Liz Mason
@caboosezine.bsky.social
Zinester. Bookmonger. Fussy eater. Armchair sociologist. DJ. Library Science Student. Pretentious cultural omnivore. linktr.ee/caboosezine
Enjoy this picture of me in like 2002 from Caboose #3 The Modular Karaoke Issue. Karaoke philosophy and discussion w/ friends I made at the monthly karaoke at Lounge Ax at the end of the 90s. Enjoy my cringey design aped from other zines & lit of the era. lizmasonzines.etsy.com/listing/9134...
New episode of the podcast I do with @kdc.bsky.social is up now. Maybe I'm biased but it is one of our best. tinyurl.com/RDEP19
Rough Draft #19 Idol, Burning x Superfan | Rough Draft with Keidra and Liz Podcast
In this episode of Rough Draft, we discuss 2 mirror image books of fiction about the interior life of young women navigating fandom, idol worship and parasocial relationships. Superfan: A Novel by Jen...
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Wild Ramp Publishing@wildramppublishing.bsky.social · 3w agoNew Rough Draft! In this ep, we discuss two mirror-image novels about young women navigating fandom and parasocial relationships: "Superfan" by Jenny Tinghui Zhang and "Idol, Burning" by Rin Usami. tinyurl.com/RDEP19
My interview with the organizers of the Punk Scholars Network U.S. is up at the Razorcake website now! razorcake.org/punk-scholar...
Check out Quimby's Bookstore 35th Anniversary zine release party + reading/panel discussion! Fri, Aug 14th @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social ✂️ I’ll be on a panel alongside past/current owners & employees. Check out the fun stuff all weekend to celebrate! www.quimbys.com/blog/art/8-1...
Miss my show this morning on CHIRP Radio? @chirpradio.org now has a helpful playlist bot that shouts out each song that’s being played & the DJ whose playing it, as well as a link to their DJ page where you can access the show’s archive!
CHIRP 107.1 Playlist@chirp-playlist.bsky.social · 4w agoSong: Pleasure's All Yours Artist: Ultra Lights Album: Pleasure's All Yours (2026) Label: Chunklet Time: 8:33 AM DJ: Liz Mason — https://chirpradio.org/djs/liz-mason
I'm moderating a panel at South Side Zine Fest called “More Than a Youth Culture: Building a Sustainable Life in DIY." Sat, 8/15. See ya there! lizmasonisawesome.com/upcoming-app...
Alrighty, here's a few of the things I'm doing this month! More info at lizmasonisawesome.com/upcoming-app...
New Rough Draft episode! July was International Zine Month. Halfway through me and @caboosezine.bsky.social checked in to see how we were both celebrating it! And also, a meditation on scheduled project-making. roughdraftwithkeidraandliz.podbean.com/e/rough-draf...
Tonight! I'm DJing for @chirpradio.org Trivia at @beermiscuous.bsky.social while host DJ Moi Moi brings questions, about, well, songs to GET JACKED to. Don't think I'm beyond playing The Final Countdown during the last round. The games begin at 7. chirpradio.org/events/chirp...
Sugar Hijinx Perzine Distro will be popping back up on Sunday, July 26th at @ridmanscoffee.bsky.social on Sunday 7/26, paired up with a @zineclubchicago.bsky.social hang! See you there!
Thanks to Jessica Schwartz for having me on the Punkast to talk about how zines can become an archive, a joke, and a form of cultural research. 🎧 Listen to it where you get yr podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
Liz Mason (Zines)
Podcast Episode · Punkast · July 10 · 1h 42m
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Today! The Midwest Perzine Fest 12-5! ✂️🖤✂️🖤
Liz Mason@caboosezine.bsky.social · 2mo agoJoin me this weekend for the Midwest Perzine Fest • Fri 7/10 pre-fest reading at @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social • Sat 7/11 visit me & Cynthia of @zineclubchicago.bsky.social at the Sugar Hijinx table at Chicago Athletic Association ✂️ More info: lizmasonisawesome.com/upcoming-app... #mwpzf2026
Join me this weekend for the Midwest Perzine Fest • Fri 7/10 pre-fest reading at @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social • Sat 7/11 visit me & Cynthia of @zineclubchicago.bsky.social at the Sugar Hijinx table at Chicago Athletic Association ✂️ More info: lizmasonisawesome.com/upcoming-app... #mwpzf2026
Check it! 📣 The first 2 Wednesdays of July I’ll be on the radio for 6 hours instead of my usual 3 on CHIRP Radio. 📻 Tune in to 107.1 fm from 6am-noon Central Time. Or at chirpradio.org or the CHIRP Radio app 🤳 Or tell yr smart speaker “Play CHIRP Radio.” 🪩 HANG OUT WITH ME FOR A QUARTER OF YOUR DAY.
I haven't done a solo perzine in a minute and I'm proud of this one!
Wild Ramp Publishing@wildramppublishing.bsky.social · 2mo ago"Indoor Thoughts" is my latest perzine and I'm really proud of it. These are essays about how I've navigated illness and disability throughout my life with the help of personal journaling. wildramppublishing.bigcartel.com/product/comi...
It was an honor to have @sarahbecan.bsky.social on the newest ep of Rough Draft. I loved our "spirited" convo. It really felt like we could have gone on for hours! 🍸🍹 💚
Sarah Becan@sarahbecan.bsky.social · 3mo agoHey friends! I was delighted to be a guest on zine queens @caboosezine.bsky.social and @kdc.bsky.social ‘s excellent podcast. We talked about creativity, imposter syndrome, cocktails, and career shifts! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Is that me or is it that a Raymond Pettibon original? @megankirby.bsky.social, I enjoyed your flag party. #TodayIsFlagDay 🏴
I know I prolly say this about every episode but this one is my favorite one we've done of the podcast I do with @kdc.bsky.social that we just uploaded it so you can to ride (off the) rails w us 🚂 punchline that needs workshopping: I literally do a zine named after the last car in a train.
Original Berf of Chicagoland@kdc.bsky.social · 3mo agoNew Rough Draft episode! Does a project going "off the rails" mean an unwieldy ball of cud you keep adding to or an off-road side quest that makes the project better than you imagined? Me and @caboosezine.bsky.social talk it out! roughdraftwithkeidraandliz.podbean.com/e/rough-draf...
Thanks to Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social for the shoutout in the @chicagoreader.com about Saturday's openign of the Southwest Side Zine Library! 🔗 For event info see link in bio! chicagoreader.com/music/gossip...
Shout out to @mrdankelly.bsky.social for 2 shoutouts in the @thirdcoastrvw.bsky.social May Lit column for events I'm doing! 🤘 Sat 5/9, a workshop at Feria del Libro Chicago and Sat 5/23 at @zineclubchicago.bsky.social's Southwest Side Zine Library launch! thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2026/05/...
Podcast exchange student of the month! 📣 On this ep of Rough Draft, me & @kdc.bsky.social interview Ben Tanzer about guidelines for hype and joy, the difference between hustle culture and diligence, being comfortable w/ failure & more. roughdraftwithkeidraandliz.podbean.com/e/rough-draf...
New podcast!!
Wild Ramp Publishing@wildramppublishing.bsky.social · 4mo agoNew "Rough Draft" with Ben Tanzer: Writer, teacher, storyteller & host of "This Podcast Will Change Your Life". We get into hype + joy, hustle vs. diligence, and comfort with failure. We also did an exchange; check us out on his pod (#382)! roughdraftwithkeidraandliz.podbean.com/e/rough-draf...
Check out Ben Tanzer's This Podcast Will Change Your Life! I was on with my Rough Draft collaborator @kdc.bsky.social & we talked to Ben about writing as roadmapping, creative legacy, and other fun topics. www.tanzerben.com/blog/this-po...
This Podcast Will Change Your Life, Episode Three Hundred and Eighty-Two - Roadmapping A Thing, starring the Keidra Chaney & Liz Mason.
This episode of This Podcast Will Change Your Life stars Liz Mason and Keidra Chaney (Rough Draft with Keidra and Liz Podcast & so much more). It was recorded over the Zoom between
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Today!
Liz Mason@caboosezine.bsky.social · 5mo agoI’m doing another zine workshop! ✂️ Celebrate National Library Week at the Chicago State University Archives and Special Collections on the 3rd floor of CSU's Gwendolyn Brooks Library, where I'm a practicum student in the info science program. Thurs, 4/23, 2pm 📝 csu.libcal.com/event/167035...
It's delinquency Tuesday! See you at @beermiscuous.bsky.social tonight for my trivia hosting debut! I had a lot of fun writing these questions.
CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM@chirpradio.org · 5mo agoCHIRP Music Trivia will be “Makin’ Trouble” at @beermiscuous.bsky.social on Tuesday, 4/21 with questions covering songs about crime, vice, & delinquency! Test yr knowledge of bad habits w/ host @caboosezine.bsky.social chirpradio.org/events/chirp...
I’m doing another zine workshop! ✂️ Celebrate National Library Week at the Chicago State University Archives and Special Collections on the 3rd floor of CSU's Gwendolyn Brooks Library, where I'm a practicum student in the info science program. Thurs, 4/23, 2pm 📝 csu.libcal.com/event/167035...
