#lex zine

[r3d-m3dic]

got a proton gun, so i pulled out the Ghostbusters uniform I've had for like 3 or so years to get some pictures and a video :3

[thatshitkrejci]

Favorite Albums of 2024 💿

Flip Book | PDF formatted for printing | Digital collage | All images CC0 | Click for HQ

[lesbianmontrosepretty]

Trust Me To Take You Home

I'm so excited to finally share my full piece from Through The Static: A TAZ Balance Zine! Please check out the full zine; it can be downloaded for free on their webpage!

An analysis of mortality, guilt, and what happens when the closest thing you have to an estranged sister ends up being the one to collect your soul once you finally bite the dust.

Word count: 3,052

Ship (hinted at): Lupcretia (is it platonic? is it romantic? you decide~)

Warnings: Major character death (from old age), complicated conversations about complicated relationships, mortality.

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Lucretia should have expected that her death, like pretty much the rest of her existence, would not be a straightforward matter.

To be fair, for most of her life, she had not expected to make it as far as she did in the end. Of all the possible causes of death she had imagined for —and experienced— herself, Old Age had stopped being in her top fifty about six cycles into the Starblaster’s journey in pursuit of the Light of Creation. Even after they came to this plane, even after everything that happened, she always sort of assumed she would go down in the line of fire: the Relics, Wonderland, The Hunger… The life she led was never one she thought could end in any other way.

And yet.

And yet, here she was. Watching her own body from the outside; her old, frail, motionless form. She had gone to sleep, and it appeared she would not be waking up. At least, not in the same plane of existence she had for the past fifty years. She was not quite sure what came next.

Continue reading on AO3 or Download the full zine!

[legendszine]

LEGENDS - The Ao3 Collection !

Hello Legends! We're two years down the road and our original website is gone, as it does cost money to maintain. To preserve the Zine we have opened an Ao3 collection, which also contains a PDF version of the zine, FREE to download!

⬇️ Download the PDF (on Google Drive)

If you are a contributor and never posted your zine contribution and need help posting to the collection, please let reach out and we'll make sure it gets posted.

Ao3 Collection below!

[dynamiczine]

Hello Pack, It is with a heavy heart we announce that this project will not be moving forward. After reviewing our mod applications we do not feel confident that we can produce this zine to the quality this awesome fandom deserves. DynamiC will remain a fever dream. (Or maybe it's better to say a heat dream?) However, we would like to thank everyone for the generous outpouring of support shown to us so far. We encourage our followers to look to the other amazing ongoing DC projects tagged below. Thank you once again for this incredible opportunity!

@batfam-au-zine @timdrakeflipzine

[stranger-awakening]

currently writing the foreword for this silly little zine I'm putting together and it's genuinely ridiculous. what fun

[titanrpg]

you got a minute? I need a favor

Hey everyone, it's Lex. Happy New Year to you and yours!

Today, I have a huge announcement about Titanomachy RPG and its future. This month marks 3 years since I joined TTRPG Twitter. I've met so many incredible people and learned so much from y'all. Your support has allowed me to take one HUGE step in my life. 

I recently moved to Maryland from Florida to get some basic human rights. I also left my job of 7 years to try and live unburdened by selling hours of my life to some random rich guy. And now, I'm taking Titanomachy RPG full-time.

Here I am, already having taken the leap. I have some money saved up, yes, but ultimately I am trusting in the generosity of others to help me build out a life I can truly love.

So yes, this is a Patreon announcement. And there's a link to Caltrop Core below (if you want to make a one-time contribution). But before anyone exits this email, I want to talk about all the cool stuff everyone can expect from me, regardless of Patreon status or donor status. I have a lot of exciting things coming in 2024, like:

a NEW open license d12 system called DODECA!

physical copies of my games becoming available via Indie Press Revolution, starting with NIGHTHAWKS!

more consistent game & system releases

seeing more of my work in some upcoming Evil Hat projects (look for me in the Girl by Moonlight stretch goal zines)

prints of "prayer to curse ron desantis", bunny girl osr posters, and perhaps shirts/hats/merch?

ttrpg workshops IRL in the Maryland area

and much much much much more!!

Now, here's the link to my Patreon before I forget: https://www.patreon.com/TitanRPG

I have an AWESOME founding patron bonus. There are 3 tiers of membership, and no matter which you choose to join today, you'll get a pre-release PDF of GOLDEN BEETLE PLAYGROUND, my Medabots-inspired TTRPG built on Caltrop Core EX.

This bonus is ONLY for people who join this month. After January, I'll take it down to work on the game further (and eventually do a full release later this year). 

For tiers 2 and 3, I'll be releasing one short RPG every single month. These games will remain Patreon exclusives until I can put proper polish on them (or the patrons vote to release their favorites).

There's a bunch more goodies and details on my actual Patreon page. Click that link to see!

Eventually, I'll be putting merch up on that page, so even if you can't support with a monthly pledge, you'll be seeing posters, shirts, hats, all that very soon!

These days, I'm on tumblr every so often, but no other social media. Patreon will be my dedicated page for updates, game mechanics, design discussions, everything! Even if you join at the $3/month tier, I want to provide a ton of value, starting with GOLDEN BEETLE PLAYGROUND!

Click here to see the three membership tiers and support a trans game designer today!

Thank you for your support over the past 3 years. I hope to remain worth of it for many more years to come.

All my love,

Lex Kim Bobrow

Publisher, Titanomachy RPG

P.S. Here's the link again. Take a moment to check out the page please, and if you can't contribute, please tell your friends! I've lost touch with so many people after leaving Twitter, so any help in getting the word out is 10000000% appreciated!!

P.P.S. If you could reblog this post ASAP, I'd really really appreciate it. Thank you!!!

[thenightpool]

We're thrilled to show off the cover for our upcoming Twists & Turns rinharu mystery zine, illustrated by @declawedwildcat!

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🔎 about the artist

Lex is a character artist and sometimes writer who has been around the rinharu-verse since 2015. When not rewatching Free, they enjoy playing all kinds of video games and starting random craft projects. This is their first zine cover and they're very grateful to be a part of the event!

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[arakihorrorzine]

👄NSFW Zine Lineup👄

Our cast of NSFW artists and writers will bring you erotic nightmares beyond any measure – and sensual daydreams to treasure forever. ✨

👄🌟ARTISTS🌟👄

Jelly: pomnigee on Twitter

Bun: @bunnieroth

CowBoyDio: @cowboydio

Davie: @batzdavie

elf: @friesian

Eni: @eniruok

exo: @ex0toxin

GochiPop: @gochipop

ilu.arts: ilu.arts on IG

Indigo: indigo_lilypond99

Juli Catherine: @julic-art

Lara: elsabordelaguerra on IG

Lex C: alexacassaro on Twitter

NineInchClawz: @nineinchclawz

Owleeve: @owls-den

Rankirakira: @rankirakira

Painter Monster: @cherreye

Sexy Gandalf: Gandalf_thesexy on Twitter

Val: mossrat on IG

👄🌟WRITERS🌟👄

BrattyThickums: brattythickums on Twitter

Davy: @davyjoneslockr

Kami: @kamiporterbridges

[the-oscar-isaac-collective]

~ Contributor Spotlight ~

It's time to announce the one and only @strawb3rry-gal

Art Contributor

Lex! I can't even tell you how much it's been a pleasure to work on this project with you. When I tell you all that they're cooking something DELICIOUS for the zine AH! It's gonna blow your socks off.

We can't wait to share with you all what they've done for the Zine!!

Back to Mod and Contributor Masterlist

Coffee & Cream Masterpost

The Oscar Isaac Collective Masterpost

[thatshitkrejci]

Favorite Albums of 2023

PDF link | Playlist | PDF formatted for printing | all images CC0 | click for HQ

[frankenstein-ate-my-left-shoe]

yay!! the gift has been gifted, so here's the little ficlet i wrote for @thefreakandthehair's wedding gift zine!!! congratulations Lex!!!!!

pairing: steddie | word count: 1,313 | rated: G | on AO3: it started with the oven

It started with the oven.

Well, with him complaining about the oven, to be specific. The house those government folks put them up in after everything happened last year was new to them o’course, but nowhere near brand-spankin’. Still had some issues to work out.

“Sorry boys, roast might be a bit crispy on one side. Damn oven is acting up again.” 

Wayne didn’t notice it that first time, but Steve immediately perked up, the look completely throwing off his attempted casualness about what he said next.

“I can help you fix it if you like.”

Without even looking at his nephew, Wayne knows they’re both giving Steve twin looks of confusion.

“You know how to fix an oven? How in the hell do you know how to fix an oven?” Eddie asks, half incredulous, half actually curious.

“I uh…had to figure it out once when ours went out…”

Wayne could hear the rest of that statement clear as day, though Steve stayed quiet after that. “It was either that, or go hungry.” Those goddamn Harringtons…

“Sure thing son, let's let it cool down and we can take a look at it.”

By time dinner is over, Eddie’s disappeared, back to his room to do god knows what while he and Steve pull the oven away from the wall.

The longer they work, the quieter Steve becomes. Knowing what he knows now, it was the nerves about what he wanted to ask, but to the Wayne in the moment, it was just nice to get some help around the house without also hearing loud complaining.

Steve tells Wayne what he’d done before to fix his, and Wayne gives him a couple other tips with other potential problems, and soon, the oven is once again able to heat evenly.

“Looks good, kid,” Wayne says, clapping a hand on Steve’s shoulder once they’ve got the thing pushed back where it goes.

He turns to put away his tool box, leaving the young man to do whatever it is he normally does with his nephew (gross), when Steve’s voice stops him.

“Wayne?”

“Hm?” 

Steve falls quiet again, so Wayne turns, taking in Steve’s uncharacteristically anxious demeanor and now pale complexion.

“I–” Steve looks him in the eye, but only briefly. His gaze drops to the dirt on his hands, which he brushes off. “Nothing, just–thanks.” he finishes with a small smile, heading down the hall immediately after.

Wayne shrugs, going back to his toolbox. Odd. But whatever; glad to be of help with…whatever it was he helped with.

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The next time, it was the front porch.

Luckily not ‘cause of anyone fallin’ through or anything, just about high time he got those front few planks replaced before someone does.

He says as much to his boys at dinner a few weeks after he and Steve fixed the oven, and Eddie volunteers himself for moral support.

“You just wanna see me shirtless and sweaty.” Steve accuses.

“Correct. Moral Support.” Ed sweeps his hand out and leans back in his chair.

“Do I hafta be shirtless too?”

Both boys loudly protest in answer, fake gags and all.

He and Steve get to work tearing out the old rotted boards a couple days later, and as expected, Eddie makes himself scarce within an hour. Something about “You guys workin’ this hard is making me thirsty. I’m gonna go grab milkshakes.”

“Moral Support my ass...” Wayne mumbles, shaking his head fondly.

Again, not long after Eddie’s gone, Steve’s easy conversation peters off; and again, Wayne just assumes he’s not quite used to being around him alone, or that he just prefers comfortable silence over chatter (something Wayne himself can appreciate).

He does come back in, however, after a long lull. “Wayne, I wanted to ask…”

Wayne doesn’t find out what Steve wanted though, as Eddie’s van rattles up the road at that moment, the promise of a cool treat too good to pass up for chattin’ with his boyfriend’s Uncle.

Though, as he watches Steve help Eddie out of the van, grabbing the milkshakes (and a quick kiss) from his boy, Wayne thinks he already knows what it is Steve was gonna ask.

And what his answer would be.

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The third and final time was definitely the time.

This time, there was no pretense. Wayne and Steve weren’t already working on something together, no current excuse to talk without Eddie nearby. It was a Thursday evening and Wayne was alone at home about to head in for a shift.

Opening the door to a knock was weird though. Steve basically lived here, so opening the door to his wide-eyed, pale face was a shock.

“Steve? What’re knocking for, boy?”

“Sorry, sorry, I’m just–I’m–”

“You ‘right, son? C’mon inside now..” Wayne coaxes the kid inside, and Steve takes his shoes off automatically, lining them up along the messy pile of Eddie’s shoes just inside the door.

“Eddie’s at the Emersons’ y’know.” Wayne says, plopping back into his previously abandoned armchair.

“Y-yeah, I know, I just dropped him and Henderson off there for their game.”

They both fall quiet then. 

Steve rubs the back of his neck nervously, and Wayne waits patiently.

…Okay, maybe not that patiently.

“Now look, Steve, not that I don’t appreciate spendin’ time wit’cha, ‘cause I do, but it seems t’me you came here for a reason.”

Steve’s gaze snaps up, mouth agape. “How’d you–nevermind.” he clears his throat and continues.

“Mr. Munson–”

“Nope, none’a that, not even for this. M’name’s Wayne, son.” He enjoys throwing Steve off sometimes, alright? Sue him.

All the breath in Steve’s lungs seems to escape at once and he smiles slightly, visibly relaxing just a tad. 

Good.

“Wayne, Eddie and I have been dating for over a year now…obviously…you know that..”

“Is that what you two’ve been doin’? I thought you two were just the best of buds.”

This time, Steve actually laughs. “Shut up, I’m nervous, okay?”

“I know y��are, kiddo.”

He takes another settling breath, much calmer now, and continues. “I love him, Wayne. More than anything in my life.

“I know it’s not for real, I know, but I want him, and you, to know that I mean this to be forever. That if I could, I would marry him tomorrow.” Steve chuckles to himself at that, “Probably would’ve months ago, to be honest.

“All this to say—to ask! Ask…” he shuffles nervously again.

‘You got this, Steve, you’re almost there.’ Wayne thinks encouragingly at him.

As if he could hear him, Steve steels himself, looks Wayne in the eye, and (finally) says:

“Wayne, I would like your blessing to propose to Eddie.” He takes another short breath and presses on. “And I don’t want to hear anything about “Why’re you askin’ me, he’s not my kid.” or some crap, either. You’re the most important person in his life, and always will be. It may not be important to you, but it is to me… That you approve, I mean.”

Okay, he knew it was coming. But the added impassioned (and unnecessary) speech that came with it was a surprise. As if Steve was willing to fight Wayne for thinking Wayne wasn’t important to Eddie. 

He stands, hefting himself out of the sunken springs of his chair, and immediately pulls Steve in for a hug.

“Good speech, son.” he says, squeezing the kid tightly for a moment before adding on, “Though I don’t think there was a single question mark in that whole rant o’yours.”

Steve laughs into his shoulder, beaming his wide bright smile when they separate.

“Do I have your blessing or not, old man?” he snarks, pulling a bellowing laugh out of Wayne.

“That’s more like it!” He claps a hand onto Steve’s shoulder. “And of course y’have it, Steve…

“I’d be proud to call you a Munson.”

you can read this one and the whole rest of the collection here!

[jasper-book-stash]

January 2025 Reading Wrap-Up

I read 12 books this (neverending) month and somehow not a single one of them was under a 7 out of 10. How the fuck did that happen? Anyway, this year, if a book is targeted at a non-Adult demographic, I'll be noting it in several parts.

1/10 - Why Did They Publish This?

None applicable.

2/10 - Trash

None applicable.

3/10 - Meh

None applicable.

4 to 6/10 - Mid-Tier

None applicable.

7 to 8/10 - Good With Caveats

Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class On The Art Of Organizing And Tidying Up | Marie Kondo

After reading Marie Kondo's "The Life-Changing Magic Of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art Of Decluttering And Organizing", I compared it to this one as I went to see how it worked. While both are focused on decluttering (in a way that Marie Kondo now agrees is a bit much, according to the people I've talked to while reading this book), this one gets a lot further into the actionable steps instead of the theory, featuring step-by-step folding guides for all sorts of things.

Gwen & Art Are Not In Love | Lex Croucher [Young Adult]

This is a Young Adult historical romance. Despite the emphasis of Arthurian legend in the summary, it is not a retelling and does not have magical elements. At best, there are some folk magic bits that don't launch this into the fantasy category because they are all easy to write off (and are written off in the narrative itself). I enjoyed reading it, and it very much needed all 410 pages. My only complaint is that I really, really would have enjoyed seeing how exactly the problem at the ending was resolved, but I'm getting used to the fact that books from Book of the Month don't have a solid and actual ending. I still liked reading this, however.

Interesting Facts About Space | Emily Austin

This is the kind of book you read when you want to read about someone whose life is a much larger mess than yours is. Despite wrapping things up fairly neatly at the ending, one of the things brought up in the summary never gets explained or resolved in a way that just feels annoying. It feels like a badly-implemented cliffhanger for sequel bait, and I don't have the energy to dig up "actual ending" fanfics for every book I read. I did have to recategorize it in my spreadsheet because it's a lot less "romance" and a lot more "contemporary hot mess". The protagonist is a disaster lesbian, with heavy emphasis on the "disaster" part.

9/10 - Very Very Good

Brokeback Mountain | Annie Proulx

So uh. I found this one in a bunch of donated books from a library patron. So of course I grabbed it. I read it for the January meeting of my library's book club. There was a lot more being sad than I expected, considering how Brokeback Mountain was usually explained to me. I still had a good time reading it because sad gay cowboys are, in fact, one of my interests.

Skull Scrying: Animal Skulls In Divinatory Trance Work | Lupa Greenwolf

I got this book out of a big divination bundle from Lupa's store that included a tarot deck, a tarot deck guidebook, two minibooks, and a ready-to-go osteomancy set. I ended up reading this one first out of the bundle because I cohabitate with a whitetailed deer skull named Skull Friend, and the idea of scrying has always fascinated me even though I can't do it for shit. (What do you mean, "clear your mind"? I have intrusive thoughts and shit, it's physically impossible for me to do that.) This is a small book at only 32 pages, but it's incredibly information-stuffed. When I say a book could have been a blog post/zine, this is a good example. I did have a few bones to pick with it, but those aren't enough for me to bump it down to the Good With Caveats section.

Pocket Osteomancy: A Simple Bone Divination Set | Lupa Greenwolf

This is another, even smaller (24 pages) book and is clearly meant to be in the same category as tarot guidebooks, but since I have had 0 experience with osteomancy before, I figured I'd read through this whole thing. It was just as interesting as the skull scrying book and started me on the path of slowly re-exploring death magic and getting into proper nature and animal-related magic.

Werewolf Magick: Authentic Practical Lycanthropy | Denny Sargent

This book somehow wound up here despite several problems I had with it just because it was so damned useful. Review (or rather, bulletpoints) here.

A Witch's Ally: Building A Magical Relationship With Animal Familiars & Companions | Dodie Graham McKay

This is another book that somehow wound up here even though I felt the shoe drop a few times. Honestly this one is probably more useful than Werewolf Magick for the average mage. Review (or, again, bulletpoints) here.

My Roommate Is A Vampire | Jenna Levine

This is a romcom paranormal romance brought to us by the Reylos. And you know what? It was fucking hilarious. I had a great time reading it. I genuinely enjoyed it the most of the romance-related books I read this month. I did keep getting the gay couple (Scott and Sam) confused because both of the names started with S, but that's because I'm bad at keeping track of a book's side characters. Also, they very much have sex. Several times. I ended up skipping those parts, but they get raunchy once they finally get together.

10/10 - Unironically Recommend To Everyone

Doctor Esperanto And The Language Of Hope | Mara Rockliff, Zosia Dzierzawska [Juvenile]

This 40 page biography is technically classified as a Juvenile biography in Missouri Evergreen, but I'd argue that this is such a low reading level that it would fall in the Easy category if Missouri wasn't so terrified by the thought of a biography about a Jewish man. Regardless, I enjoyed reading it as the introduction into my poking of Esperanto. I'm not surprised that it smoothed over the more uneasy parts of Dr. Esperanto's life (like the Zionism and the Hillelism), but it was a good introduction leading to...

Bridge Of Words: Esperanto And The Dream Of A Universal Language | Esther Schor

Part biography of the Esperanto language (particularly the life of its creator) and part biography of the author (a Jewish woman) interacting with various parts of the Esperanto community, I found this to be a fantastic and far more thorough book for the subject overall. I was glad I read this after the other biography.

Destroy All Humans. They Can’t Be Regenerated, volume 2 | Katsura Ise, Takuma Yokata

Yes, yes, this is volume two of the MTG manga that's being reprinted. And I fucking adore it. I love seeing an overconfident male protagonist get his ass beat. Also one of the characters reads as hella genderqueer but that's probably because both of the other characters are reading them in opposite gender directions. I'm enjoying this series, even the young romance that's cropping up between the male and female protagonists.

[rainbow-cheshire]

☆нαρρу ℓєχ ∂αу 2025 - тнє мυѕιᴄιαη☆

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first birthday art and i'm already two days late AHAHAHAHA (sobs) happy late birthday lex! i'm gonna draw everyone in their high school form for this series so uh. don't say anything weird (because i haven't drawn out everyone else's adult form lol but i do plan to doodle them some time soon)

the wings were way too much of a struggle to do it's insane, his back also took me some time i think i did better than when i first did it for sua but it looks like a completely different rendering style LOL (also i can post tojo zine and twst scrapbook zine pieces soon so >:) i'm gonna be so active this month ehehehe) (hopefully) (wait i have nothing planned for valentines' day crap) (when did i ever have anything planned for that)

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also i've said this to my moots but i genuinely think i have been improving a lot especially since december which is kinda crazy because i actually do like the stuff i draw now, or i don't but i would still be like this isn't something everyone can pull off so *pats myself on the back* i gotta keep going

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💙if you are planning to repost my drawings/edits, etc please ask for permission in the comments/private message me, then mention my username in the caption AND tag me, or else i will ask you to remove the post for stealing thank you💙

[missholloween]

Better late than never, here's a small teaser of my piece for @inthetinytownofhatchetfield zine!

Lex and Ethan go on a roadtrip for the weekend. What will happen in their travels? Will something stop them from their more than earned vacation? Or will they be cute for 3k words? You'll have to get the zine to discover it!

[taz-balance-zine]

🪼 Today's amazing contributor is @lexbiini / @lesbianmontrosepretty!

🪓 Lex's writing expresses tangible emotion and characterization that we're so happy to get to share!

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