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Life in Isolation (& Gonzo Zine Library Update)

Kit sits with his chin resting on one raised knee, with his cheek against his fist, among brightly colored wildflowers in the Texas Hill Country near Hamilton Pool.

April 11, 2020

Life in Isolation (& Gonzo Zine Library Update)

It’s time again for me to say THANK YOU to everyone that supports my work on Patreon. Thanks to your help, I’ve been able to continue work on the Virtual Gonzo Zine Library. Read on for a little bit more about that below.

I want to be transparent about my mental health, because I think it’s helpful for others to know they’re not alone in this.

I’ve struggled my whole life with depression. After watching “The Babadook,” I think of depression like the monster in my personal basement. Always there, in my life, but hopefully part of the background most of the time as long as I take care of myself… but occasionally, escaping it’s home in the basement to spend a few days in the foreground of my consciousness. For the most part, I try to love myself and let it pass.

Update on my life & work in March

A utility box on the sidewalk, near a trash can and bus stop sign. A wheatpaste graffiti image depicts a person wearing a gas mask, and mirrored text repeating the words, "Trump is the Virus!" (Kit O'Connell, Creative Commons Attribution license)

March 26, 2020

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Update on my life & work in March

Posted in Life, and Zines

What a bizarre, intense and upsetting month it’s been, hasn’t it?

I wanted to give you all a brief update on my life and work.

Upcoming Zine: Beyond The Concrete Milkshake

Photo: A chocolate milkshake in a mason jar, garnished with whip cream and chocolate sauce. The shake is artfully photographed in a moodily lit room, with a streak of light behind it.

Kit's upcoming zine "Beyond the Concrete Milkshake," due out in late March or April 2020 will detail nonviolent techniques for dealing with media trolls and grifters at protests and other movement events. (Vince Fleming / Unsplash, public domain)

February 24, 2020

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Upcoming Zine: Beyond The Concrete Milkshake

Posted in Journalism, Occupy Wall Street, and Zines

I’m pleased to announce the upcoming publication of a new zine, “Beyond the Concrete Milkshake: Tactics for Dealing with Media Trolls & Grifters.”

At the beginning of the year, I announced on Patreon that one of my goals for 2020 was the creation of a zine. I’ve made great progress and intend to publish by late March or early April.

One side effect of the first few years of the Donald Trump administration, with all its associated increase in far-right activity, is a hijacking of Leftist tactics for use by fascist causes. One clear example is the banner drop. Once beloved primarily by far left activists, this technique now sees regular groups by nazi and hyper-nationalist fascist groups. So too it is with the media grifter.

Announcing: The Virtual Gonzo Zine Library

Photo: A large zine library in Denver, with rows of paper zines in magazine holders, organized by subject and alphabet. August 26, 2010. (By Elly Blue on Flickr under a CC-NC-ND license.)

January 21, 2020

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Announcing: The Virtual Gonzo Zine Library

Posted in Zines

As part of my goal to create more zines, I want to read more zines.

I really believe some of the most useful radical political thinking, and activist strategy, appears in the pages of these self-published pamphlets.

I’ve decided to curate a regular list of new, interesting, or notable zines. I’m aiming to share this list twice a year (or more often if I get really ambitious). It will be similar to the zine list I curated for the Antifascist Month of Unity in October.

Antifascist Days Of Unity Zine Collection (via Oh Shit! What Now?)