Issue No. 7: QUAR + TIME Now available online!
Our first digital issue is designed to print-at-home so that you may display the zine in tiles, unbound, on your stay-at-home wall.
Issue No. 5 FLASHBACK: Post & Present “Spark” by Chris Daley
Chris Daley @escapegrace teaches writing and sometimes even writes. She is co-director of @WritingLA and co-founder of @WordCraftLA
Issue No. 5 FLASHBACK: Post & Present “You’re Not There But I’m Sending This Anyway” by Ashley Hutson
A. Hutson @a_ahutson Likes to write. Likes to dance. Likes owning pairs of shiny pants. Find her at aahutson.com
Issue No. 5 FLASHBACK: Post & Present “Burn Fat Faster” by Lizi Gilad
Lizi Gilad is a first-generation American of Mexican and Israeli descent. She holds and MFA from UC Riverside's low residency program and resides in Southern California. Her prose can be found at The Rumpus and The Volta blog. Follow her on Twitter @lizinka
DUM Studio Visit: Issue 5 artist Christine Nguyen
One of the most challenging--yet rewarding--parts of putting together each issue of DUM DUM Zine is determining the visual elements. Complementing the written work without strangling the words is just as important as showcasing the individual merit of the artwork itself.
DUM DUM Issue No. 5 Release Party @ THE ECHO
Get DUM with us at The Echo and celebrate the release of DUM DUM Zine Issue No. 5: POST & PRESENT. This will also be the official KICKOFF for L.A. Zine Week!! RSVP here, and don't forget to grab your presale tickets, Dummies.
DUM DUM Does MOCA: L.A. Art Book Fair preview tonight!
It's that time of year again, Dummies--we'll be debuting our annual print issue at this weekend's L.A. Art Book Fair at the Geffen Contemporary @ MOCA. Preview night is tonight from 6-9pm, and we'll be tabling all weekend long!
Thank you for submitting to Issue No. 5!
Thank you for submitting to Issue No. 5! You guys KILLED it. We can't wait to GET PRESENT with everybody at L.A. Art Book Fair and L.A. Zine Fest in 2015. Stay tuned for announcements on our Issue No. 5 celebrations to KICKOFF L.A. Zine Week once again. We have a special venue planned, with...
Issue No. 5: NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS
Issue No. 5, "POST & Present," will be a postcard book featuring the artwork of Christine Nguyen, completed by your short story or visual submission!
SUMMER OF SILENCE, a Photo Series by Vivian Martinez
Photographer Vivian Martinez spent the summer taking her Instax Fujifilm polaroid camera from piñata stores in L.A. to remote festivals all the way in Joshua Tree, capturing scenes of friendship, music and independence in the spirit of summer.
one hoTT moment: This Friday at Echo Chamber!
Get DUM with us this Friday at our "happening"--the culmination of our August residency at Echo Chamber, one hoTT moment. RSVP on Facebook here and see some of your favorite Dummies reading!
Lloyd’s Google Search History by Kayla Pongrac
Kayla Pongrac Schwerer is a writer, reader, chai tea drinker, and record spinner. When she’s not writing creatively, she’s writing professionally–for two newspapers and a few magazines in her hometown of Johnstown, PA. To read more of Kayla’s work, visit www.kaylapongrac.com.
“The Last Place You’d Look” by Holly Day
Holly Day was born in Hereford, Texas, “The Town Without a Toothache.” She and her family currently live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she teaches writing classes at the Loft Literary Center. Her published books include the nonfiction books Music Theory for Dummies, Music Composition for Dummies, and Guitar All-in-One for Dummies, and the poetry...