Taylor (They/Them)

@taylorisamaker.bsky.social

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31 y/o white multiply disabled something or other settled in unceded Mi'kma'ki territory. Trying my best.

Jan 2026 to forever
I just called to say I love you, but heaven has no cell reception.
I tried to figure out just the right thing to say
January 31st 2026. I picked up the phone
the cover of a mini zine, covered in angel and cherub stickers. It reads "I just called to say i love you"
A three tier zine rack made from scrap cardboard, visibly including a pop or soda can box.
Back page features a "thank you sticker" followed by "for reading!"
Fifth page has an "enjoy the moment sticker" coupled with "Joy is radical." Sixth page is a "simple" word sticker and text that reads "complicated feelings are okay."
Third page features a flower sticker that says "incredible grateful," followed by the text "you can be grateful and still want a better world." Fourth page has a sticker that says smile, followed by text that reads "you don't have to hide your emotions for others comfort"
First page reads "a zine resisting toxic positivity. @ Taylor Is A Maker Second page is a sticker with a bicycle that reads life is beautiful," followed by text "then sometimes it's not. You're not broken."
A folded mini zine cover with a live laugh love sticker, followed by "but make it leftist"
Cyan colour back cover of the zine. Text reads, "Jan. 2026"
Page nine features part of a face, with a tear running down. Text reads, "even though it still hurts sometimes." Page ten has an image of brass knuckles. Text reads, "I still wonder why I have to bear this cross."
Page seven has a glass of orange juice and a coffee cup with a spoon in it. Text reads, "It gets better. slowly." Page eight has a bird flying out of a hanging cage. Text reads, "I don't feel like a caged bird anymore."
Page five has a wooden peg figure with a smiley sticky note and a sad sticky note stuck to it. Text reads, "I have to learn who I am without bipolar." Page six simply reads, "I don't remember not being like this."
Page three has a magazine clipped smile. Text reads "Bipolar Disorder. The psychiatrist says it with a smile." Page four has halftone pills lined up. Text reads, "Why do they treat happiness first? hypomania is fun, unlike depression."
Page one reads "Disclaimer: This is a Perzine exploring my feelings about bipolar. Talk to your doctor. Take your fucking meds. Page two has a halftone collage of a car crashed against a streetlight. Text reads "February, 2021. The diagnosis stops my heart."
A cyan coloured zine cover with a halftone pill bottle. Title reads "Lithium Blues: A Bipolar Perzine." It's on top of a messy desk.
A square sticker with a retro aesthetic orange with a face and limbs. The text reads TRADE. CREATE. SELL. Handmade Zines. Fresh ideas. 100% Authentic and creative."
A zine by Taylor Linloff - Writer
Page 5 has a winding road that reads may the winding roads lead your heart home Page 6 has a fiddle and hearts. It says may the kitchen parties always accept you as family
Page 3 has seagull silhouettes and reads may the gull calls bring good fortune and radical change Page 4 has a landscape doodle of the pegged cove lighthouse and rocks. It reads may the rocky coast of Peggy's cove shield and protect you
Page 1 has a lighthouse doodle and says may the lighthouse beacon shed light on what no longer serves you" Page 2 has sea glass doodles and says "May the sea glass remind you that you can be broken AND beautiful
A grid paper zine that reads my wishes for Nova Scotian queers
A loom knit acrylic toque/beanie in gradient deep reds, yellows, and greens. There is a Pom Pom in matching yarn.
Thanks for reading! If you liked this. Please consider supporting me, IG/BlueSky/Ko-Fi: TaylorMakesZines
I still lean into online spaces. Discord and Instagram, mainly. Online friendships are real friendships. Never underestimate the importance of connection, especially for isolated or disabled people.
I found connections online in the late 00s and early 2010s. Usually art sites or places like tumblr. It was the first time that I found people like me. That is, queer, neurodivergent (undiagnosed at the time), and quirky. Sure, there were some bad outliers, but i now consider them lessons.
I grew up, and still am, pretty rural. Being artsy and not at all into sports, I was too far away from events I could have made friends at. It was lonely. It was... isolating.
A zine on a messy craft desk. It's titled "Tethered"
A black and white zine sat on pink flowers and greenery. The title is "Algo-Rhythmic" and there's a doodle of a bust up character with a scribble in place of a bead. Surrounding by music notes, heart reactions, and comment notifications
A fidget slug next to a spring green zine that has a halftone image of said slug. The title is "Lessons from a STIM SLUG: a silly positivity zine"
A low quality screenshot of a canva zine title page that reads "Lightning bolt brain" (end title). The first letter of each word is a random note letter with the rest of the words in an old newspaper font. A digital collage cutout of a brain with a halftone lightning bolt hitting it completes the cover page. The art and lettering is all black and white.
Back hot pink cover of the zine which reads, in hand stamped letters, "inspired by vintage ads, this is an invitation to be whoever you are! @TaylorMakesZines There are two hand cut collage cut out rough shapes, one reads "know yourself" and the other says "love you"
Back page of the zine that, in ransom letters, reads "thanks for reading!!"
Two spread pages Page one has a halftone 8 cue ball with collage text that reads "wondering what you want Page two has collage ad and ransom note text that reads "a point worth remembering: you are loved"
Two spread pages First page has collage ad text that reads "are you up to date?" Which is juxtaposed with a black and white photo of a pole with a sticker that reads "we have always been here. Trans pride" Second page is a mashup of collage ad text that come together to say "I can't believe it!" I'm particular. End text one. Text two reads "indulge yourself.... become."
Two more spread pages First page has ad collage text that reads "seems like everybody's crazy about it this summer!" Second label font text reads "1.6 million people age 13+ ID as trans/non-binary in the US, with nearly 101,000 in Canada. That's fucking awesome." Page 2 has ad collage text that reads "a body couldn't ask for anything more" end collage text Followed by label font that reads "being trans and exploring all that it means allows us to explore the infinite magic of the universe's creation"
Two spread pages First page has a person holding the trans flag, all in halftone. Collage words read "be with the in set" Second page has two sets of texts. The first text is in ransom note letters and reads "benefits". The second text is in a black negative space label maker font and reads in point form "• understanding of self • Improved mental health • community care and connections • authenticity
Two spread pages that read "have you tried / exploring gender?"
A white zine page with a halftone megaphone. The page reads "hey you"
A hot pink zine on a grey flannel with a pocket knife and tips of converse shoes in view. The zine cover reads "Tis the Season to share the wonders of being trans" in collage and ransom note letters
Zine cover that reads Bad Art (is a) Revolution
A pink zine cover that reads tis the season to share the wonders of being trans
A 1950s pulp book/magazine style cover with a white couple illustration. The title reads, "Have You Tried Barbiturates For It?" With a subtitle that reads, "An advice column for the modern 1950s femme." It's flecked with a single atomic star. Subtext informs the fake magazine is 25 cents, a July 1956 volume 3 number 1 issue. There is a Taylor Makes Zines watermark on top.