Reading a nice story about how the Kyoto Shimbun is letting zinemakers use their printing presses. Seeing these photos reminds me of the first time I visited a newspaper printing press in southern Ireland, in the days when I used to work for a paper then existing, that was called West Cork Advertiser. Perhaps it was those explorations that got me hooked on community newspapers, local journalism, and stuff like that. Vaguely considering stopping back in Kyoto to see what the zine scene is looking like now, en route to Sapporo next March for Atelier S P A C E | Sapporo conversations to get together with people in our communities, there. It’s a conversation, as always.
Here is the story about the Kyoto zine scene in the Taipei Times: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2026/06/02/2003858404
Photo is from there, too.
Print. I love paper, and print and writing, and putting words and drawings and photos together in different ways. Blogging was fun in 2006, but analog is what’s nice, in 2026. I’m inviting more people to participate in our zine club, here in Phnom Penh and virtually, too. View our works this year at: kismuth.com/zineclub2026.