Colleagues and Collaborators
Pod Post is all about merit badges.
Red Letter Day is Jennie Hinchcliff's mail art obsession.
Elevator Ride is what it sounds like to drink a gallon of good red wine, eat the Oxford English Dictionary with a side of raspberries, and stare out the window at the clouds scudding past.
Von Span shot all of the postal goodness for Good Mail Day.
All This Is Mine is the more established and immaculately turned-out East-Bay sister of Pod Post. Heartily endorsed by people who already have too much paper.
Imbroglio means chaos, confusion, intrigue, and intricacy. These words all explain perfectly how my bestest friend from high school (and today) managed to turn himself into a lawyer. Read The Imbroglio and then send the poor guy a six-pack and a copy of your favorite book.
acrofish is the alter-ego of Wayne, Minister of Propaganda--the punk rock junk-picker who also helps out with wily computer code.
Distractions and Diversions
Bittersweetness and Light Two of my favorite things--zines and printing--currently taking place in Iowa City, one of my favorite places.
Boxer Press. All of Kate Godfrey's personalities have impeccable taste, and would love to tell you how to make your life better.
Cat and Girl comics. The cure for a dead, reality-tv world.
The Fart Party. There are not really that many poop jokes, I swear.
I'm The Sky. What happens when an artist drives a grease van across the country? I am not usually one to be envious of sleeping in a van, but...
Make Ready. Now just a roll of neat sites and observances, I wish I'd seen it in its salad days.
Marlys Magazine. Of course you have already heard about the online presence of the inimitable Lynda Barry, who is my personal hero.
Miss Sequential (a.k.a. Marissa Falco, former editrix of the zine Red Hooded Sweatshirt). Eavesdrop and read comics!
Notebookism. Of course it would stand to reason that I would spend my time reading about notebooks and seeing the things people put in them.
On My Desk. Ditto.
Paper Chase is a collection of found papers, lovingly cataloged. Roll over to see what and where found. LOVE!
Pencil Revolution. Not frequently updated, but just the kind of obsessive geekery I can really endorse.
The Small Object Steno Pad. Photos and news from Sarah Neuberger, who runs The Small Object. Observe her singular craft vision. Download the free gift tags and tiny cards. Buy somethin'. I wish I knew where she had her rubber stamps made (I'm too chicken to ask).
The Wertzateria Blog. Monoprints and band posters and Charles Nelson Reilly, oh my! Check out Zoodiac, our Chinese Zodiac book and his collaborative zine, Fescue Me, with Anne Maria Hardeman.
Wish Jar Journal and Wreck This Journal. I'm sure the allure is obvious. Enjoy also Keri's Artist's Survival Kit. I have to go lie in bed and eat chips now. 'Bye.
Thanks also to Nancie Cook (self-styled craft reference librarian and mentor), the San Francisco Center for the Book (people, place, and resources), Catherine Helfer (aesthete, artist, and fashion maven), Natty Bumppo and Frances Finkelstein (the cats), and anyone who's ever purchased a journal.
