perzine newsletter | february 2026
greetings
thank you so much to everyone who sent me bday mail!!! <3 i had a really lovely birthday this year. i felt very cared for! which is all i ever want on my bday. i’m extremely lucky to have such sweet people in my life. holding the tension of how awesome my personal life is at the moment vs the various atrocities happening rn is… weird, to say the least. ikykyk. i’m doing what i can to make a difference in my little corner of the world.
new in the shop
i conjured up this valentine once the etsy rush was over! i’m super happy with how it turned out. but wait, there’s more! i made a ton of art this month:
new holographic stickers in my shop + shirts over on threadless! i have a new mini zine, full text transcript + printable file for free over on patreon (it’s also in my shop for not free). offering the fuck ice design as a free printable in the new freebies section of my website and on threadless t-shirts (proceeds donated!).
oh also! i am now selling stickers on faire wholesale! if you know a shop that uses this, pls tell ‘em ;)
mentions corner
i got shouts from two of my favorite fellow creative types this month!
lizzy sheehan included a spread from my freak scene zine in a beautiful piece of writing about coming into their own as a musician. i love their creative eye, no matter the medium, i always find myself drawn to their work.
A Choir Inside - by Lizzy Sheehan - Dead Paper
Composing a Genuine Belief in Myself as a Musician
erin dorney, my long-time friend and the only person who folds a mini zine more exactingly than i do, wrote a very kind review of wanderer #10 for zona motel. check out her work here!
Zine Motel #1: Zine as hunger for another way
Six cool zines Erin Dorney found in the bottom of her backpack.
upcoming
march is fucking stacked with covid safer events! great job olympia!! <3 full calendar at covidsaferoly.com.
some photos
some songs
my sweetie robin introduced me to this album and it’s been making a home in my head all week:
i’ve been hitting knot’s self titled album really hard this month. krill fans, this band is basically krill! i enjoyed this when it came out, but i feel like i didn’t deeply connect with it until more recently:
been revisiting the joint chiefs of math and 1994! since they both recently played two piece fest in philly :’) two bands i used to see live at any opportunity. this joint chiefs song inspired the new valentine i made this month:
and i will truly never tire of this 1994! video. that’s my hometown! (kind of! it’s the closest city to where i grew up, and where i spent my early 20s).
tiny victories
extremely good month!!! felt creative & content
unexpected bday gift from my mom, who has suddenly begun using my chosen name
spent a ton of time with people i love!!
IT’S CROCUS TIME!
[relevant mutual aid projects: stand with minnesota - project open arms - bridge of solidarity]
til next time, take care <3
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