#eleanor zine

[sugarandstars-x]

my @galasynth page for this year! find the free to download zine here! 💕 textless version under the cut

[carptoons]

HELLO I know I've been gone for a while, the thing I was worried would happen happened, which is that I got slightly behind with the Alphabet Superset, and this evolved into just *not doing it* :0 BUT I am trying to change that! This one has been done for a while now, I was keeping it in the vault because I thought I'd fix some of the weird perspective stuff, but never mind, I'm just hoping the concept makes up for the lack of technical merit. (...and I wonder why I don't improve as an artist /hj)

[mayordea]

i can now share my full piece for this year’s edition of the @galasynth zine :) i drew eleanor forte !!!! thank you so so much for letting be a part of such an amazing project 🥹 see ya next year !!

[zal-cryptid]

ATTENTION MISFIT FANS!

I'm planning to do a thing for you guys with your fan characters as a thank you for this weird feedback loop of inspiration. Back in February, I made a post asking folks if they wanted to make OCs to feature as background characters. Since then, you guys have sent me a deluge of colourful characters.

My idea is that I'll put together a zine for you guys.

I'd be doing this completely for free, which is fine because, technically, y'all would be doing the real work, so you get the money! This "zine" would be sort of like an in-universe book that she has compiled stories and gossip about the toyfolk. Her "tea" collection, if you will.

It would contain:

an introduction by Eleanor (written and illustrated by me).

your full fan character profiles written by you.

your art (and/or mine) of your fan characters.

fanfics/fancomics of your fan characters.

If you want to contribute, fill out the form in the link below!

[waveridden]

last zine of the jam yeehaw! six entirely taylor swift playlists for: val hitherto, goodwin/terrell, iggy/malik, dreamy/juice, khulan/ryuji, and THE miss eleanor marijuana.

[pineapple-coffee]

Unfit To Lead: Thoughts On Growing Up, Queer History, And Feeling Unprepared

A short essay, written by Elliott (@pineapple-coffee, aka me)

(As context, I am a bisexual, genderqueer/gender questioning individual. I use they/she pronouns.)

In every community, there are elders. These elders pave the pathway for the generations that come after them—creating literature, sharing stories verbally, and educating the new generations on history and culture. Elders are essential beings in all communities, and their presence cannot be understated. Without those who came before us, history is lost, and the new generations, who will one day teach others, will have nothing to go on.

So what do you do if your elders died in the AIDS epidemic of the 80s? What do you do when queer history is often so underrepresented, so rarely accessible without proper guidance? Where do you go from there?

That's not to imply that there aren't elders. I know a man online named Ian—early 20s, not quite "old"—who taught me about queer cowboy culture, both of the Old West and of the modern day. Through video essays and documentaries, I learned about the true lives of notable figures, such as Oscar Wilde and Eleanor Roosevelt, instead of their more sanitized media portrayals. Thanks to queer artists and educators on social media, I proudly display a sticker of a green carnation on my laptop, still using it as a queer signaling device even over 120 years after Wilde's death. But most of the elders that I've looked up to online have two things in common: they're younger—typically between 21 and 40—and I know them only online. Rarely in my life have I physically met a queer person over the age of fifty. Only one person immediately comes to mind.

This came to a panicky culmination a few weeks ago when I realized, "Oh, damn. I'm nearly old enough to be considered a 'queer elder.'"

This thought freaked me out. I'm a young adult. I have so much to learn. I don't have a lot of elders to teach me. I've only ever been to one Pride festival in my life. Yet, to the youngest pre-teens out there who are just coming into their identities, I might be perceived as someone older and wiser.

Let me be abundantly clear: queer rage is the most powerful emotion that I have ever experienced. My queer elders did not "fail" me or anyone else—the government did. It was the government who let my queer siblings die slowly, whilst they did nothing but spit in the faces of the queer community and take the chance to spread their visceral hatred. Every day, I am filled with rage that generations of queer people have been ripped away due to the neglect of the government. I mourn the artists, musicians, partners, siblings, and activists who passed away. Every single AIDS victim deserves to tell their stories.

In my melancholy, I turned to the Internet. And through the Internet blogs, decades-old archives, and unsanitized history books, I found community.

I am thankful. I am grateful to those who archive gay and trans magazines, newsletters, zines, and adult magazines. I am grateful to those who survived, who share their stories about queer culture in memoirs and blog posts. I am grateful to those who keep history documented and make detailed accounts of each subculture and pivotal moment. I am thankful for those who create queer and trans sex education, relationship advice blogs, and provide information for trans people who want to physically transition. I am grateful to the AIDS Memorial for keeping memories alive. I am thankful for queer lawyers who debunk the nitty gritty details of anti-queer and anti-trans legislation so that everyone can understand the letter of the law.

I’ve learned about the culture of gay and lesbian bars. I learned about the Hanky Code, Hays Code, and Flower Codes. I learned about pre-Internet queer dating, the ways that people lived, and the subcultures that exist within queer communities. I learned about the brave trans women of color who gave us our rights through protests and riots. I learned, and I learned, and I learned. And at some point during my learning, I found myself with tears streaming down my face.

Never before had I learned the other side of history. The sides that include the radical activism via art and music, subcultures full of passionate people who yearn to share their craft, and the history that wasn’t touched by the mainstream.

I may feel unprepared to lead future generations, but the communities I have found have filled me with nothing short of euphoria. I feel proud to say that I’m queer, that I’m a fag, that I will be the elder one day. I display my Keith Haring merchandise with glee, sing Freddie Mercury’s songs at the top of my lungs, and abide by the motto that a day without lesbians really is a day without sunshine.

And in the times of uncertainty, perhaps community is the drive we all need. Whether you’re young, old, or somewhere in between, the queer community is always there to rally behind you.

Maybe being the next generation to lead others won’t be so scary after all.

[vbdbct]

After three and a half freakin’ years TATTOO PUNK FANZINE 4 is finally out! Featuring hundreds of pictures from around the world of the most wild n crazy tattoos and the people who are doing them. Including interviews with two of the most skilled, innovative and unique tattooers right now, Jazmyne Araya and Alex Petty. Killer and Jason Lee share love, life and laughs with inspiring stories. Pix by amazing photographers Destiny Mata, Eleanor Bleier and Virginia Zwanzger. There’s so many other tattooers, arts, & graphics inside  it’s impossible to list them all! 

Includes a free sticker by Jazmyne Araya!

Cover illustration by Karina Munzon. 

Buy Tat Punk online from Demystification, Printed Matter ( in person at their stores too)  General Speech, & Antiquated Future

And in person at:

NYC - Village Works, Quimby’s, & Thorn

London - Waste & Crypt of the Wizard

Tokyo - Corner Books

Papertown and I will be at the EVZF next weekend selling zines and shirts. Stop by our table and say hi :) Email vegetablesgreen@gmail.com for wholesale inquiries 😀

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 1.14

1236 – King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence. 1301 – Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary. 1639 – The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut. 1761 – The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas. 1784 – American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain. 1814 – Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania. 1858 – Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris. 1899 – RMS Oceanic (1899) is launched. She is the largest ship afloat since Brunel's SS Great Eastern. 1900 – Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome. 1907 – An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people. 1911 – Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. 1939 – Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. 1943 – World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal Campaign. 1943 – World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war. 1951 – National Airlines Flight 83 crashes during landing at Philadelphia International Airport, killing seven passengers and crew. 1952 – NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway. 1953 – Josip Broz Tito is elected the first President of Yugoslavia. 1954 – The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation. 1957 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. 1960 – The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established. 1967 – Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love. 1969 – USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people. 1972 – Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513. 1973 – Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history. 1993 – In Poland's worst peacetime maritime disaster, ferry MS Jan Heweliusz sinks off the coast of Rügen, drowning 55 passengers and crew; nine crew-members are saved. 2004 – The national flag of the Republic of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years. 2010 – Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda. 2011 – President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia seeks refuge in Saudi Arabia after a series of demonstrations against his regime, considered to be the birth of the Arab Spring. 2019 – A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people.

[aslezak]

Society of Makers - Zine Making with Eleanor Crewes 12/5/23

Got to do some zine/comic exercises with Eleanor Crewes who is very well versed in the art of comics and sequential storytelling. Great fun! I love zines and am currently working on one for Project A so it was cool to think about what I am making more critically after this workshop.

[maybemockingbird]

Tiny Publications

Hey there!

Just wanted to pop in to give you all an updated list of the various places you can find my short stories/flash fiction pieces that have been published so far (as well as a few to keep on your radar that will be coming soon!)

Several of these stories feature a very important couple in my writing, Strauss and Santiago, and you can find out more about them (as well as links to all of my publications) on my personal writing blog - Disturbances.  Here are the stories:

A Mess of Blue published by Selenite Press

Cinnamon and Sweater Weather, Whiskey and Daisy, and The Masquerade (18+ only) published by Sultry Little Things (under the pseudonym Eleanor Belmont)

On Guard published by Sirens Call Publishing 

COMING SOON: - All three of these are Strauss and Santiago stories.

How Far We’ll Go - coming soon to Timber Ghost Press

The Devil Kissed His Back - coming soon to The Viridian Door

The Church of the Blacklight - coming soon to Sage Cigarettes

All of these publishers are wonderful and I am beyond excited to be a part of their amazing zines.

[marykekic]

Poster for @eleanorazine's show and fundraiser for the Transgender Law Center, with music from DreamStates, CTRL CULT, Post Saga, Michelle Gaw, and Samantha Grace, as well as poetry from Lou Barrett and Sarah Metek, at Hive Mind in Akron, OH, December 8, 2018.

[cowboylesbianism]

part of a zine i am working on for my friends birthday

[starbuck]

You believe what you will, but it was neither I nor Flint... nor the Spanish raider who killed your wife. 

That, you did.

[catwafers]

my full piece for @barretzine!! it was such an honor to be in this zine alongside so many talented creators!!

[irrellavant]

I have extraordinarily vibrant dreams. Which is a blessing and a curse, because I sometimes dream awful situations, or about people I miss. But last night I dreamt I was reading this book my dream-cousin created. It was full of poetry, thoughtful philosophy, naturalist observations, pressed leaves, and vibrant hypercolor art ala Eleanor Davis. This is the first time in a long time I want to make a zine or chapbook.

(I feel somewhat sunk in my art/writing since all I experience is normally really dark & dreary at the hospital.)

[jenngracey]

The best power couple~

A piece I did for a zine that got canceled!