Every Spring around May or so, a big round rabbit camps in our backyard, happily munching the dandelions and clover that flood our yard. He gives every bright, cloudless day a feeling of peace. This is especially welcome during this time of quarantine when you don’t know what’s going to happen next. The rabbit gives…
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Zines of Racine 6: Valerie Valentine
Valerie Valentine started out publishing zines in the 1990s after discovering the book, Zines Volume 1 by V. Vale. She even did a ‘zine as a final project in college. Her work with ‘zines eventually lead her to publish poetry collections and work as an editor in the publishing industry. She happily granted an interview…
Zines of Racine 5: Peg Rousar-Thompson
The 2010 poetry collection, Nosferatu was created for a screening of the classic vampire picture with an orchestra and actors reading her pieces. The book turns a classic vampire movie into a deeper, reflective mediation on regret and sacrifice. She is a member of the Krayzines collective and the co founder of the art and…
Zines of Racine 4: Jessie Lynn Mcmains
Heart Shaped Box is a short, but powerful ‘zine booklet that uses Courtney love and Kurt Cobain’s relationship to explore gender roles and deep female friendships. The author, Jessie Lynn Mcmains, continues to publish zines and poetry with the release of her most recent book The Lowest Show on Earth. Her influences include punk rock,…
Walking outside is the best thing to do during this quarantine
Weather and temperature permitting, I’ve tried to take a walk outside every day this month. It’s always invigorating to take in the sunlight, surrounded by the blooming flowers and sprouting shoots that return each Spring. The walks are particularly special in my neighborhood because residents have been putting up colorful paper heats on windows and…
Animal Crossing during the Pandemic
The month and a half of quarantine has been rough, but I’ve been trying to keep busy by talking walks, starting puzzles and even re learning pilates. Of course, I’ve continued to be an occasional gamer and lately, everyone’s got the Animal Crossing franchise on their mind given the latest release, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. …
Using Zoom in the age of Coronavirus
I’ve only used zoom once so far during the past month and one week of quarantine. It was with a small group of friends and it felt very awkward to me because there really wasn’t a whole lot to talk about as we’ve all been staying in the house.Two friends got into a deep conversation…
Zines of Racine 3: Esteban Colon
Esteban Colon is technically a citizen of Kenosha, but he’s been entertaining and enlightening Racine poetry nights for years with his laments on life, love and how Dr. Suess might interpret Poe’s classic, Tell Tale Heart. I purchased his 2010 work, Between Blue Lines back in November at The Racine Krayzine Fest.The layout invokes the…
Books of the Pandemic part 2
Hello again, I apologize for the long wait for another post. It’s just been very hard to stay focused when you have no real deadlines to speak of. With that said, I’ve been trying to keep myself busy by reading books semi related to our current crisis. Last time, I reviewed Dharma Bums and Jonathan…
Books I have been reading during the pandemic part 1
By Jenny Maurer Hello, The pandemic has no doubt been very hard on all of us and we’re desperate to fill time until at least April 24th or early May. Some people are watching netflix films while others are working on novels. As for me, I have been working on a Simpsons puzzle and reading…
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