January 2025

This will be a series of mini zine swaps, one for each calendar month, requiring that you make a new mini zine specifically for the swap. There will be another swap posted for each month of the year. You can participate in as many or few as you wish. For this calendar month series, your mini zine should be representative of that month in your life. It is sender's choice, so you can start and complete your mini zine anytime that month, but it should be a zine created specifically for this swap. (You can distribute as many copies as you wish elsewhere after completing the swap, but it cannot have been previously distributed.)

This is January 2025.

Create a mini zine that reflects what is happening in your life in January. It might be one event, or multiple moments, or a collection of poems, or a random collage of ephemera, or a six page mish mash of experiments…

There's a pretty long lead time for this first swap, since it's a new series, but if think you might be interested, PUT IT ON YOUR WATCHLIST, so you don't miss it. For future swaps in the series expect about a one month signup and a one week send window.

This is a public series and so… A little housekeeping: If you have recent blips in your ratings, unresolved ones, a recent lengthy absence from swap-bot, have ever flaked on a swap I’ve hosted, or if I've angeled a swap you flaked on YOU must message ME to explain. I am not going to ask. My reason for banning will be “You did not demonstrate an understanding of the swap expectations.” Likewise, if you flake, do not communicate, do not rate or rate unfairly, or in any other way cause me to wonder why I host: I will not forget. PLAY NICE.

This series is open to newbies. Hi and welcome. If you have fewer than 20 rated swaps, please sign onto swap-bot at least two days before the sign up deadline so I know you're still serious about your participation.

I know hosts cannot indicate/require a heart rating but honestly if a swap that meets requirements is received with a note in a pretty envelope isn’t heart worthy, I don’t know what would make a partner happy. So…be kind and constructive and generous.

Of course! I will angel!

Some mini zine explanations, demonstrations and how to can be found here and here and on YouTube and other internets.