it’s not true, it’s a zine

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.

it's not true || J. R. Carpenter
it’s not true || J. R. Carpenter

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.

Expozine 2006

Expozine – Montreal’s annual small press, comic and zine fair – is now in it’s fifth year! This year’s edition will take place on Saturday November 25, 2006 from 11 am to 6 pm, at 5035 St-Dominique, between St-Joseph and Laurier.

This incredible event brings together over 200 creators of all kinds of printed matter in both English and French. In the past five years, Expozine has grown to become one of North America’s largest small press fairs, attracting thousands of visitors as well as exhibitors from as far afield as Chicago, Toronto, Ottawa, and Quebec City! This year’s edition promises to be the biggest yet!

To reserve a table at Expozine, fill out the online registration form before November 1, 2006: http://www.expozine.ca. You may also register by phone by calling 514-278-4879, or in person at Monastiraki, 5478 St-Laurent corner St-Viateur, from Wednesday to Sunday from 11-5 p.m.

Expozine is also looking for sponsors. For information on becoming a sponsor: expozine [at] archivemontreal.org or call 514-282-0146.
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DISTROBOTO

DISTROBOTO machines are former cigarette machines which no longer sell cigarettes, but instead, little books, crafts, comics, cassettes, mini-CD-R’s (of music or video), fridge magnets, novelties, etc. all for only $2 each!

Look for my mini-books at a DISTROBOTO machine near you:

Pharmacie Esperanza, 12 St. Viateur O. (coin St. Laurent)
Casa del Popolo, 4873 St. Laurent (métro Mont-Royal)
Le Petit Campus, 57 Prince Arthur E. (métro Sherbrooke)
Le Divan Orange, 4234 St. Laurent (métro Mont-Royal)
La Salla Rossa, 4848 St. Laurent (métro Mont-Royal)

Locations are subject to change, but at the moment, “How I Loved the Broken Things of Rome” is at the Casa, “Evening” is at the Salla Rossa and “Searching for Volcanoes” will be stocked at Esperanza soon.

DISTROBOTO locations will increase, as cigarette machines become available after the ban on smoking in bars comes into effect May 31, 2006. For more information about the DISTROBOTO project, including details on how to participate, please contact:

Archive Montreal,
C.P. 1232, Place d’Armes,
Montréal, Québec,
CANADA H2Y 3K2

Or visit: http://www.distroboto.archivemontreal.org/
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