other radical communities. I am currently accepting submissions for Issue 2, which articulate your personal response to grief and loss. The optional theme for the second issue is “gathering”—how do we use space and social interaction when we grieve? How does it feel to engage with your grief process in a group? Alone? One-on-one? Are there safe vs. unsafe grief gatherings? What are some ways we can gather in our communities to acknowledge loss and support those who are grieving?Other ideas to explore:
Barriers to grief expression
Handling multiple/simultaneous losses
Our control or lack of control over the process of dying
Talking to your family about grief, talking to your friends
Anticipatory grief: grieving for an impending loss before it occurs
Grief rituals and anniversary activities: what do you find helpful? Due date: June 1, 2009. Anonymous submissions welcome. theworstzine@gmail.com * theworstcompzine.blogspot.com * 30-42 30th St. apt 3R/Astoria, NY/11102 * or send as a myspace message.
Who I'd like to meet:
To order a copy of Issue 1: Please send $5 per copy (or $3 plus $2 in stamps) to: Kathleen McIntyre 30-42 30th St. Apt. 3R Astoria, NY 11102Please include your return address any how many copies you want to order! If you don't have 5 bucks, send me a trade instead, or just write me a nice letter!.. .... You can also order a copy from:
strangerdangerdistro.com
papertraildistro.com
dorisdorisdoris.com
quimbys.com
microcosmpublishing.com
Comments
Jun 23 2009 1:12 AM
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Jo.t Fury
Feb 26 2009 7:27 PM
Tuesday, March 3rd 2009
7pm at Bluestockings Book, Fair Trade Café & Activist Resource Center
174 Allen St. LES ~ www. bluestockings. com
Join the Bluestockings and the Team Colors Collective for a discussion and presentation on the current crisis of care, “creating communities of care and movements of self-reproduction”.
For more information.
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Sep 14 2008 12:47 PM
best wishes,
c
Aug 21 2008 6:27 AM
Aug 21 2008 4:54 AM
xoxoxoxxoxox
Jul 13 2008 3:32 AM
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Jun 18 2008 7:18 PM
I'll keep you posted on what I think, but I've read some of it, and it's amazing.
:)
Jun 6 2008 4:28 AM
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May 18 2008 10:53 PM
yr the best! thanks for coming to my house the other day, it was really swell...
love
ali beast
May 18 2008 8:33 PM
May 16 2008 11:46 PM
How is The Worst coming along?
I look forward to reading the first issue.
I plan to have photos to submit for the 2nd issue.
All the best,
Bethanne
May 15 2008 10:15 PM
Cant wait to see the WORST in all its glory!
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