How to be a pirate about life (free zine inside)
A wee pirate gift… plus an open gangplank.
The CARE Welcome Window is on!
Working solo in 2025?
That be like sailin’ stormy seas without a crew! 🫣😩🤯
To help, I made ye a wee piratical gift for International Talk Like a Pirate Day: a zine you can print, fold, and keep by yer side as a reminder: you don’t have to captain this ship alone.
And if you’re ready for more than a paper compass, CARE (the Consortium of Arts Related Entrepreneurs) is open Sept 15–26.
It’s a community built so you’ve got real crewmates alongside you. 😌
Find out more and join 👉🏻 rachelropeik.com/care
Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Tis officially International Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19), and I like to celebrate each year by sendin’ ye some treasure.
I’m beginnin’ t’ send ye these fine emails using Buttondown instead of MailerLite, so they may look different. Tis a switch to help me streamline and simplify communication with ye, so I can be more of a rogue-minded pirate and less of a bilge-suckin’ perfectionist.
This year’s treasure is a zine to bring some pirate energy into your life. I don’t have pirate on my business card for nothing. Pirate energy is the spirit of refusing to accept broken systems and daring to create new alternatives.
If you’re a reader, I’ve written about it on my blog.
If you’re a listener, I’ve talked about it on the It’s All Poetry podcast.
It’s the same spirit behind CARE: where rogue-minded arts entrepreneurs share maps, pool treasure, and handle the rigging for each other when seas get rough.
Inside the zine you get to:
pick your pirate name (and scrawl it right on the cover)
think about where you can share your treasure with others
name the pirate code you want to live by
write reminders for when you need a zing of pirate spirit (One of mine: Make it fun!)
chart how you’ll push back against broken systems (it’s 2025, friend… we need this)
discover a treasure trove of piratical resources I know and love
“Guide to Being A Pirate About Life”
So, here are the steps of your pirate mission:
Print your zine and fold it up.
Share your pirate name and codes with me (I really do want to hear them, pirate translation optional).
If you’re ready to go beyond the zine and find your crew, come aboard CARE. The gangplank pulls up Sept 26, so climb aboard.
🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🦜
With all me most piratical affection,