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Hey Stranger
01 year ago
by Todd
in Magazines and Zines
Front cover for Hey Stranger
Written and published by Stephanie Kulick in 1992.
I can’t remember where I acquired this tiny 8 page zine which consists wholly of an ode to body piercing. Written just as body piercing was becoming more common, this is a sweet little tome which celebrates the author’s love of body modifications. While I would expect my favorite drawing to be of the pierced perineum, it was actually the drawing of a pierced fingernail on its opposite page that proved my favorite.
Much of this zine’s charm is that it is unmistakably handmade. The back cover is decorated with a Scotch® sealed lipstick kiss and the binding features a tiny ring evocative of the subject inside. My copy also came with a tiny sliver of paper inside where Stephanie promises to add additional rings to the binding if you return it to her with a stamp. The whole package serves as a reminder of how self-published zines can provide a level of intimacy mass published works cannot. Good stuff all around.
Erotica Grotesque Issue 1
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Front cover for Erotica Grotesque
by Anonymous
Published in 1972 by Color Climax Corporation
I know it is cliché, but I really do read dirty magazines for the articles. Ordinarily I would not have much time or use for a magazine that lacked articles or other text. However, “Erotica Grotesque” is anything but ordinary. Presented in its pages are images of labial piercing, lactation, pregnancy sex, extreme vaginal stretching, and more in all their genital hair glory. Though it is only 32 pages long (each page consists of a single picture), this thin digest-sized volume packs more of a wallop than the average fetish magazine packs in 100+ pages.
It serves as a good reminder that all manner of dirty sex existed long before the internet. If you come across a copy, do yourself a favor and buy it.