Yard Sale!
Yard Sale! is a quarterly perzine based out of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada by Harley R. Pageot.
YS!1 was published in May 2009 and included interviews with the dancehall duo Bonjay, David Barclay of indiepop bands The Endless Bummer and The Diskettes and Kristin Cheung of the website papercubs.com, in addition to comics, reviews, games, and more. It is out of print.
YS!2 launched late August 2009 at Toronto's Zine Dream 2 zine fair. The zine featured similar content and tone to the first issue including interviews with Daps Duo and Emma Ditchburn of The Most Serene Republic. It is out of print.
YS!3 (the autumn issue) was released in November 2009 and features a shift from half-page to quarter-page sizing and an increased focus on perzine material over fanzine. For the first time, the zine boasts a full-color cover and has writing about baking, Canzine, cold weather, and failed bicycle rides. A free photograph was included with early copies.
YS!4 (the being single issue) was released in February 2010 on Harley's 25th birthday. The zine features writing about ex-girlfriends, past lovers, and reflections on a quarter of a century.
YS!5 (the you can go home again issue) was released in April 2010. The zine features memories, anecdotes, and photographs in relation to Harley's childhood neighborhoods.
YS!5.5 (the it's new to me issue) was released in May 2010 to coincide with the World For A Buck craft fair. The zine is a shortened introductory issue for newcomers with writing on how Harley first got into zines and breakdowns of the first five issues of Yard Sale!
YS!6 (the summer issue) was released in July 2010. Harley's entry in the 2010 24 Hour Zine Thing, the issue features musings on summer and the zine challenge.
YS!7 (the school & work issue) was released in October 2010. The zine features writing on high school, part-time jobs, and university as well as poetry and a series of pieces that originally appeared in other zines.
YS!8 (the new dawn, new day issue) was released in January 2011. The zine features writing on 2010 in review, 2011 in preview, and Harley's first public zine reading.
YS!9 (the fiction issue) was released in March 2011. The zine features short fiction and poetry.
YS!10 (the music issue) was released in June 2011. The zine features writing about first concerts, high school bands, working in a record shop, interning at a record label, and starting an arts collective.
YS!11 (the summer top 30 issue) was released in September 2011. The zine features a countdown of the top 30 people, things, and incidents from Harley's summer of 2011. Also included is a bummer top 10.
YS!12 (the unrequited love issue) was released in December 2011. The zine features documents of rejection and disinterest along with a multitude of lists.
YS!13 (the 2012 issue) will be released in March 2012.
External links
- Yard Sale! on Etsy - with purchasing information
