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Joe Biel is a self-made autistic publisher and filmmaker who draws origins, inspiration, and methods from punk rock to sell millions of books. Biel is the founder and CEO of Microcosm Publishing, Publishers Weekly's #1 fastest-growing publisher of 2022 and #3 in 2023/2024, and WorkingLit, the software responsible for Microcosm's aforementioned success—now available for other publishers. Biel has been featured in Time, Esquire, Art of Autism, Reading Glasses, Bulletproof Radio, Spectator (Japan), G33K (Korea), and Maximum Rocknroll, as well as NPR and PBS. Biel is the author of A People's Guide to Publishing, Autism Relationships Handbook, Unfuck Your Business, Enduring Legacy of Portland's Black Panthers, and dozens more. Biel is the director of five feature films and hundreds of short films, including Aftermass: Bicycling in a Post-Critical Mass Portland, $100 & a T-Shirt, and the Groundswell series. Biel lives in Portland, OR.

Punks Around #3: The Minot, North Dakota Punk Scene 1989-2000

by Joe Biel Author and Alexander Herbert Series Editor

In 1999 our show in MInot, North Dakota was canceled but the locals said that we could still come hang out. I gave them…

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The Perfect Mix Tape Segue #2: Brutal Honest Tea

by Joe Biel Author

Joe Biel explains four years of his life in "Brutal Honest Tea," about honest communication, the opportunity costs of…

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Patch #230: Live Free or Drive

Patch #230Live Free or Drive

by Joe Biel Author

New Hampshire, the "Live Free or Die" state sits in a nice complement to Oregon, the unofficial "Live Free or Drive"…

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How to Sell Stuff at an Event

by Joe Biel Author

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

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Sticker #283: Free Parking

Sticker #283Free Parking

by Joe Biel Author

Livin' the dream.

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Sticker #019: Punk Rock: Quality Marketed Rebellion since 1977

Sticker #019Punk Rock: Quality Marketed Rebellion since 1977

by Joe Biel Author

Punk's origins in commercialism persist, even if the DIY, anarchic spirit of its adherents can rise above corporate…

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Perfect Mix Tape Segue #4: Going On Tour

by Joe Biel Author and Dave Roche Photographer

Three years after the fact Joe busts out a zine tour based zine about "Cocoon: The Road Trip" from 2004. A collection of…

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Sticker #245: Gentrification in Progress

Sticker #245Gentrification in Progress

by Joe Biel Author

Is your neighborhood being over-developed by yuppie shits for massive profit? Maybe this satirical sticker can help you…

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Sticker #077: Think Freedom Sucks? Hate the Poor? Vote Republican

Sticker #077Think Freedom Sucks? Hate the Poor? Vote Republican

by Joe Biel Author

Sometimes stereotypes are true... and this one, although a bit snarky, is definitely one of the true ones. Why is it…

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Doing It Better: Conflict Resolution and Accountability after Abuse in Leftist Communities

by Joe Biel Author

What is our role in holding people accountable in cases of abuse, sexual or otherwise? How do we investigate these…

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Neurodivergent Pride #12: Burnout (What Autistic Minds Can Teach Each Other and the World)

by Joe Biel Editor, Partly Robot Contributor and Amelia Nagoski Contributor

Burnout is a topic on everyone's mind since the pandemonium hit in March 2020. But what about autistic burnout? It's a…

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Big Patch #102: Fix Shit Up

Big Patch #102Fix Shit Up

by Joe Biel Author

Another broken door or a series of unfortunate relationships? Well then, there’s nothing that a few pounds of a hammer…

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Sticker #043: Fight Patriotism

Sticker #043Fight Patriotism

by Joe Biel Author

We've all got battles to fight. And Patriotism is really not all that far off from Fascism. (Sturdy vinyl sticker with…

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Sticker #407: Pride: The Opposite of Shame

Sticker #407Pride: The Opposite of Shame

by Joe Biel Author

We believe that pride is the opposite of shame. That's why we made this sticker. So that you can pass the word that who…

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Sticker #313: Coexist

Sticker #313Coexist

by Joe Biel Author

Why can't get we all just get along...on the roadway? A modern adaptation on this peacenik sentiment, showing multiple…

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Bicycle Culture Rising #2: The Portland Police's Peculiar War Against Bicycling 1993-2007

by Joe Biel Author

It's the revamped second edition of the Expozine Award Winning zine of police documents, now with commentary! Last time…

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The Perfect Mix Tape Segue #5: Sickness and Health

by Joe Biel Author

This new issue details over fifteen years of Joe Biel's improving and declining physical health as he battles doctors,…

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Sticker #062: If schools were funded as well as the military, would people join the military?

Sticker #062If schools were funded as well as the military, would people join the military?

by Joe Biel Author

Could the continued existence of the military industrial complex be connected to an education deficit? If our youth had…

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Sticker #101: Gentrification Is

Sticker #101Gentrification Is

by Joe Biel Author

GENTRIFICATION is the destruction of a community when it is referred to as "development." It is characterized by adding…

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Gin Blossoms: Suicide, Corporatism, Addiction, Creativity, and the Lessons of Doug Hopkins

by Joe Biel Author

"Hey Jealousy," "Found Out About You"... most of the hits from the Gin Blossoms' 1992 breakout album, New Miserable…

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Neurodivergent Pride #10: Interactions with Police

by Joe Biel Editor, Eliot Daughtry Contributor, Kriss De Jong Contributor, Partly Robot Contributor and Seth Graham Author

In this timely and unfortunately perennially relevant zine, author and editor Joe Biel has compiled stories from half a…

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Neurodivergent Pride #9: Comorbidities

by Joe Biel Editor, Eliot Daughtry Author and Kriss De Jong Author

For neurodiverse folks, it's a rare thing to have only one diagnosis (or misdiagnosis) at a time—and if we do, it…

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Pin #065Anti-Nazi

by Joe Biel Author

This one-inch round pinback button shows a swastika with a red slash through it, the universal symbol for "hell no, not…

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Patch #235: Disability Rights: Power to the People

Patch #235Disability Rights: Power to the People

by Joe Biel Author

It was requested by you, our fans, and we listen. Just like those who take pride on their bike wheels or ped feet,…

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Pin #222Capitalism Displaces

by Joe Biel Author

Gentrification exists and persists in cities everywhere. There's a lot of finger pointing and shouting going on, and…

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Bikenomics T-Shirt

by Joe Biel Author

Inspired by Elly Blue's fascinating book, this shirt gives you a chance to talk to everyone you meet about the…

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Robert Smalls: The Enslaved Man Who Stole a Confederate Ship, Broke the Code, & Freed a Village

by Joe Biel Author

During the Civil War, the enslaved Black crew of a Confederate ship was left to sleep on board overnight. Following a…

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Neurodivergent Pride #14: Mutual Aid (What Autistic Minds Can Teach Each Other and the World)

by Joe Biel Author, Andrew Coltrin Author, Eliot Daughtry Illustrator and Theresa Pizza Author

Mutual aid has received more attention as a radical tactic lately, especially in the wake of the uprisings and protest…

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Sticker #410: Choosing Comfort Over Difficult Conversation Is the Epitome of Privilege

Sticker #410Choosing Comfort Over Difficult Conversation Is the Epitome of Privilege

by Joe Biel Author

It's a privilege to avoid those tricky conversations at the dinner table. It may make things more comfortable for you,…

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Sticker #239: Car Free

Sticker #239Car Free

by Joe Biel Author

Put a "Free Car" sign on your mechanical monster and grab a bike and this cool sticker! This sticker lets the world know…

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