Microcosm Published

It's not always easy to know what you need. We go through our day, and we feel tired, cranky, paralyzed with indecision,…

When a company's workers are literally dying on the job, when their business model relies on preying on local businesses…

Bicycling has many obvious health benefits, but the least obvious one is the mindful act of bicycling. Rather than…

So you've got a business where you make stuff—zines, books, crafts, art, widgets. Whatever it is, you're super…

During a time when much attention has been given to sexual harassment and labor issues in the restaurant industry, this…

In this guide to the great outdoors, discover all the advice you need for a successful excursion into the woods. Written…

In this concise and uplifting zine, author Nicole Gulatz offers the reader strategies, inspiring quotes, and cute…

Recently, an artist friend celebrated a modicum of success after five years of hard work. Many people cheered and…

Recently, an artist friend celebrated a modicum of success after five years of hard work. Many people cheered and…

The self that we bring with us to work or to social contexts isn't always the same. We have our good days and our bad…

It is not always easy to be our most authentic selves. We wear masks all the time (and not just to stay safe in a…

Do you like hummingbirds? Do you like vulvas? Well then, oh boy do I have a pin for you! Show off your love of these…

HURT is Portland activist Kristian Williams' collection of articles and interviews on the history, psychology, and…

In this helpful guide for those facing the incredibly difficult decision of whether and how to get an abortion, you'll…

Heather, a fifth grader on the autism spectrum, could find no relief from the abuse of her bullies. She did…

If you fuck with books, I fuck with you.Stick this enamel pin on your backpack, jacket, tote bag, or wherever you want…

This issue contains things that will make you laugh, smile, and cry - visiting friends in the hospital, the early…

Hope and John team up on this split zine reflecting on hurricane Katrina. Both long-time New Orleans residents, each has…

This workbook is for parents and other caretakers whose child or young adult has come out as gay, lesbian, bisexual,…

A series of interviews with Northwest U.S. punks about their identities, and what being punk means to them. The…

If animals could talk, what would they say? Certainly nothing polite, according to this hilarious illustrated book. On…

From the bestselling book that went viral for traumatizing a 6-year-old and her precious grandmother (Google it) comes…

Grab a hammer (and this pin) and start smashing the patriarchy. Celebrate your feminist side with this gorgeous little…

Over the last fifteen years, Plan-it X Records helped foster a huge cultural revolution, uniting geographically divided…

Is everything terrible? Is your life going to shit and your brain's convinced you that you’re utterly screwed? Have…

Six firsthand accounts of abortions from people with a wide range of backgrounds, a mix of autobiographical accounts,…

Are you "Damaged?" Do you quote Misfits lyrics to your date in a rage of passion? Do you find yourself—ahem—on…

The Impossible Game is a theoretical game of divination, played on a board that cannot exist. The point of it is the…

Once upon a time there was a punk scene. And in this punk scene was a romanticized lifestyle politick of Washington DC's…

In this zine (or rather zines), poetic reflections on late nights spent laughing on the porch meet a meticulously…