Zines
from the 1990's
(and beyond)
It may sound stupid, but I'm putting up this page for a very simple reason. As I type this in December of 2002, I have been attempting to locate old penpals who I exchanged zines with some ten years ago.
(for a possible new zine project)
Have you any idea how hard it is to locate someone you haven't written to in ten years, who you only know by a strange pseudonym and who published a zine that only you and 49 other people read? Okay, that's not fair, I'm sure that some of these zines saw a higher press run at times, but still...
At any rate, I started to look for people by typing in their "name" and the name of their zine. Maybe if I was lucky I even still had an issue and could find other keywords to attempt a search with. Well, it comes as no big surprise that there is no mention of any of these zines, from ten years ago, on the internet.
So...
I thought I should put up a simple web-page with the names of the zines that both myself and my friends worked on, in the event that anyone is looking to get back in touch with me or my fellow collaborators.
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So, below, you'll find a list of these zines, for the sole reason of being picked up by an internet search engine.
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If you've found this page and were also involved in zines from this era and would like your zines to be listed along with contact information (or without, I guess), please don't hesitate to contact me.
Or, if you are friends with someone or if you know someone who put out zines in the 1990's, please urge them to contact me. I'd be interested in locating a guy named Dave (?) who put out a zine of mostly reviews, called EAR OF CORN. I think it was out of Ohio (?), but for some reason there's no address on the only issue I can find. I'd like to find Jen who put out GOBBLEBOX, as well as Jen Davison from Washington (both Yakima and Olympia) who put out a zine called TEASE. Also, the person who put out DEEPSIX SUPERSTITION.
Most of these zines are from the early or mid 1990's.
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As Usual (1 issue) 1998, Eugene, OR.
Chuck Zine (1 issue) 1994, Lawrence, KS.
Circus Fun (1 issue) 1999, Eugene, OR.
Clownhead (1 issue) 1992, Shawnee Mission, KS.
Drinking Bath Water (2 issues) 1991-1992, Warrensburg, MO.
I Always Wanted (2 issues) 1991-1992, Shawnee Mission, KS.
I Am The Thumbtack (3 issues) 1993-1995, Warrensburg, MO.
My Dying Sympathy (1 issue) 2000, Lawrence, KS.
Nuthin' (1 issue) 1997, Eugene, OR.
Psychotherapy (15? issues) 1986-1994, Milwaukee, WI.
Smushed (1 issue) 2001, Lawrence, KS.
Surreptitious (1 issue) 1998, Eugene, OR.
Untitled (1 issue) 1998, Eugene, OR.
quarter size
a personal zine with random art and stories. Editor: Sprout.
quarter size
a personal zine. Editor: Sprout
half size
a zine with random essays about people and punk and whatnot. Editor: Dave.
quarter size
an art zine about the circus. Editor: Sprout
half size
a zine devoted to clowns. Editor: Nora
full size
featured interviews with Henry Rollins, Nomeansno and Helios Creed, and an article written by Phil from Naked Aggression. Editors: Sprout
full size
a zine by two high-school girls. Editors: Nora
half size
a zine about life in small town america (and the lives of people who read zines in those towns). Editor: Nora
half size
a travel and essay zine, with an article about Tim Lewis
quarter size and mini
a zine about life in small town america, with the gimmick being that each issue was created in one night. Editors: Nora and Sprout.
quarter size
a personal zine. Editor: Sprout
half size
a punk zine. (more info to come) Editor: Pete
quarter size
a personal zine, which was experimenting with no spaces between the words. Editor: Sprout
quarter size
a travel and personal zine. Editor: Sprout
quarter size
a personal zine. Editor: Sprout
SPROUT