05/10/2021
How Soon is Now?
2022 Call for Submissions! pass it around!
in this time like no other, when the concept of time feels increasingly fluid, I’ve been calling on the muses of my 1980s adolescence to help me make sense of it all, and then usually surrendering to the possibility that perhaps there is no making sense, not yet anyway, just opportunities for listening and staying present to ourselves and each other.
and on that note, I remain drawn to beauty and community, and am once again asking you to join me in making a calendar.
I strive to fill each page with words and images that will feed me throughout the year, and I am gratified that they seem to feed some of y'all, too.
the mama calendar is what it is because of your words, pictures, dreams, visions, rants, raves, recipes, recipes for revolution. send me your best stuff, by November 5, to the mama calendar: [email protected]
emailing in digital photos in the highest resolution you can get is the best choice. when in doubt, just send it! I'll see what I can do.
calendars will be available by December 5, in person for $12 a piece and via email & the US mail for $15 a piece, payable by check, cash, money order, venmo or paypal. advance orders are what make the calendar project possible. you can pre-order now by sending $15 via paypal to [email protected] or venmo to -Murphy. ask about wholesale pricing for orders of ten or more. keep your eyes peeled for in person event opportunities like the New Orleans Bookfair and related ziney events, yes, even in this age of pandemic.
check it out, I've been putting this thing together for TWENTY ONE years now! used to be I would do it over a series of late nights while my toddling kids slept. nowadays, I text those young folks for inspiration and beg them to run up the street to pick up chocolate covered espresso beans & corner store fried chicken to keep me going throughout production! we've all grown with the project, and there's still plenty of room for you to jump in.
the mama calendar is a community building-consciousness raising resource by, of, about and for progressive, feminist, activist parents and their families, friends & accomplices everywhere. it is a celebration and a call to action, a thing of beauty to last the year. edited by coleen murphy, the calendar features photos of mamas, babies, children, youth, parents, dads, accomplices, and friends, as well as shout outs to mama-made zines, alternative parenting resources, recipes, recipes for revolution, and the work of numerous artist/activist/mamas, parents & accomplices. recent editions have featured work from jennifer white-johnson, sabrina adams, kitty o’connor, shari sames, audrey stewart, kara angelle pressley, bronwyn hodgkinson, gina pea, ayun halliday, victoria law, jessica rigney, layne russell, shannon casey, amy hamilton, nina packebush, brendan flannelly-king, james smith, laurel dykstra, sonja smith, trula breckenridge, china martens, nicholas meyer, lamesha emme, melanie boone, alecia martin, amy garlick, sara jane campbell, april watko, lainie duro, sue berger, rachel o'connor, traci jean, muffy bolding, sarah beam, mama bandita, nicole ragnone, cinnamon, laura staats, craig gibson, elijah bergman, heather cushman-dowdee, jada casebolt, rosana cruz, sandy bazuzi, christina branum, jane canty cowan, adrienne westwood, india adams, anna westley, kate scott, rebecca frederick, zoe W, julia T, latona giwa, kyle bravo, zoe verlane, jenna mcconnell seab, jaymee payan, amanda emily smith, abigail westwood, ilyza, britte notzold, soraya jean-louis, morgana king, trixie dumont, sarah marika pappas, bobby brownlow, hp rivers, anne van schooneveld, cara dudzic, renee corrigan, crystal gross, darcy roake, and robin watt, among others. many others! maybe you! maybe especially you!
