Durable Goods Issue Nine

Durable Goods Issue Nine

Featured Writers:

Miriam Matzeder

Amanda Oaks

Aleathia Drehmer

Copies distributed: 134

This issue is traveling to these fine places:  Missouri, Pennsylvania, New York, Georgia, California, Oregon, North Carolina, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas, Ohio, Massachussets, Louisiana, Illinois, Florida, New Jersey, Washington, England and New Zealand.

Many thanks to my collaborative distro partners who make awesome books that you should buy in 2010: Zygote in my Coffee/Tainted Coffee Press, Nibble, Alternating Current/Propaganda Press, Verve Bath Press, Kill Poet Press, and Orange Alert Press.  Soon to join the family is erbacce in England!!

Much love and appreciation to my "man about town" distributors:  Kristin Fouquet in New Orleans and John Dorsey in Toledo.  You guys rock!!

Happy New Year everyone from Durable Goods!!

Support Small Press.  Read. Write. Be kind to each other.

Aleathia

Durable Goods is under Orange Alert!!!

Durable Goods is more than pleased to announce another small press pairing and this time it is with Orange Alert Press.  Jason Behrends was kind enough to want to include this microzine with the fine books he sells.  For an education in all that is cool in music, art and literature be sure to visit What To Wear During An Orange Alert.....or as it is known these days....Orange Alert.

Thank you Jason!!!

Support Small Press.  You know you want to.

Aleathia

The Giving Spirit

Today I received a lovely holiday card from one of Durable Goods biggest supporters and inside was a touching poem, a check for a subscription and a book of stamps. Michael Solender is a generous person both as a friend and as a fellow writer. He continually supports small press writers and lifts their work up by displaying them on his blog and encouraging them to think outside the box. I admire that about him because I have similar thoughts and feelings about writing. It is an individual adventure when we create a piece of fiction or a poem, but it is a community gift that reaches the borders of the world and has no limits on how much it can touch another person. Michael's encouragement of others is commendable and in light of this, I am going to use the book of stamps that he sent to give one of my readers a year's subscription who I know cannot afford to get one, but who is a humble supporter and shining human being.
Joyeux Noel Nadine Sellers!! Je t’aime.

Humbled and grateful,


Aleathia

Durable Goods Issue Eight

Durable Goods Issue Eight

"Children of Writers"

Featured Writers:

Sayre Mingan Quevedo

Age 16

(Son of MK Chavez)

Chloe Drehmer

Age 8

(Daughter of Aleathia Drehmer)

**Cover photo taken by Chloe Drehmer

Distributed Copies: 128

This fine issue will find its way to these lovely lands:  California, New York, Connecticut, North Carolina, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, Florida, Massachusetts, New Orleans, Oregon, Washington, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, Alaska, and England.

Cooperative Small Press Distribution:  Zygote in my Coffee, Nibble, Verve Bath Press, Kill Poet Press, Propaganda Press and the honorable John Dorsey at Collingwood in Ohio.

Thank you for supporting small press and the creativity of children everywhere.  Save art and music and theatre in our schools.  It is where children get to connect their imaginations and make something physical of them.

Aleathia

Durable Goods and Propaganda Press team up!

I am happy to announce that Leah Angstman of Propaganda Press has decided to distribute Durable Goods with her print mailings.  There are a ton of great writers who have books with Propaganda such as:  Jeff Fleming, Adrian Manning, Ed Galing, Timothy Gager, Jason Fisk, A.D. Winans, J.J. Campbell, Leah Angstman, K. Alma Peterson, Alan Catlin, Michael Krisel, and many more.  Check the side bar for more information about Alternating Current/Propaganda Press.  Thanks to Leah for supporting small press.

I would also like to thank Kristin Fouquet for taking on distribution in the New Orleans area.  She will be placing issues of DG in coffeehouses along with other folded goodies of the small press.  Great work.

Aleathia

Durable Goods Issue Seven

Durable Goods Issue Seven

Featured Writers:

Karl Koweski

Nathan Graziano

Aleathia Drehmer

This is the second volume in the Sunnyoutside tribute.

Copies distrbuted:  132

This issue has sailed to these fine places:  Alabama, New Hampshire, California, Massachussets, Ohio, Texas, New York, Colorado, North Carolina, Florida, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Washington, Georgia, Oregon, Alaska, Germany, and England.

Durable Goods Now Has Subscriptions

Durable Goods is now going to start offering a subscription. You can obtain every issue in 2010 for $10. This is a guaranteed 12 issues with it being more like 24 because I can’t stop making them. It is an official labor of love. This subscription really helps me with postage and I don’t make any money off this deal. I’m a single mom and I want to be able to keep bringing you great poetry and handmade goodness to your mailboxes.

You can send well concealed cash or a check made out to:

Aleathia Drehmer

PO Box 282

Painted Post, NY 14870

or you can use Paypal by using my email address: windwitch27@yahoo.com.

Thank you all for supporting Durable Goods and small press writers. Be well.

Aleathia Drehmer

Editor

PS....I would like to thank the following people who have already gotten subscriptions.  Without them keeping up would be difficult.  Thanks to:  Andrew Taylor, Jason Fisk, Andrew Lander, Pris Campbell, Darci Morris, Jim Knowles, Allan Maurer, and Joseph Hargraves.

Durable Goods partners up with Verve Bath Press, Kill Poet and Nibble!!

I am so very pleased to announce that these fine zines have decided to join Zygote in my Coffee in distributing Durable Goods along with their own print journals.  Thank you Amanda Oaks at Verve Bath Press, Jason Neese at Kill Poet, and Jeff Fleming at Nibble.  I commend you for collaborating on this project and giving new life to the small press.


As writers we should all be in this together and these great editors understand the value of good intensions.  I look forward to sharing envelope space with your grand publications.  You can find the links to each of these great sites in the Durable Writers section.


Thank you to all who support this project and projects like it.

Durable Goods Issue Six

Durable Goods Issue Six

Featured Writers:

Claudia Bierschenk

Felino Soriano

Aleathia Drehmer

Number of copies distributed: 150

This issue will find its way to these fine places:  Germany, California, New York, Rhode Island, New Orleans, Florida, Georgia, Maine, North Carolina, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Massachussets, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Alaska, and England.

Thank you for supporting small press.

Read. Write.  Be kind to each other.

Aleathia

Number of copies distributed:  134

Durable Goods Issue Five

Durable Goods Issue Five

The Sunnyoutside Tribute Volume One

Featured Writers:

Rebecca Schumedja

Noel Sloboda

Aleathia Drehmer

Number of copies distributed: 104

This issue is dedicated to David McNamara at Sunnyoutside.  He is one of the hardest working editors and publishers that I know.  He always graces us with great opportunities to discover writers like Rebecca and Noel.  His commitment to small press and to his craft are held with high regard.  This is volume one of what may turn out to be a three volume set scattered over time to honor his work at Sunnyoutside.  Thank you David for delivering quality and expecting the best from your writers.

Aleathia

This issue has traveled to these fine places: New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, California, Georgia, Maryland, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Missouri, New Jersey, Massachussets, Illinois, Maine, Alaska, Germany, and England

Durable Goods and Zygote in my Coffee

Wonder Twins Activate........    

Recently, I sent a copy of Durable Goods to my fearless editor Brian Fugett at Zygote in my Coffee.  He was enamored with my little microzine and asked if he could have a few more issues to put in a large mailing of the upcoming Issue #7/Ross Vassilev Flipbook.  I said sure and sent him 40 copies.  In further discussion, he decided that he wanted to spread DG around in everything he mails and he will soon be displaying the DG logo on Zygote in my Coffee's main website.

I think this is a wonderful thing for many reasons.  I love that Brian believes in grassroots projects and things made with heart.  He is an amazing book maker and does it in his home while juggling life and fatherhood.  He puts out quality product that people around the world enjoy.  Also, I think this benefits the writers by having a larger market than I employ at the moment.  I will still be sending out my copies by mail as intended and this pairing with Zygote in my Coffee is the whipped cream on the sundae.

Please take some time to visit Zygote in my Coffee at http://www.zygoteinmycoffee.com/

Support small press.  Read.  Write.  Be kind to each other.

Aleathia       

Durable Goods Issue Four

Durable Goods Issue Four

Featured Writers:

F.D. Marcel

Jason Neese

Aleathia Drehmer

Number of copies distributed: 91

So far, this issue has traveled to these fine places:  Pennsylvania, California, Oregon, Colorado, Ohio, Florida, Illinois, Connecticut, Missouri, New Mexico, Vermont, Alabama, Massachussets, New York, Illinois, England and New Zealand.

Durable Goods Issue Three

Durable Goods Issue Three

Features:

Nadine Sellers

Kristin Fouquet

Cheryl Townsend

Aleathia Drehmer

Number of copies distributed: 218

So far, this issue has traveled to these fine places:  Missouri, Ohio, Louisiana, California, Michigan, Washington, Kansas, Texas, Oregon, Delaware, Minnesota, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Massachussets, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Alaska, Germany, England, and New Zealand.

Durable Goods Issue Two

Durable Goods Issue Two

Features:

Pris Campbell

David E. Oprava

Beto Palaio

Aleathia Drehmer

Number of copies distributed: 140

So far, this issue has traveled to these fine places:  Florida, Wisconsin, North Carolina, New Jersey, Connecticut, Ohio, Louisiana, Alabama, California, Washington, Massachussets, Illinois, New York, Alaska, Wales, Brazil, England, and New Zealand.

Durable Goods Issue One

Durable Goods Issue One

Features:

Doug Draime

Michael J. Solender

Aleathia Drehmer

Number of copies distributed: 79

So far, this issue has traveled to these fine places:  Oregon, North Carolina, Ohio, New York, Kansas, Missouri, California, Indiana, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Massachussets,Illinois, Alaska, England, and New Zealand.

Welcome to Durable Goods!!

Hello fine readers!  As with many others in the world, sometimes our lives get taken down to a creative zero and from those times we rise with new ideas.  Durable Goods is one of those times.  I wanted to do something in print; something small and portable; something clean and about the writing.  This micro-zine features very small poems and pieces of microfiction from writers around the world.  Presently it is by invitation only. 

I send each of the contributors 10 copies of their issue and then randomly send 12 more copies about in the world.  If you feel like you need one, you can email me at windwitch27@yahoo.com and I will send you a copy.  This zine is about supporting writers in an intimate way, about sharing work I feel is strong in one way or another.

As always, thanks for reading.

Aleathia Drehmer
Durable Goods, Editor