Cripping Femme Zine
me with my very own copy of the Cripping Femme Zine!!!
I was so pleased when I opened my mailbox last Thursday evening after a long day at work and found that my very own copy of the Cripping Femme Zine had arrived!!! Edited by my good femme friend Leslie Freeman it contains the perspectives of 10 self identified queerly feminine folks. Alas, I had a deadline the next day for my Curve column so I couldn’t start reading it until I’d edited and fact checked that so I placed the zine on the coffee table and let it tease me for a few hours. A few hours later I was able to crack it open and was not disappointed!
The Cripping Femme Zine which describes itself as “by and for queerly feminine folks with dis/abilities” though not the most aesthetically beautiful zine I’ve ever seen, but the intensity, honesty, and beauty of the writing easily more than makes up for that.
As a femme with disabilities it was a pleasure to get the chance to sit and read a collection of pieces all by queerly feminine folks who had really smart, sexy, important, complicated, challenging, exciting, inspiring, and innovative things to say about their own experiences with disability, community response, accessibility, and the intersectionality of identity.
The zine (which is accompanied by a CD audio zine) is available for purchase at indy bookstores like Food for Thought in Amherst MA, and Bluestockings in NYC but you can also get it directly from the lovely Leslie who can be reached at: efemmera@yahoo.com. This is a definite must read for folks interested in the diversity of femme community, dis/ability community, and the intersections between them.
Also, if you’re a femme author or zinester I’d love to review your work for the site! If you’re interested, please shoot me an email at Sassafras@PoMoFreakshow.com
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Leslie Freeman
October 20th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Femmes and allied angels:
As the editor of Cripping Femme Zine, I so appreciate this post– and all of the zine requests it’s already generated!! Quick note: Sass’s very own copy of Cripping Femme is a little special. The cover of your very own zine, should you decide to purchase or order one, will feature a sketch in response to Nicky Click’s funky femme parody electropop by my anime artist son, rather than Nicky’s beautiful face. (But look for a photoshoot with Nicky in the forthcoming Cripping Femme Vol. 2!)
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Sublimefemme
October 25th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Wonderful, I look forward to checking it out! Thanks for sharing, Sassafras.
xo
SF
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