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<div style="top:+0.2em;font-size: 95%">ZineWiki: the zine encyclopedia that [[ZineWiki:Introduction|anyone can edit]]</div>
 
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[[Image:Not My Small Diary.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Not My Small Diary''' Issue 5]]
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[[Image:Medusa.jpg|thumb|right|Artwork by Cristy Road]]
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'''Not My Small Diary''', a compilation of small press artists' auto-bio [[comic]]s, is edited by [[Delaine|Delaine Derry Green]], and was first released in 1996. It is published in the U.S.A.
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'''Cristy Road''' is a Cuban-American [[zinester]] and graphic artist originally from Miami and living in [[New York]]. She wrote the [[perzine]] [[Greenzine]] and has published a series of books and [[graphic novel|graphic novels]].
  
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Still going strong, these comic [[zine]]s have attracted a diverse, talented contributor base including such artists as Donna Barr, Hilary Barta, [[Suzanne Baumann]], [[Edward Bolman]], [[Kyle Bravo]], [[Tim Brown]], Brian Buniak, Ian Carney, [[Bobby Tran Dale]], Jonathon Edwards, [[Matt Fagan]], [[Matt Feazell]],  [[Shawn Granton]], [[Nicole Georges]], [[Ayun Halliday]], [[Doug Holland]], Wil Kane,  Dave Kiersh, De Kwok, [[MariNaomi]], [[Missy Kulik]], [[Eric Lyden]],  [[Clutch McBastard]], [[Carrie McNinch]], Dan Moynihan, Jeff Plotkin, [[John Porcellino]],  [[Jesse Reklaw]], Ed Repka, [[Androo Robinson]], [[Kelly Shortandqueer]], [[Anne Thalheimer]], [[Yul Tolbert]],  [[Mike Tolento]], Andi Watson, Jeff Zenick and hundreds more.
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In 2012 she released [[Spit and Passion]] (Feminist Press), a graphic novel about surviving the pre-teen closet amidst a homophobic society. Road's prior books include [[Indestructible]] ([[Microcosm Publishing]], 2006), [[Bad Habits]] (Microcosm Publishing, 2008), and [[Distance Makes The Heart Grow Sick]] (Microcosm Publishing, 2007).
  
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The first 10 issues of NMSD had no theme other than general autobiographical stories. Issue 11's theme was "Childhood Stories - Age 11 and under". Issue 12's theme was After Midnight - Late Night Tales". Issue 13's theme (the current issue) is Lucky/Unlucky stories.
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''Greenzine'' began in 1997 as a Green Day [[fanzine]], but gradually became a [[perzine]] about Road's various homes of Miami and Philadelphia, racism in her communities, the strength of her friends, coming to terms with assault, gender, sexuality, and identity and more. The final issue, #14, was published in 2004. [[Cristy_Road|Read More...]]'''
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Artwork by Cristy Road

Cristy Road is a Cuban-American zinester and graphic artist originally from Miami and living in New York. She wrote the perzine Greenzine and has published a series of books and graphic novels.

In 2012 she released Spit and Passion (Feminist Press), a graphic novel about surviving the pre-teen closet amidst a homophobic society. Road's prior books include Indestructible (Microcosm Publishing, 2006), Bad Habits (Microcosm Publishing, 2008), and Distance Makes The Heart Grow Sick (Microcosm Publishing, 2007).

Greenzine began in 1997 as a Green Day fanzine, but gradually became a perzine about Road's various homes of Miami and Philadelphia, racism in her communities, the strength of her friends, coming to terms with assault, gender, sexuality, and identity and more. The final issue, #14, was published in 2004. Read More...

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