Rules Are Made to Be Broken: My Venture Into Zines

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Snap! Crackle! Pop!

I'm breakin' the rules writing my first series of zines----those gritty, introspective stories on the fringe of society; words gasping, heaving, vomiting a hybrid of human emotions conquering pain and suffering.

I'm slipping into a different aperture; a kaleidoscopic way of exposing the voices thundering inside of me.

I'm shuddering in the midst of organized calm. Dull emotions. Flatlined ideas. All of it. Into the garbage: guidelines, roadmaps, directives, commands ... basically, any kind of rule handcuffing me from bin diving into chaos. I hunger for the void where the absence of gravity frees me from preconceived thoughts, ideas, platitudes. Rules stapled to our foreheads, pigeon-holing us with syntax, grammar, tone, word choice ... all in the name of simplistic comprehension. Feed the masses boxed mash potatoes and bland gravy no more!

In my dream world---my zine world---chaos must reign to unleash creativity To explore space, time, darkness, light, and everything in between. Where questions are answers and the answers may never ring true; because, why should they? A defined answer is the beginning of a death. A timeline with a determined end. Whereas abstract pulsates greater, brighter----formidable in stimulating future existence. Much like a supernova releasing the essential elements of life. The realm of creativity exists undefined.

I write and I write and I explore beyond the rationale; a chaotic beauty. A mashup of what's real, surreal. Human emotions on the precipice of the abyss. Jump in with me. The universe is not what they tell us. Rather, what we experience. Our minds are ours to nourish.

Zine Series by Renee Coloman will be released at the 2025 OCZine fest. Dates will be announced in the near future.