sheer spite press

sheer spite founder lee has a book coming out this fall, from a different press, the wonderful @fernpub ! it is up for preorder now from Fernwood, from sheerspite.ca, or from your favourite independent bookstore, publishing September 10. -- here's what it's about: Friendship is hard because everything is hard. This book examines social structures to demonstrate how people mend an unravelling social fabric. Why is it hard to make and keep friends as an adult? Even if you finally find time to see each other, can you connect more deeply than just catching up over coffee? How many do you count as ride-or-die pals who’ll always show up with effervescent banter and deep conversation — your “chosen family?” Widespread loneliness reflects a world of crappy jobs and unaffordable housing that makes it almost impossible to have close, interwoven friendships. A dwindling social safety net takes a toll on us and on our relationships. Particularly for queer people, friendships can be crucial relations of equality, constancy, and care. Still, we disappoint each other and fall into irreparable conflict. A less lonely world is possible. Through interviews, research, and personal narrative, this book shows how people build tight connections despite living in the austere conditions of colonial capitalism — boldly weaving a new social fabric as this one unravels.

excited to share that sheer spite will be publishing a series of 4 zines on 2SLGBTQIA+ history in "quebec", each by a different author, each paid $1500 thanks to the support of @trellismicrogrants from @elanqc ! the full details and proposal form are at sheerspite.ca/trellis I’m also seeking 3-5 QTBIPOC advisors to read and provide feedback on proposals between June 15-30. Each advisor will be compensated $50 an hour for up to 5 hours of work each for their time reviewing proposals. details and application are also at the same link. -- Je suis ravie de vous annoncer que Sheer Spite va publier une série de quatre zines consacrés à l'histoire 2SLGBTQ+ au « Québec ». chaque zine sera rédigé par un·e auteur·rice différent·e, sélectionné·e à l’issue d’un appel à contributions ouvert à tous et rémunéré à hauteur de 1 500 $ grâce au soutien d'une micro-subvention Trellis octroyée par @elanqc ! Vous trouverez tous les détails et le formulaire de proposition sur sheerspite.ca/trellis Je recherche également 3 à 5 conseiller·ères QTBIPOC pour lire les propositions et donner leur avis entre le 15 et le 30 juin. Chaque conseiller·ère sera rémunéré·e 50 $ de l’heure, jusqu’à 5 heures de travail par personne, pour le temps consacré à l’examen des propositions. Vous trouverez également les détails et le formulaire de candidature sur ce même lien.

Si tu souhaites proposer un projet d'article d'environ 5 000 mots sur l'histoire 2SLGBTQ+ au "Québec", destiné à être publié dans un zine bilingue, ou si tu souhaites faire partie du jury chargé de sélectionner les projets finaux, voici les dates limites à retenir ! If you're interested in putting forward a proposal to write a ~5,000 word piece on 2SLGBTQ+ history in so-called Quebec, to be published as a bilingual zine, or to be on the jury that selects the final projects, here are the deadlines to keep in mind! https://sheerspite.ca/trellis/

just published online through @crucialcomix , we're thrilled to share print and pdf editions of Cee Lavery's latest comic, "Il Terzo Bronzo": In Il Terzo Bronzo, Cee Lavery entwines two unsolved mysteries: the origins and fate of a group of ancient Greek bronze statues found sunk off the coast of Calabria in the 1970s, and the cryptic roots of a family name. The full story of each mystery may remain lost in the depths of time, half-submerged in obscurity. A reminder of the things in this world we have to simply wonder at, Il Terzo Bronzo explores the pleasures of the unknowable. sheerspite.ca!

happy may day! 🥖🌹 new at sheerspite.ca, a beautifully designed anti-AI, anti-technofascism magazine led by cherished friend of the press @kellzhuynh aka @bitterfruit.design : "In our late-stage capitalist society dominated by tech feudalism, Daedalus magazine serves as a platform for those seeking an anti-tech capitalist and fascist refuge; a guide to reclaiming agency and autonomy. Women run and supported by the community, Daedalus is not a tech magazine despite tech being a common thread. It is a platform to address social issues impacted by tech. Bringing together members of the community to share stories of resistance and care."

exceptionally honoured to have gotten such kind and generous blurbs from authors i deeply admire for "The Politics of Lonely: Why Is Friendship So Hard?" by Lee, who runs sheer spite, publishing from @fernpub this september, up for preorder now. 💘

new in distro: three great zines from the inimitable @craftordiy.art ! so thrilled to help make these zines more available, i am a huge fan of elliott's work: these are zines that champion connection, DIY spirit, COVID-cautious community building, and finding joy and connection even when it's hard. available in print and digitally from sheerspite.ca. “wanderer started as a perzine (personal zine) about getting settled in a small town that is 2,801 miles away from your small town of origin. over the years it has evolved into a general diary of personal growth, shared through illustrations and prose. topics in this issue include: diy music, covid grief, sex, community organizing, mutual aid, personal reflection, travel, some gender stuff.” (LOVE a classic mixed-bag perzine!!) POSTHUMOUS: a tribute to defunct DIY music venues. 27 contributors, 40 pages, compiled from submissions; photos, writing, flyers from various venues. "PROBLEM" SKIN is “an honest attempt to usher skin conditions into the body acceptance movement. this new issue includes entries on acne, rosacea, eczema, psoriasis, chronic urticaria, skin discoloration, darier disease, excoriation (skin picking) and other unspecified skin struggles. you wont find any skin care advice here, just very frank talk about skin conditions and how they affect the various contributors’ lives.”

I made some fridge magnets, mostly for my own entertainment but you can also have one if you want! avl on sheerspite.ca for $2-5 sliding scale :) (really enjoyed prowling ebay listings for the other magnets shown around it which i sadly do not personally own or have available for sale)

thrilled to share @cindymilstein 's latest: as always, it is free to download or $0-1 + shipping to have a printed copy mailed to you. “When the pandemic first began and the world suddenly shut down, I saw promise in the ways that many people leaned into anarchistic practices. Sure, I became bleakly depressed because of the mass abandonment of so many of us by, say, capitalism, and narratives about isolation that were twisted by individualism, authoritarianism, and heteronormative ideas of kinship. I hated, for example, the use of the phrase “social distancing” versus what we should have insisted on calling “physical distancing”; we needed each other socially — and even within our own circles, often missed the mark on creatively doing it well. Still, as if mirroring spring’s emergence that year, mutual aid blossomed almost overnight. For instance, an epidemiologist in the city where I was sheltering in place put out word via their social media that they’d be glad to lend whatever pandemic advice they could, from their own research and knowledge, voluntarily and directly, defying the focus on the CDC, White House, and other less-than-trustworthy sources. Across Turtle Island, to point to another illustration, Mutual Aid Disaster Relief and Indigenous Mutual Aid modeled radical ethics and practices for the many liberals who’d dived into do-it-ourselves forms of reciprocity." p.s. thistle image in the background is the public domain image "Titelhoofd met kevers en distels" (1927) by Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof and Scheltema and Holkema

so thrilled to hear that @ceelavery 's "Swapping Genders With My Ex" is a nominee for the @cartoonstudies Cartoonist Studio Prize! originally published online through the wonderful @crucialcomix , this one got a print release through Sheer Spite, and we're also serializing Cee's gorgeous ongoing nonfiction comic Der Eydes. buy em shipping from canada: https://sheerspite.ca/brand/cesario-lavery/ buy em shipping from the US: /category/zines

it would be easier to make a post of the cis art sheer spite stocks but that would be an insane thing to do on trans day of visibility. so this is a reminder that sheer spite is run by one (1) weary transsexual, that's me, lee, and most of the stuff we publish and distribute is by other trans people, not as a moral principle but just because i love trans people and i love the work we make. anyways sheer spite is not good at making money but it's decent at moving the most cash possible out of the stuff you buy to its authors, most of whom are broke and struggling. we also pay out royalties quarterly so anything you buy today will put more money in trans authors' pockets asap and i'm gonna level with you, it would really help them. today is also observed as buy a trans woman a pizza day, in honour and memory of Mira Bellwether, who wrote Fucking Trans Women, one of the best zines ever. so hop to it and get some gals some pizza, ok?

added a bunch of stuff to sheer spite's US store (sheerspite.bigcartel.com)! all of these are also available from sheerspite.ca, which ships from montreal to everwhere except the US. the US store ships from the US to anywhere. shipping involving the US is truly wretched, so i have put a lot of work into making this possible, by getting US orders shipped from the wonderful folks at @whitesquirrelco in Everett, WA. would love your help in making this worthwhile by buying a zine or telling a friend!