Hiplessboy on introverted (zines) vs. extroverted (anarkids) change
Looking at the other tables, I see all sorts of anarchist publications. The fonts are all bold. The images are sharp. The palette is black, white and red. I keep feeling that this is not my scene. Where are the soft things? I think. I think back to the row of tables that I was at. They put me there because I’m traditionally a zinester. They put me with the zines. And I realize, as I’m getting some coffee, that the zinesters aren’t really trying to change things. Not like the anarchists, who are trying to change the world. The zines I perused were more about changing everyday little things. Like trying to talk to your dad more. Being kinder to cats. The zinesters have a different kind of energy. I feel the anarchists like to go out, while zinesters like to stay in. They have to. If they made their zines outside the wind would blow all the pages away. When I return to our row, it’s a bit of a relief.
Also, dig the Scrabble pins.
1 comment on “intro and extro”
I assume you mean natural rather than thoughtless and insincere glibness (glib’s such an uncertain word and I’ve never much cared for it, possibly because it reminds me of the Bee Gees). The author has an ease of writing that I really enjoy. He’s nearly entirely free of messy pretense and overflowing with real humour.