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Cristy C. Road is a Cuban-American artist and writer. Blending social principles, sexual deviance, mental inadequacies, and social justice, she thrives to testify to the beauty of the imperfect. Her obsession with making art (and her emotions) publicly accessible began when publishing Greenzine in 1997—a fanzine originally devoted to Green Day. The exclusivity of high art disgusted her, as she fell in love with a xerox machine and the creativity expressed through punk rock. She began writing about gender identity, sexuality, aimless travel, and radical organizing. Today Road works as a freelance illustrator. She has produced two illustrated novels, a book of postcards, and finished her first graphic novel, Spit and Passion, in 2013. Taking writing and visual elements more seriously, her visual diagram of lifestyles and beliefs stay in tune to the zine’s portrayal of living. Aside from creating art, Road has been performing lectures and workshops of her work and politics in various environments ranging from The Portland Zine Symposium, The Latina Health Summit, and Duke University. Additionally, Road has been performing as part of SISTER SPIT: The Next Generation, an all-queer spoken word road-show.

$25 Superpack: Queer Zines
by Super Pack! Author, Cristy Road Author, Robert Wildwood Author, Joshua Ploeg Author, Otter Lieffe Author, 3 more
We've got queer zines for you—in this selection from our catalog, you'll learn some skills and …
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Celebrate People's History: Poster Book of Resistance and Revolution
by Josh MacPhee Editor, Rebecca Solnit Foreword, Cristy Road Illustrator, Miriam Klein Stahl Illustrator and Swoon Illustrator
Over one hundred posters that pay tribute to revolution, racial justice, woman's rights, queer liberation, labor …
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Next World Tarot: Hardcover Art Collection (hardcover book)
by Cristy Road Author
Along with card descriptions written in English and Spanish, this visually stunning edition features …
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Next World Tarot (card deck): Written & Illustrated by Cristy C. Road
by Cristy Road Author
Featuring body outlaws, endangered cultures, and anti-colonial belief systems, THE NEXT WORLD TAROT envisions a world …
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Patch #148: Dykes Feel No Guilt!
by Cristy Road Author
Guilt is the patriarchy's tool to keep you down. Desire will set you free. This patch spreads the love.
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$99 Superpack: 2017 Year o' Cosm
by Julia Alekseyeva Author, J. Hunter Bennett Author, Joe Biel Author, Raleigh Briggs Author, Cindy Crabb Author, 9 more
Were you busy during 2017 and didn't get as much chances as you wanted to look at books? Well, we were busy too! And …
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13 Years of Good Luck: The Microcosm Publishing Sampler
by Julia Alekseyeva Contributor, Lee Baillie Contributor, Alexander Barrett Contributor, Nate Beaty Contributor, Joe Biel Contributor, 32 more
To celebrate our thirteenth anniversary of publishing books and zines about self-empowerment, we put together this …
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$20 Superpack: PMS Care Package
by Isabelle Gauthier Author, Joshua Ploeg Author, Cristy Road Author, Emily June Street Author and Super Pack! Author
Feeling crampy? Irritable? Exhausted? Like your uterus is trying to reach up and throttle you with your own fallopian …
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Indestructible: Growing up Queer, Cuban, and Punk in Miami
by Cristy Road Author
In her Miami high school Cristy Road valiantly tried to figure out and defend her queer gender identity, Cuban cultural …
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$25 Superpack: Four Imperfect Shirts
by Joe Biel Contributor, Ian Lynam Contributor and Cristy Road Contributor
Here's to the t-shirts all across the world that have had a rough life and are still deeply loved by their …
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$30 Superpack: Teenage Riot
by Dawson Barrett Author, justseeds.org Author, Erica Dawn Lyle Author, Cristy Road Author and Super Pack! Author
We picked these books because being a teenager is a crappy deal and sometimes you have to figure out your own way …
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$20 Superpack: Body Positivity Power Pack
by Elly Blue Author, Crystal Hartman Author, Cristy Road Author, April Streeter Author, Super Pack! Author and Robert Wildwood Author
Bodies! We've got to have them, but we don't have to hate them. Kick body shame out the door with the aid of …
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$20 Superpack: Heartache, Hope & Rage
by Natalye Childress Author, Cindy Crabb Author, Cristy Road Author, Keith Rosson Author and Super Pack! Author
Some days, everything is so intense you need a homeopathic remedy just to get by much less to rise above. We present …
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Never Give Up
by Cristy Road Author
Cristy Road drew this "Never Give Up" poster artwork for the Icarus Project! Follow Critical Mass into …
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Stay Solid!: A Radical Handbook for Youth
by Joe Biel Author, Matt Hern Author and Cristy Road Author
It ain't easy being a kid these days. For the first time in generations, today's teens have worse prospects …
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Patch #094: Typewriter
by Cristy Road Author
A classic patch to show your once-secret passion for making zines! Tell the world! Tell them about your ink-stained …
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$15 Superpack: Antique Croadshow
by Cristy Road Author and Super Pack! Author
This very special Superpack honors Microcosm staple Cristy Road. Cristy's artwork definitely stands out. If …
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$20 Superpack: Feminist Power
by justseeds.org Author, Anne Elizabeth Moore Author, Cristy Road Author and Super Pack! Author
An interest in Feminism means you probably like to learn, so we're giving you a range of reading material: Brutal (and …
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Live Through This: On Creativity and Self-Destruction
by Sabrina Chap Author, bell hooks Contributor, Inga Muscio Contributor, Eileen Myles Contributor, Kate Bornstein Contributor, 5 more
A cool anthology of art and writing by women who find creative power in their deepest troubles. Do you have to have a …
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Bad Habits: A Love Story
by Cristy Road Author
This novel by Cristy Road is mostly text, with a big helping of illustrations throughout. In the story, Carmencita …
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Distance Makes the Heart Grow Sick: A Book of Postcards
by Cristy Road Author
Basking in the trenches of leftover teen angst, punk rock, and brutal honesty - Cristy Road romanticizes the underdog …
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Patch #149: I Heart Vibrators
by Cristy Road Author
Do it together or do it yourself? The vibrator's a fabulous resource whatever your current life and style.
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Patch #150: Getting Humpy
by Cristy Road Author
A couple of crazy kids dancing the night away without a care in the world. Relive the glory days with this fun patch.
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Patch #120: The Pedal Power Don't Stop
by Cristy Road Author
Until our cities figure out that bicycling transportation saves them money, improves urban health, and simplifies city …
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Patch #118: Feel No Guilt in Your Desire
by Cristy Road Author
Note to men: While making out with other men, there is often shameless joy involved. Go with it. But ask first, please.
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Patch #119: You Can't Hug with Nuclear Arms
by Cristy Road Author
Hello friend. It looks like you need a hug. Perhaps your friend does too and could be easily discussed through the …
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Greenzine #14
by Cristy Road Author
Once a true fanzine devoted to Green Day, this zine has now evolved into literary prose devoted to the strengths of our …
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Patch #113: Dumpster Make Out Party
by Cristy Road Author
Once considered a marginal lifestyle activity, making out in dumpsters has now become known to be the world's #1 …
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Las Mujeres Libres Poster
by Cristy Road Author and Justseeds Author
A celebration of a Spanish women's militias that organized and fought in the Spanish revolution in 1936, in a time …
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