I made a castaway-themed zine this week, to send to friends who are self-isolating. Because zines are my first response to a crisis. When I reached the limit of how much I could spend on postage I put a call out on Twitter: Anyone with a secure income who PayPals me a tenner gets a zine, plus I’ll send out 4 more free to anyone in isolation anywhere in the UK. Okay, I said 5. But I meant 5 in total. A tenner will over the cost of 5 zines.
The response so far has been overwhelming. This call still stands. While supplies last. If anyone would like to pay more than they need to for a small zine so that I can keep sending out copies for free to other people in isolation, send £10 via PayPal. In the email, please be sure to include your postal mailing address.
If you’d like me to send zines to other people in isolation in the UK, especially artists, writers, and other freelancers who’ve lost much of their income, go ahead and include up to four addresses.
About the zine: it’s small, hand-cut, from a single-sheet of grey A4. It’s about a castaway, so, lightly dark, but these are dark times.
Speaking of which, consider following zines in the dark on Twitter.