Virtual Table Map

BRNR Collective

BRNR is a collective of artists, musicians & creators united by a love for creative expression. We serve as a cultural outlet committed to sharing our passion for a variety of artistic mediums in a dynamic, inclusive space.

Rubi Do Trinh

Zines and books about plants, little people and their fantastical adventures.

Art Hag

I'm making art and zines about mental illness, grief, death and suicide, struggling with mixed race identities, being cancelled in punk communities, gay shit, posters, stickers, ceramics, etc.

Astringent Press

astringent press is a low-to-no cost, independent zine+chapbook press based in kansas city, missouri. astringent press celebrates historically minoritized narratives through the creation of books, zines, and other printed ephemera accessible to all.

C.Tree

Hi, I'm a Filipino illustrator and cartoonist currently based in STL! Will have zines/prints about visual culture & fandom, also comics about animals solving crime.

Aquatic Panda Distro

Aquatic Panda Distro is a comic and art zine distro dedicated to uplifting the voices of artists of color.

NextLevelHugo

Tokiun Art

LGBTQ+ South Korean creator with zines about neurodivergent life and experiences. Zines about cute characters express both creativity and life, most are based on friendship and community. Found family and friendship are important to me as a creator.

Evan Johnson

Photography and graphic design focused zines about self expression.

Jaylon Goode aka lizardcub

Mini zines and comics!

NoRespassing

I make zines about personal body horror, short supernatural stories, instructional zines about cooking or how to play yugioh, plus some short story comics!

Cecilia Torres

My zines are whimsical and fantastical visions into my day dreams, from food themed swords to protect the lunch tables of the world to spreads of self contained stories that hint at a wider world.

Jen Chavez

Most of my work is perzine in some way. I primarily explore the various mental health struggles I’ve run into, as well as inescapable thoughts on being raised catholic. I also have completely unrelated zines about Pompeii, and the sun & moon.

Lil Stinker Co.

Lil Stinker Co. is an artist collaborative from Omaha, Nebraska. We have a lot of mini comics and fantasy themes in our zines but we also have zines that focus on things like mental illness, pop culture, and our own lives experiences.

Angelica Ahumada DeJesus

My work is my own style of abstract geometric illustrations that express the beauty and emotions I find in everyday life. I also have artwork inspired by my culture/heritage and experience as a woman. Everything is colorful, bold, and full of texture

Hugo Juarez-Avalos

Hi there! I create zines, artist books, and comics that explore themes of queerness, identity, Latinx/Hispanic culture, and self-discovery. I also love cats and they make special appearances in my zines!

Sarah Manuel

Hey there! My zines are about topics and interests that I love such as K-pop, queer-themed books, silly animals, and much more. I make minis, digest, comix, and screen prints amongst other things.

Neither/nor Zine Distro

A zine destination and resource in KC run by KCZC co-founder/organizer, Jaydream. They sell a wide variety of zines at KC brick & mortars and in their online shop. In 2023 they opened Neither/nor Zine Library, located in the back of Goofball Sk8!

Chris Haywood

i’m a comic artist, writer, and musician. I carry a sketchbook wherever I go. I make comics, zines, and prints.

The Beautiful Worst by Katie Li

The Beautiful Worst is a digital zine on the nature of creativity with field notes on managing a creative practice. Delivered monthly, always on a Tuesday. Read a sample issue at katieliwriter.com/zine

Sowing circle

Mini zines, collages, garden/compost how to, queer history, trans erotics, black feminist poetics, ecowomanism, abstract art, somatics and nonverbal communication, handbound, photocopied, uniquely stamped, limited edition, biomythography.

Erika Sakata Arts

Erika Sakata is a multi-medium artist largely focused on digital/traditional illustration, printmaking, poetry, and zine-creating. Their zines revolve around themes of personal identity, mixed race dynamics, and queer lifestyle.

Mailyn

My zines are all about fun, culture, and identity! I make zines that focus on characters that have a story to tell!

Rad Breath

Rad Breath is mostly perzines depicting the woes of the world through drawings, poetry, and scrapbook style entries that despite it all still show that there's still good love worth finding in this world.

Turtle House Comics

Our zines are about our adventures with our dog. We also make coloring books, stickers, postcards, and other comics. Also owner of the mini comix co-op.

Emily Alvarez

Emily prints 3-4 collected books of her professional and personal artwork and sketchbook spreads. She also has a comic about roller derby vampires.

Death Roll Zine Distro

DRZD is a brand-new comix distro hoping to meet artists at KCZF and print + distribute their comix with them! I specialize in furries, sapphic love, urban ennui and existential dread, and have made ~30 comic zines since 2020!

Kansas City Public Library

KCPL library has created a circulating zine collection for the public in 2024 to represent diverse voices and continue to connect patrons with communities who think and live as they do. We also have free staff created zines to handout for all ages!

Sunrise Movement KC

Our zines combine line art graphics with educational information and calls to action, to activate Kansas Citians who care about climate justice. We want Kansas Citians to know they deserve better from breathable air to rapid public mass transit.

BLT Comicz

My zines are mostly autobiographical comics about my every day and past experiences having BPD, being a fat queer, and being 1/2 Mexican. I also have instructional cooking zines as well as character-based zines.

Taffy Studios

I create zines, stickers, prints, and multi-media artwork around my Chinese adoptee identity, cute gay space girls, and stories inspired by music. I'm a multi-media artist who's main focus is telling stories about life, identity, and adventure.

Ben Lee

Comics, zines, original art and crafts.

Losers of Cleveland

Our zines cover topics of girl/womanhood, adulthood and growing up in the Midwest. ex: "Views from Banana cam" centers around finding friends and fun after dropping out of film school, as told through the lens of a children's waterproof camera.

Nia Danielle Lovemore

I would describe my work as being, "Gothic Romantic, Dark Fantasy" artwork. My work is more suitable for mature audiences. I will have comic book zines of the names "Hot Girl Battle Royale" , "Death Fantasy", and "Phantom Farm". As well as poetry! <3

Steven Bolds

Tales of seemingly fantastical shenanigans and mystery, grounded in curiosity of the unknown.

Erica Batton

I am a local comic artist. I write, draw, and publish my own comics. I have a comic series I do called Panty Vigilante. I also have ashcans for a new series I'm working on called Princess of Mass Destruction.

Max Dlabick

Max Dlabick crawled out of the Missouri mud in the 90s and has been drawing strange animals and comics about complicated people ever since. Come get some comics and say hi!

David "The Spoon" Hough

Hello! At this guy's table, you'll find some pretty cool zines about dinos, some humorous comics, and other goofy shenanigans that I can draw on paper.

JAEXIN

JAEXIN is an epicene zinester from the Midwest. They could have been an influencer but decided to devote their life to bands, pixels, cassettes, and Pete Wentz. Critically acclaimed as ‘not bad’ and ‘an artist’, they make comix about the above.

limonene by jhonen

it's my first zine ever! i'm fleshing out my worldbuilding and personal characters to become, hopefully, a webcomic series soon! a cyborg park ranger comes across an inhuman salaryman in the woods, featuring my artist friend's characters.

TheinFinnite

Art of fantasy characters, magical items, created creature "guides", and exploration of whimsy and folklore.

Chloe Soe

I make a variety of zines, including perzines, a Sufjan Stevens fanzine, some poetry, and a catalog of some of my saddest breakfasts, among others.

Triangle Head Universe

The Triangle Head Universe is a cartoon dimension featuring colorful characters and speculative futures!! We’re proud to offer a wide range of collectibles such as zines, postcards, handmade accessories, vintage apparel, and more!!

Cassidy Weaver

My zines go from cute animals, to autobiographical comics and sketchbook compilations, to narrative illustrations. Whimsy is very important in my work and I am learning to expand that into my zines.

Brady Zeiler

My zines represent my current Art practices whether that be demonstrating my personal artwork or commissions that I’ve produced over the years. I work to create pieces from religious art to pop culture art with a variety of styles.

Isaac Duff

Noose & Lemmy, a post apocalyptic action comic.

MacKenzie Illustration

Come for the illustrated recipes, comics, and perzines and stay for the fine art prints.

Ann Drew

My work sits at the intersection of Pulp and Queerness. I make comic books and zines around the narrative of Queering Science Fiction, all of my stories are humorous and full of adult content.

Lyds69

im an illustrator so my zines are often comics/sequential! im inspired by video games, animals, heartbreak, horror, and coming of age stories. more of my work can be seen at lyds69 across various platforms <3

Mariah Markt

Mariah Markt's zines highlight and explore the fat female figure and its role in the fashion industry. Her zines explore the history of fat fashion in America, seasonal look books and celebrate fashionable fat femme bodies.

Full Monty Press

I sell punk rock zines, fanzine, perzines, and general political topics

Tom Morse-Brown / Amanda Michael

Three zines: one about my journey of how my view of God became less harsh, another about emojis and their significance in text conversations and another about Coptic Egyptian mental health and the stigma surrounding it specifically in KC.

daisyedraws

Cute comics, Anime inspired, and tips for artists!! Will have free zines :)

Rose Morris's Zinez and Claythingz

I mainly make tutorial zines about my hobbies (Clay, 3d modeling, slumbering), life things, and just dumb little zines. I also make a lot of funny little clay guys in my spare time, and they'll be at my table too.

Parker Story

Mini zines and hand-bound booklets | Zines about free queer-friendly clubs and community resources in KC | Brunch, park, and sunset spots in KC | Other goofy imaginative zines with houseplants and cowboy shenanigans!

Rootcat

If you are interested in the cute, creepy and curious aspects of life, you will love Rootcat. Find art prints, stickers, buttons and more that embrace the hilarity of being on this horrifying planet.

catmothcrow

Hi! 👋 I’m Dayna. I value community, autonomy, expression, joy, beauty, and authenticity. My favorite zines to publish are tiny witchy spellbooks, perzines, and fanzines. I also make zine video content, sharing and reviewing my favorite zines.

Moon Rabbit Books & Ephemera

Moon Rabbit Books & Ephemera has been publishing miscellaneous zines and books of fiction, humor, and reviews of lottery tickets for something like twenty years now.

Eddie Fern

I make art/poetry zines about the natural world, my mental health journey, being queer/trans, and love. I like to use a combination of ballpoint pen and collage illustrations.

Liliana Lozano

Comix blending adventure, fantasy and humor influenced by video games and anime.

Jenna Merry

I make silly little gay fantasy comics because I'm sad and they make me happy

Kate Delaney

I make zines about how-to’s on mending, foraging, community, gardening, and more! Mostly small zines, easy to read and share. Also maybe some art zines with collage work.

Ashley Shelly

i'm an ink-based artist drawn to stories about women and horror. i make prints, mini-zines, and comics about both of these things. expect to see a lot of surreal and creepy-cute imagery. (trigger warning-zines may contain sensitive themes/content)

J. Marshall Smith

Good Girl Laika, Solace County - Art and comics with magical glowing fruit goop covered babies, unstoppable space dog Laika, fantasy worlds where the boys are all doing okay, spiritual angst and nice robots.

d minor demeanor

I make perzines that blend my photography (digital and film) and writing. I write poetry and flash/micro essays and mix those pieces with photos.

Casey Babb

Photocopied zines featuring movie reviews, short stories, haiku, collage art, flash fiction, cut-text stories, printmaking, fake movie reviews, and other similar trash... plus stickers and buttons.

Geekasaur

I’m kiara I’m a 16 yr old artist from KS/MO I mainly make zines about fictional characters, fashion, science ,music and my person mental health and identity struggles. I’ve been making Zines for about 3 years.

Casper Warren Art

Casper Warren is a Midwestern illustrator, poet, zine maker, teacher, and punk crafter with an ardor for nature. Their work focuses on mixed media drawing, queer liberation, and the moody beauty of growing things.

The Fuson Fable Table

My short stories include lots of fun dialogue, descriptive imagery, and doodled vignettes throughout. I spice up my writing by throwing in metaphors and witty humor, each adding to the tantalizing concoction I serve to the reader.

iiiii

An archival history and exploration of UFOs and how they relate to paranormal and religious experiences.

Sara Rieger

I create small editions of artists books and zines that combine found images & text with my own text & imagery. I create my own meaning, but I like the synchronicity and variety of meaning imputed by the reader when chance elements are combined.

lyle pukepolice

PUKEPOLICE is dedicated to documenting the most unusual and discomfiting aspects of the human experience. The man behind the mask is Lyle Chafa, currently a junior at KCAI. God, there's got to be something more interesting about him than that.

Collapsed Lung Creations

I have a couple of zines varying in topics; one about the history of zines, one about the ocean, and I am working on a couple of music fanzines. I also make jewelry, patches and uncycled items!

MonkeyDude Comics

Hi! I'm MonkeyDude Comics, an artist who creates webcomics and zines.

FreakiJiki

I have been features and have interest in monster girl zines and fantasy character concept creation. formerly published in MonsterMindZine out of Chicago

Heather Anacker

I make zines about things that are important to me; plants, cats, mushrooms, pizza, mending, meditarion, love, death and big feelings.

Genevieve

I have zines that range from collages of my sketchbook pages, horror and fantasy themed zines, abstract zines with colorful imagery and compliments on each page, and many more! I also convert a lot of the digital artwork in my portfolio into zines.

Tigersheep Friends (Sarah & Colin Walsh)

"Beautiful Monsters"-a Tigersheep collab about self expression through the different monsters that live inside us "Horse Girl...Sort Of"-a nostalgic 80's story about a 10 year old girls obsession with drawing horses & how it helped empowered her

Valley

Comic zines.

Curse of the Wasteland Comics

dark comix

The Cryptid Collective

The Cryptid Collective was established by a dynamic cohort of queer friends and artists whose work traverses realms from activism and environmentalism to the enigmatic landscapes of the occult, supernatural, and spiritualism.

Jade Nuttle

I create zines compiling my illustrations of beloved characters and original comic characters.

Grace Richards

I create zines including my love for bugs, clowns, vampires, and women. My zines are light-hearted, sometimes exploring queer themes of liking women and discovering myself. I create comics, and screen-print some zines and prints.

Al Polston

Hello, my name is Al! I create zines starring animals in weird situations, as well as art books and a poetry comic.

Linnea Nierman Illustration

I am a comic and illustration artist from Kansas City! I love making silly drawings of myself and my partner, and our pets Mowgli and Tuna. I also love going on hikes, and cooking new foods :)

Megan Cason

Megan/OraMercury is a Kansas City Art Institute graduate as of 2024 who specializes in multimedia illustration and ceramics. Inspired by 1990’s-2010s web comics, console games and animation, Megans work explores queerness, historical, and fantasy.

Torrie Nova

I make colorful and thoughtful fictional comics and illustrations with a recurring cast of characters!

Alligatoridae

Making zines about trans estrangement and rage, as well as the solace of emo nostalgia.

Cephalolapod

Illustrations about weird stuff and our relationships with the stuff around us

five.eyed (needs to be seated next to jaexin if possible! I’m disabled so we table and travel together)

A new zinester who focuses on spooky themes! From recounting paranormal encounters with a bit of silliness mixed in to depicting the eldritch horrors that are biblically accurate angels! A mix of stuff for all ages and 18+ (censored displays!)

Anna Jo Beck

I write how-to zines on life skills (personal finance, health insurance, voting, spanish grammar habit tracking) and movie fanzines ("mini movie marathons" on themes like Bong-Joon Ho, Drag, Shot in CDMX) more info at AnnaJoBeck.com

John F. Malta

I have self-published 30+ zines over the last decade. I am the creator of the punk zine odyssey Haunted Francis and my most recent zine, titled Rotten Metropolis, follows the story of Gunk, a lone drifter amidst a future dystopia.

Joshua Ray Stephens

VENOMYTHS is Joshua Ray Stephens’ ongoing anthology of cartoon future fantasy. Equal parts sci-fi, fantasy, philosophy, poetry, religious revelation and silly ass comics. Set in a far off future in a psychiatric asylum that everyone calls Magic Moon…

Henchmen Studios

Silkscreen prints, stickers, zines and other cool stuff!

Kansas City Democratic Socialists of America

Anti-capitalist, socialism, queer liberation. Info about our work in the KC area. Depending on the time frame we may also be collecting signatures for MO ballot initiatives, such as in the past the $15 minimum wage and sick leave.

Sleepy Ghost Goods

Creating zines is one of my artistic outlets and passions. Each one is a unique blend and can feature : my abandoned artwork, heartfelt poetry, political commentary inspired by Adventure Time, and the intimate sharing of secrets.

Cramhole/ Billups Allen

Cramhole is comics and short stories. Recent issues are covering a three-issue sci-fi story arc.

Avery Remboldt

Hiya! I make illustrative zines of outdoorsy instructionals, personal stories, identity and mental health thoughts and learning, fantasy, fiction, things i love, art, and nature :)

Glue Press

At KC Zine Con we will have our first publication, Alchemy, an anthology of 14 artists' work. We will have a few books of individual writer's work, as well as a comic zine or two. Possibly a photo zine as well.

Annie Case

Creating illustrative style zines that are fun and full of vibrant color!

John Elizabeth Stintzi

Zines, chapbooks, and books by award-winning writer and cartoonist John Elizabeth Stintzi!

Cole Galbraith

Hello! My name is Cole Galbraith and I love making comics! I have two ongoing series: one a sci-fi/fantasy about a truck driver, and another about my experiences in high school. I also make single issues exploring many different topics and themes.

kitchenfloorcomics

Hello, I’m Freddie! I’m a queer comic artist who makes zines about any and everything! I focus on taking scary things like mental health and identity and making them approachable and add a camp factor!

Reggie Herman

I illustrate and self-publish large-format seek-and-find fantasy books, am currently writing a graphic novel I'll be selling the first volume of, have a riso printed comic I'll be selling, and will be selling some sketchbooks as well.

Hugh Crawford

I have been making the weekly comic strip Crimes Against Hugh’s Manatees since 2010. In 2018 I bought a Risograph and have been publishing my comics as Crawford Press ever since.

Gimmie MO

My style is artistic urban esc street culture. I like to create utopias that emphasize self-expression with a deconstructive take. I feel different moments intensely and yield this feeling of balance and sense of wonder for all spectators to depict.

Jamie Kalen

I make zines about whatever personally interests me, be it journaling or fan works. My zines include writing, photography, drawing, digital art, and collage.

iiiii

A visual exploration of the history of UFOs how they relate to paranormal and religious experiences

Cwillos

Collection of illustrated mushrooms zine, graphic story mushroom zine

Nick Francis Potter

I will have two full-length collections of comics, published by Driftwood Press and Calamari Archive Press, in addition to several self-published RISOGRAPH zines and prints. I will have 5 different RISO comics zines, in addition to the books + prints

pixelburd

Creating illustrative worlds with a diverse, unique set of characters that each have a story to tell!

Geekasaur

I’m a 16 yr old artist I make zines about science , pop culture, short stories, mental health, identity and fashion. Whatever interests me, my zines trend to an older aundince but I would say they’re totally R rated. More Pg-13

ARS Illustrative Design

Artistic, poetic, and colorfully meaningful.

chasermassgrave

I reproduce queer archival magazines, zines, newsletters and art, as well as implementing digital with mixed media collaging into my own handcrafted zines!

Madeline De Belle

Fun and bubbly characters in bold and bright colors.

zoeythekat

Offering $3 pen-and-ink portraits in addition to zines about being fat, queer, and anxious. I also write/illustrate a comic called Here's What Happened about mental health, friendship, and falling in love.

Alain McAlister

My zines are containers and prompts for self reflection! From a zine you can fill out reflecting on gender to a collection of diary comics, my zines focus on identity, emotions, and life.

Emily Earp

I enjoy making work about the natural world, specifically highlighting different species of animals, plants, or environments. I use traditional printmaking techniques, as well as digital means to produce zines containing drawings or photography.

Blake A. Chamness Comics

Blake is a cartoonist, painter, and teacher living in Westminster, CO. His current comics series are “Sentience,” a robot adventure story, and “Distortion,” a solo anthology that includes autobio, strips, fiction, illustration, and poetry.

Late Night Copies Press

Late Night Copies Press is a queer and trans run micro press based in Minneapolis, MN. We publish non-fiction and informal research-based writing with an emphasis on local queer and trans history, queer archival collections, and queer artists.

rileyhaspowers

New to zines but excited to participate! I will have a variety of zines, stickers, and prints featuring storytelling, women music artist recommendations, and fanart (kpop, furiosa, stardew valley)!

Vemrill

I make art for the furries, bronies and fellas wanting an little more love in this world for the weirdos and freaks. Sometimes NSFW themes, explores comic work and heavy illustration.

Daisy Sheridan

From my mind to yours: a collection of thoughts, dreams, and characters.

Jenny Jo Hrabe

I do autobiographical comics about my life with Premenstrual Dysphoric disorder (PMDD). have an informative zine about PMDD and one with comics and stories. I will have some low cost zines with older material.

Buttman World Illustration

Bright Colorful illustrations, and pulpy zines, action packed and full of details centered around everyone's favorite "Heart-Headed" fiend, Buttman.

Will Cardini

My zines are psychedelic comics about space wizards, robot sculptors, and crystal witches. The stories range from battles on alien planets to more poetic and abstract sequences. Cosmic Gossip is my newest, collecting my collabs with Mark Peters.

MUFFAMO Mixed Up Files From a Midwest Optimist

My zines are mixed media images filled with my own written poetry, I do most on old envelopes that I bind with words and images to uplift humans. I'm a post abortive woman who has grace, peace, and light for other humans. My life is my zines.

Charlotte Fleming

Charlotte Fleming makes zines about the small, the quirky, and seemingly mundane. The silly and the serious are both always welcome in her work. She's usually thinking about the ocean, drawing snails, or looking for a good tree to sketch.

Bailey Corbin

Most of the zine I do are related to angels, plants, or a combo of the two! I'm trans and angels are a way for me to explore body image and gender and also I just love creating weird angel creatures as if they are among us. Also plants are cool :)

Beetle Didi

My name is Didi Beetle, I make original comics and fancomics!

Noah Jodice

My self-published work focuses on our social relationship to image-making and explores personal anxieties or complex systems through narrative cartoons. I frequently collaborate on community justice-oriented zines with both national and local orgs.

MachineDean

I do a wide variety of zines from digital manipulation/glitch art, toy photography, collages and drawings. :)

Vivian H.

Vivian is 10 years old — this is her second zine fest! She sells zines with original and whimsical anime-style animal characters done in a comic book style along with stickers and pins of her characters.

LD's choose your own adventure zine

Choose your own adventure zine. A kind of day in the life sorta thing. More poetry focused. At the end it tells you that i took acid on groundhogs day so you can relive this day as many times as you want. The cover is made out of fabric scraps.

Elizabeth Reece

collection of illustrations / designs I've made in my illustration class over the 4 years of college. some comics, visual narratives, small prints and postcards

Sio Gallagher

My zines and books are funny, illustrated autobiographical works from a feminist perspective.

sean fitzgibbon

What Follows Is True: Crescent Hotel, is a self published, fully painted, graphic nonfiction book that explores the stories surrounding the Crescent Hotel’s strange two years as The Baker Hospital, a Depression Era cancer hospital.

J. Cornelison

Zines will be sketch compilations; zines categorized by fandom, a pet portrait/caricature zine, and personal work. Small prints for sale, postcard size- also fanart. Mostly fanart but personal work through the years will be in zine form

Shattermybones_art

Just a dumb teen that likes to make things

Encounters with Nameless Spirits

Encounters with Nameless Spirits is a monthly mini-zine filled with puzzles, poetry, and poltergeists. Each book contains three spirits. Only by finding the name they had in life will they leave you be.

Piper Koontz

Piper Koontz's zines consist of original artworks and stories that depict love, loss, and childhood memories.

Jojoswhimsicalart

Fun characters going on little journeys including Buttshrooms and Cloud people. Also, zines about living with diabetes!

Avoidbee

Avoidbee is a local Kansas City artist who graduated from KCAI and is interested in making queer fantasy comics and art! They also create stickers, charms and prints from popular media and original ideas.

Art School Janitor

My zines are illustrated in a fun and light-hearted manner, but often cover subjects that are more serious in nature, such as environmentalism. Alongside this, I also make zines such as a collection of Sapphic valentines day cards!

CHARISMA MODIFIER

My work are windows into the heartfelt and often comical world of TTRPG and D&D. As a Kansas City-based artist and TTRPG enthusiast, I create comedic content that uplifts and entertains fellow gamers.

Kris Rose

The Final Girl: How Horror Movies Made me a Bettrer Feminist & Mentally Unbalanced and Violent: The Hagsploitation Film, are two zines about horror movies through a feminist lens. White Riot/Black Massacre: A Brief History of the 1921 Race Massacre.

Hungry Hamburgers

Proud DIY publishers of the finest content for the highbrowed and curious reader.

Jess Reigle

I make the Blood Moon lunarium (moon calendar) each year, as well as other locally risograph printed works about nature-connection. I also write zines on grief, herbalism, parenting etc, and paint about radical futures, kink, ethnobotany etc