MAL this past January, when I quickly took a photo during the pup session of this cute dude standing in the middle of the crowd. I didn’t really think about it much afterwards until a couple of months later when I realized my favorite gentleman had been the one to catch my eye, even before we ever met.
This here, is my birthday weekend photo dump. We spent the weekend all over the city (pretty much eating our way throughout). We had such a wonderful time filled with focus and love for one another and I miss it so. Sitting here in this Starbucks writing this is filling me with traces of all the feelings that flowed throughout the weekend. The getaway might be over…but being together always feels like a new beginning. Here’s to many more.
This was my birthday weekend, too (technically it was the mid-point between both our birthdays), and I just wanted to signal boost because holy crap do I love this man.
Like this site,Pink Mince is another side project that’s been going for so long that its own history is part of why I can’t bring myself to call it quits. I may publish sporadically, but I’m really proud of the eleven issues (not to mention the Minis, the merch, and the far-more-active Tumblr moodboard) I’ve produced across the last 6 years or so.
Despite the body of work, it’s rare for a zine get much of a reach, so I don’t often get to talk much about what the overall project has been about over the years. Happily, book artist Christopher Kardambikis invited me for an interview on Paper Cuts, an online radio show he hosts, where he talks to zine makers and other DIY publishers about the things they do. It was great to ramble on for a bit, and finally explain what I mean when I say that Pink Mince isn’t just a gay zine, but is also a showcase for contemporary typeface design and vintage lettering that features pictures of dudes.
(That’s me sneaking a discussion of Pink Mince into a talk on Letraset I was giving in Vienna.)
