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Wiggles and Scribbles

Greetings Humans and Other Entities, I've spent a great deal of my life putting things on paper. Scribbles and squiggles and other silly things. I like to play...

On False Starts and Fragments | Tuesday 28 October - Monday 10 November 2025

Mock up for a zine - a sheet of A4 or A3 cuts and folds into an eight-page booklet. This is the outer face that creates the pages of the zine, and there is an inner

The Metamorphosis is Upon Us (Compilation Post!) by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

Sunday, 17 Aug. 2025! I took a shower! (Hold your applause until the end, please.) Seems like time has reached "ludicrous-speed" lately, and there ain't

Finally I Can Say: "it is printing day!"

I don't want to embarrass myself by revealing just how long I have been working on this zine. This was the week I finally finished it, and that is what matters,

Folklore in the Pages of my Favorite Zines

Over the past few days I have been working each morning on a writing project. I am calling this time my DIY Writing Retreat and I am happy to say it is going quite

HIVE May One-a-Day 10 by RFY (HF)

8 May 2025 xxxxxxxxxxxxx I have committed to posting 31 times in the month of May. If you don't know that already...then what are you even doing here? Why click

Using an Electronic Tool in a Very Handmade Process

What unique crafts are you taking with you in 2025? For me this is, of course, the art of making zines! and today I wanted to share another short video behind the

the Zine Shop hits the Road

I never wanted to turn into the type of artist who works entirely digitally. The whole reason I got into art was the tactic experience. I love to create booklets,

A Trade with Midnight Zines

The best part of being an artist is, no doubt, trading with other artists. So when Midnight Zines asked me if I would like to exchange zines I immediately said yes.

Travel Supplies

Does an entertained mind lead to happiness? I wanted to put this question to the test and curate the best travel experience possible with the media I brought along.

Behind the Scenes 📗✂️ Publishing My Own Underground Magazine

I love the feeling of a project coming together. This zine in particular has been months in the making and finally I am making last changes to the final draft. That

History Changed

About ten years ago I awoke from the dream of mainstream culture and started down the path upon which I continue to walk. During this transformation I was lucky

Witchy Reflections 📜🪄 Reading "Hag Witch" by Cat Moth Crow

On the eve of Halloween I received the most enchanting letter in the mail! An unexpected, but totally holiday appropriate package of zines from a fellow writer that

Sharing my Witchy Stories 📖🌲

Another week, another edition of my witchy publication that I have been calling these posts "Witch Weekly". Here I am just documenting my esoteric activities

Art on the Road ~ Portable Zine Distribution

Traveling is a great way to get my art out into the world. Each journey long or short is always preceded with a zine making session. I want to have a handful of

What is a Zine? 📚 the Art of Homemade Booklets 📖🖌

The world of publishing is heavily gate-kept to keep mainstream ideas the norm, which in turn makes it very hard for new writers to get their work out there. That

Mobile Zine Distro ~ How I Distribute my Art on the Road ~ DIY Publications

There is something really sweet about a free, street side library. Don't you think? Personally I appreciate the Little Free Library network that is present in suburban

Symbiosis of Creativity ~ Online Sharing Fuels Physical Art

Most days I spend a few hours taking photos for articles and typing up posts to share on Hive. Sharing nearly instantaneously is very fun and gives me a little rush

Why Paper Art is Important ~ A Review of One of my Favorite Zines

What was the first book that inspired you to become an avid reader or inspired writer? For me, to be honest, it was most likely the Chronicles of Narnia. I was a

In Rebellion of AI Generated Art I Will Continue to Create Handmade Zines!

The possibilities of using Artificial Intelligence for art has been a hot topic as of late. And of course it must be! The advent of AI made images is really changing