i apologize! it's been almost a month since i've last posted. i know this is not the etiquette for a dedicated and diligent blogger, but alas.
i went to southern california for a couple weeks in august and i've been back home in san francisco just long enough to get everything together and head off to portland for the PDX Zine Symposium tomorrow. i'm bringing wallets, tote bags, and two different zines. additionally, in "my micro distro" i'll be showcasing a zine about asian women in rock by Amy, and a 3-song EP by Jazmine.
i've been thinking about collaborations lately - it's been over a year since ideas for a collaborative queer women of color zine has danced like so many sugar plum fairies in my head. i did my part to pump people up, get the word out, and contribute. and i gathered quite a bit of writing from various friends, acquaintances, and total strangers. so where's the zine? that's where the leader lost her light. although i laid the groundwork for a potentially amazing contribution to the literary dialogue of folks from the margins, i lost the initiative to see the project through.
now that i've gotten people excited about distributing their work within a larger creative community, i remember the initial thrill i achieved by bringing folks together and agreeing to collaborate on that first zine. there's very little in this world that is more powerful to me than collectivity. so what now? this is the beginning of My Mini Distro - a small scale distribution organization (read: me) with the intent to bring people out of their creative hiding spaces and into a community of artists and crafters. more details to come...
