Haphazard Zines

#05 Kachi-Koshi

I like to watch sumo wrestling. We went to a tournament during our first trip to Japan, just as a cultural experience and without any knowledge or expectation that we would enjoy the sport as a sport… but now I watch all the tournaments and go to sumo events here in Melbourne. It's a lot of fun! This zine is a crash course in sumo in case you would like to give it a go… and I think it's interesting even if you're not going to become a committed fan.

$4

#04 Onion Songs

A list of songs that reliably make me cry, with snippets of lyrics.

There's a spotify playlist too, or you could google for a service that will convert that playlist to other streaming services. Or you could go and buy each track if you like them. I don't actually use Spotify but it seemed like the best way to let people hear the songs.

$2

#03 Highlights

A few years ago I realised that because I read a lot for work, I wasn't really reading books any more. I decided I really needed to change that. Reading ebooks is so much easier because I can always pick up my book during down time (on the train, in a queue, at lunchtime). So now I read more books again! I highlight passages that I think capture an important idea. Here are some of those passages.

$2

#02 manga panels that i saved because i relate to them

I mostly read digital manga and sometimes I get the urge to screenshot and save a particular panel because it resonates with me. The weird thing is that these panels are usually very, very mundane. But they capture a mood or an emotion that resonaates with me.

$4

#01 Japanese Stairs

When I visited Japan, I noticed that there are a lot of stairs around. Where we would put stairs on the inside of a building, they put the stairs on the outside. I couldn't stop noticing stairs and photographing them. I've visited a few times now, and I drive my travel companions a bit nuts by stopping to take photos of stairs all the time.

$15

#00 The Preface

Here I explain a bit about my history with zines, and how I ended up committing to a weekly zine project.

$2