Baby Ballou interviews drag artist Tiki Vonte

‘Taking things I’ve said out of context’ is quite literally what it sounds like plus an essay"

Redacted Vibes is a quick brochure on my ups and downs of connecting with other people.

A highlight compilation featuring pages from zines about artists Stoo, Miss My Match, Bombsnaxx, Zeetus Lapetus, Alisha Roney, and Lady Londyn

A highlight compilation featuring pages from zines about artists Synead, Nerika, BlkJaq, Fat Girl Has Moxi, SAILEM, HoopsieDee, and Jandora

Quarantine is a 40+ page zine that contains creative non-fiction, poetry, and semi-fiction I wrote throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a photo series I created with my companion Peter while in quarantine. In these pieces, I draw upon humour, the surreal, and hope as coping strategies for an especially challenging and strange time. I use my work to step outside of myself, imagine a better future, and be playful as a way to get through the shutdowns, the lockdowns, and the quarantines.

One Year on T is a 35+ page zine about being non-binary and the politics of passing, transitioning, and sex. The poems and essays within capture different stages of my transition, beginning with my coming out in 2015 and then focusing on my first year of hormone therapy. I open up about my experiences as a non-binary person with the medical system, dating, sex and desirability, taking hormones, transphobia, gatekeeping, gender expression, and more.

At 50+ pages, Coming Off of T is the third and final installment of my zine series about transitioning with testosterone. In this one, things come full circle and I delve into the process of stopping hormone replacement therapy: the why, the how, the what, and the when. I am still non-binary. This is not a zine about detransitioning, but rather, going off of hormones and exploring my new relationship with my body and everything that entails.

1.5 Years on T is a 40+ page zine about transitioning as a non-binary person. It continues from where One Year on T left off. In it, I grapple with lots of questions and plenty of confusion, showing that my transition has been far from straightforward. I open up about my relationship with my body, navigating all-male spaces, gender expression, beauty standards, privilege, pronouns, next steps for my transition, and more.

THRIVING: creating new futures is a gorgeous, colorful, 24-page digital zine about moving from surviving to thriving. it addresses topics such as radical self-love, healing for survivors, trauma recovery, vulnerability, trusting the process, asking for help, & positive affirmations.

"i believe you: a resource on supporting survivors, by a survivor" is a zine about how to support the survivors in your life. hopefully, this zine will provide you with a starting point for learning the skills & resources you need to feel confident in your ability to be there for us.

this is a cute & colorful mini-zine about friendship breakups, describing my personal experiences being ghosted by a close friend after grad school.

A super cute, full-color, print, mini-zine about friendships as resistance, queer & trans friendships, community care, & more!

"pink" is a full-color print mini-zine about the power of discovering the histories + communities of nonbinary folks & queer femmes, healing my relationship with gender & sexuality, color theory, surviving trauma & chronic illness, & of course the color PINK!

femme filth #4: the healing issue is a 20-page, full-color, print zine about radical vulnerability, femme magic, healing, mental health, and survivor solidarity from the perspective of a perspective of a sick & disabled, queer femme, survivor.

femme filth #1 is a 18-page, full-color, print zine about radical vulnerability, living with borderline personality disorder & ptsd, celebrating queer femmes, healing, survival, recovery, resilience, & mental health.

Full-color zine about the author’s experiences with friendship as they relate to community care, moving from surviving to thriving, mutual aid, & healing from trauma, as well as topics such as competition culture & jealousy, boundary work, & radical vulnerability.

The Foodies: How pop-up chefs became the new indie rockers
Summer DIY Issue: Make Your Own Board Game, Primp Your Zine and Discover DIY Gynecology

Mad Zines: Creators confront mental illness
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Zines Vs. High Art: In the gallery, zines are selling for $400 a page. Is this the future of DIY?