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Zines by Rowan
@zinesbyrowan.bsky.social
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my beautiful princess Annie 💖
a brown and white beagle mix dog. her front paws are crossed in a dainty manner. she is laying down in a plush gray bed with one of her stuffies next to her.
October 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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one of my old therapists always used this imagery of letting intrusive thoughts float on down the proverbial river and that's what inspired this zine. made this for #trickorzine25 for the prompt "float."
cover of a zine. it is an oil pastel drawing of a river delta seen from above, with the words "float on" in the lower left corner. an oil pastel drawing of a river coming out from a mountain range, with the words "whatever burdens you carry" on the lower left side of the page. an oil pastel drawing of a river flowing through trees and farmland, with mountains in the distance, and the words "let them float down the river" in the upper left corner. an oil pastel drawing of a calm ocean, with a light blue sky above it with white puffy clouds, and the words "to the vastness of the sea" in the upper left corner.
October 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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I might make a more in-depth zine about this at some point but for now here's a mini zine about how seeing a short dude in a cool movie role gave me the final push of confidence I needed to realize I'm a dude. (still want they/them pronouns btw!) hope you all are doing well :) #zines #perzine
cover of a mini zine with a black & white photo of Richard Dreyfuss on the set of the movie Jaws. there are words in messy handwriting superimposed over the photo that read: how a short king changed me first two pages of the mini zine, each has a photo of Richard Dreyfuss along with some words. the words read: I recently saw Jaws for the first time. From the moment Richard Dreyfuss was onscreen, something inside me changed. Seeing his short stature (5'5"! only 2 inches taller than me!) and how sexy and confident he was made me think... next two pages of the mini zine. more photos of Richard Dreyfuss. the words read: ...maybe that's something I could be. Seeing him onscreen made me realize I might actually be a man after all...and it helped me come to terms with wanting top surgery, something I had been struggling with for years. final pages of the mini zine, more photos of Richard Dreyfuss looking like a snack, and the words read: I still have trouble thinking of myself as "a man"...but seeing someone like Richard Dreyfuss up on the big screen, seeing someone I could feasibly resemble given time and hormones, gives me hope for my future as a trans guy.
October 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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final page bc of bsky's 4 image limit lol
final page reads: ...maybe I'll feel a bit more ready @zinesbyrowan zinesbyrowan@gmail.com 2025
September 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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super light hearted zine I made this morning!! ⊙⁠﹏⁠⊙ I think it's important to think about these things even if it's a bummer. how are you supposed to prioritize your goals/values/etc if you're not being realistic about life!!! that's my feeling on it anyway. hope you all are well <3
mini zine cover that reads: someday i'll be DEAD and that's ok with me there is a small drawing of a tombstone with the words here lies Rowan, they're super dead first page reads: my feelings about my own DEATH have changed a lot over the years second page reads: I was suicidal for nearly a decade, which has probably skewed my thoughts on it somewhat third page reads: I'm no longer suicidal, but I have come to accept that someday I'll be dead, and this doesn't really scare me fourth page reads: After all, I won't be around to experience un-life. I will cease to exist and therefore won't have any feelings on the matter fifth page reads: I'm not looking forward to dying, but my acceptance of its inevitability has made me realize I want to live my life differently sixth page reads: I want to stop people-pleasing and live for myself. I want to be kinder to myself and others. I want to find meaning where I can. And when DEATH comes for me...
September 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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barely slept and have been wide awake since 4:30am so obviously it's time to make a zine, with a super light topic naturally
cover of a mini zine that reads: someday i'll be DEAD and that's ok with me under the title is a small & simple drawing of a tombstone with the words: here lies Rowan, they're super dead
September 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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had to give my dog some anxiety meds and she is zoinked off her gourd lol
photo of a beautiful old dog, she is a beagle mix with white and brown fur, and her eyes are squinted
August 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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back cover of the mini zine with a sticker of a hand holding out a blank card. the background is purple. the text reads "at sign, zinesbyrowan" and an email address " zinesbyrowan@gmail.com "
August 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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new #zine about appreciating what my body does for me. finished the same day I had an awful chronic illness flareup so that kinda made me chuckle. hope you enjoy :) posting the back cover in the replies.
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cover of a mini zine. it is a small collage with pink flowers at the bottom and a butterfly above it, with text in two different styles reading "my body is" first two pages of the mini zine. first page is decorated with dog and cat stickers over a pink and blue background, along with some small red hearts. the text reads "my body is soft (soft)" second page is decorated with a sticker collage of a bee pollinating a sunflower, along with two ladybugs over an orange and yellow background. the text reads "my body is capable (capable)" third and fourth pages of the zine. the first page shows a stylized drawing of a cat, dated 1917, as well as two flowers. the cat is white and the background in purple and pink. the text reads "my body is resilient (resilient)" the second page shows a small sticker collage of mushrooms and leaves over a two toned green background. the text reads "my body is living (living)" fifth and sixth pages of the zine. the first page shows stickers of two hands in a dextrous pose, with a triangular sort of prism sticker over the wrists showing many colors in a grid. the background is solid pink. the text reads "my body is me (me)". the second page is a completely white background (void) with the text reading "(someday) my body is not".
August 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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got my zine trade from @oneironaut17.bsky.social and I couldn't be happier!!! their zines were so beautiful & charming, you should check out their page!
Several mini zines spread out over a desk. Some stickers too
August 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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oh my god
screenshot of a Tumblr post by user anarqueeen that reads: evil enby called the Private Situational Foe
August 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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DO YOU SEE MY VISION. why do I always do this to myself lol I always draw the stars individually instead of flicking gouache off my paintbrush or something. it's meditative tho I love it. also I'm super rusty with watercolors lol but I'm still enjoying myself.
still-wet watercolor painting of two planets orbiting a bald space lady's head in the void of space. there are no stars dry-ish watercolor painting of two planets orbiting a bald space lady's head in the void of space. there is a small cluster of stars in the lower right corner. this is a work in progress
August 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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new #zine about my experience living and leaving the Catholic faith :) it's more rant-y than a straight-up narrative, but I hope you enjoy. here's the cover image. read the whole zine HERE: online.fliphtml5.com/vviya/njzy/
cover of an untitled zine. the image is a collage of a Catholic cathedral lit up with flames, all under an image of a solar eclipse.
July 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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meet the artist mini #zine ! I had a lot of fun with this, I've never done a meet the artist meme before. hope you enjoy :) #zines #meettheartist
cover of a mini zine with a cartoon style portrait of the author/artist and the title "meet the artist!" the first page reads "Hi, I'm Rowan! I'm a bisexual trans artist and zinester who is obsessed with making and reading perzines (personal zines)! I love getting a peek into other people's lives, so here's a peek into mine!" The second page is titled "Anatomy of a Rowan" and features a portrait of Rowan, the artist, with labels pointing to various features on their person. These are, from top to bottom: "5'3" tall", "backpack of wonders", "glasses so they don't fall over and die", "mechanical pencil", "watercolor brush", "clothes chosen for comfort over fashion", and "flip flops." the first page is labeled "LIKES" with a heart next to it. The list of the artist's likes reads as follows: - Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986) - hot chocolate (with a little illustration of a mug next to it) - making and reading zines - psychedelic music - the beach - science fiction media - cooking for people - crispy tofu the second page is titled "DISLIKES" with a broken heart illustration next to it. the artist's dislikes are as follows: - drawing feet - folding laundry - overcooked/soggy vegetables - loud noises (unless I'm making them) - hot weather - patriotism - art block the last two pages of the zine are covered in tiny illustrations of what is in the artist's bag, or as they call it, the Backpack of Wonders. the backpack has roses on it and is labeled "weighs about 10 lbs". The illustrations are as follows: - ear plugs - KN95 masks - sunscreen - various medications - a reusable shopping bag - keys and lanyard - huge water bottle - wallet - crumpled receipts - notebook and pencil - multiple books
July 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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A mini #zine titled "what I can't say." Bluesky has a 4 image limit per post, so I'll just let you know that the final page reads "I'll get there." #zines
cover of a mini zine reading "what I can't say" "I forgive myself" "I am not a monster" "My body is not a crime" "My body is not a tragedy" "I am safe" "I am whole"
July 4, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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mfw time is unrelenting in its pace and passing and I don't have enough of it to make every single zine that lives in my heart
blurred image of a black cat with its mouth open. the picture conveys a frenzy of emotions
May 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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here's my puppy ❤️
a very cute brown and white dog tilting her head so as to appear as cute as possible
April 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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been kinda depressed lately, made art about it #zines
cover of a mini zine made with purple paper which reads in stamped letters: im fuckin depressed the pages read "need to be alone" and "need to hide {from} myself" in the same stamped lettering as the front cover "need to break free" "need to embrace discomfort" "need to fight it off" "need to be silly"
April 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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New zine :) This one is called "TRANSFORMING MY SHITTY TEENAGE POETRY" and features my teenage poetry that I made into erasure poetry. Read it here: online.fliphtml5.com/vviya/fazd/ Hope you enjoy :)

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Cover image for a zine titled "Transforming My Shitty Teenage Poetry." This text is superimposed over a torn-out magazine page and is surrounded by stickers depicting bats (the animal) and Victorian houses.
February 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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another new #zine, this one about the Nine Delights as detailed in a shitpost on Twitter by user @i_zzzzzz. here's a preview of the cover, and the full zine can be read here: online.fliphtml5.com/vviya/toka/ hope you enjoy! :)
over a colorful background of suns, moons, and stars, there is text reading "The Nine Delights: A Shitpost (?) on Twitter Turned Very Earnest Zine."
January 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Have a mini-mini #zine, just 4 pages (of eyes 👁️👁️)! not really sure what inspired this but I had fun :) hope you enjoy!
green eyes over a blue background, with stamped text reading "eye contact" purple and pink eye over a green background, with stamped text reading "window" orange and green eye over a pink background with stamped text reading "key" blue and red eye over light blue background, with stamped text reading "mirror"
January 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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My first zine of 2025!! here's a preview of the front cover. you can read the full zine here: online.fliphtml5.com/vviya/bfrs/

Hope you enjoy :)
the cover of a zine, titled "what dreams may come: a dream journal zine." there is a vintage looking cat and foil star stickers decorating the cover.
January 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Another #zines preview :) you can view the entire zine here: online.fliphtml5.com/vviya/abvc/

(Don't mind me, just posting some of my backlog from before I joined this app! :) )
The zine cover reads in blue, pink, and purple bubble letters: "THAT SURREAL FEELING." A blue and red abstract watercolor painting with pasted text that reads: "Experiencing deja vu over an extremely mundane interaction, leaving you wondering the significance of it."
December 28, 2024 at 12:58 AM
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One of the first #zines I made! It's all about getting over my childhood fear of bugs. Check out the full zine here: online.fliphtml5.com/vviya/crbg/

You can purchase a physical copy of this zine for $2 here: zinesbyrowan.bigcartel.com
December 28, 2024 at 12:30 AM
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Here's a little preview of my newest zine! View full zine here: online.fliphtml5.com/vviya/lhrd/
You can purchase a physical copy of this zine for $2 here: zinesbyrowan.bigcartel.com
December 27, 2024 at 5:33 PM