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Cherry Bomb Zine needs your submissions! If you want to write something for the zine but don’t know where to start, think about how you feel about sexuality and the media’s portrayal, how you portray your sexuality, body image, how you found riot grrrl, what you feel is most empowering/discouraging about identifying as a girl/woman, role models, rape culture, harassment, girl love, or anything else you can think of. We want to hear your voice! Your opinion matters.

Revolution Grrrl Style Now!

Write.

Photograph.

Remember.

Draw.

Scream.

Journal.

Educate.

Rant.

Revolt.

Then share what you’ve come up with with other grrrls around the world through Cherry Bomb Zine! No submission goes unpublished, everything is good enough. 

Voice yourself.

Be heard.

Submit.

I am my own brand of woman.

Cherry Bomb, Rocket Queen, a megaphone for my generation.

My compassion is as soft as a sparrow’s wings,

But my thoughts are loud and I won’t back down.

Don’t try to stop be.

I am paving the way for a new equality

Refusing to swallow the artificial sweetener society tries to shove down my throat.

I will not let my uterus be a hindrance.

My heart breaks for the girls who are

starving

cutting

hurting

burning

crying

dying

overdosing

numbing

And I will fight for them until my death.

I don’t care who you are

I will not tolerate your abuse.

My essence is gentle as a lamb,

But I road and scream at the one’s that tell my generation to be

thin

popular

sexy

perfect

pretty

rich

bitchy

Everything but who you really are.

They come around you and try to strip you of your personality,

Shove you naked into a group where everyone wants to belong

But no one ever really will.

Stand strong and fight back

And hold your head high when they spit your name.

You are perfect to me.

Cherry Bomb Zine is now in stores!

Cherry Bomb can be found at the following places:

Bluestockings, New York City

Spartacus Books, Vancouver

Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax (starting next week)

People’s Co-Op Bookstore, Vancouver (starting next week)

Does Your Mother Know Comics, Vancouver

Black Bowser Comics, Sackville (starting next week)

And of course, Cherry Bomb is always online at the webstore!

PS: If you’ve got something you’d like to get off your chest, send it in for the next issue! :)

Let’s talk about sex..

So for the next issue, I’m doing a part on sexuality that I would love y’all to contribute to. Specifically about first times with either (or both) genders, the lack thereof or thoughts on virginity. Send them in!