Keith Rosson | AVOW ZINE

THE BEST OF INTENTIONS: THE AVOW ANTHOLOGY (Second Edition)

Second edition of the anthology, just released by Microcosm Publishing. Featuring a new cover and intro, full-page bleeds and an Avow scrapbook, this thing turned out beautiful. Paperback book collecting selections from the first ten issues and the entirety of issues #11–16. 288 pages.

“Keith Rosson’s art runs back and forth between illustrative and abstract, politically charged and romantic, outrageous and endearing; but always bold and electrifying. Always striking, whether or not he’s depicting some sort of mess. While his work has caught me via the covers of Razorcake, Heartattack, and a bunch of records and posters, it also beautifully co-exists with his very real and raw prose, found in the long-running and always engaging Avow zine.” CRISTY C. ROAD, author of Indestructible and Bad Habits

“Keith Rosson’s writing exposes the invisibility of the day-to-day right under our skin, right in front of our eyes. Like the body’s circulatory system, working in secret, mysterious but essential, Keith not only keeps the pulse of people often overlooked, but sustains the ache and beauty of everyday existence in his writing.” TODD TAYLOR, Razorcake

“Rosson’s work is like existential, very funny faxes sent directly from the most honest, haunted recesses of the soul.” JAMES BOICE, author of MVP and NoVA

$12.00

THE BEST OF INTENTIONS: THE AVOW ANTHOLOGY (First Edition)

SALE PRICE! Paperback book collecting selections from the first ten issues and the entirety of issues #11–16. 280 pages.

“This book is fucking incredible. One of the best zines out there, necessary in every way.” DOUG GRIME, Maximumrocknroll

“When you read Keith’s writing, you feel like you’re getting a phone call from a long lost older brother in jail. He doesn’t mince words or try to insult his readers by painting an unrealistic picture of romanticized bullshit. It’s not always pretty, but it’s always good.” BEN SNAKEPIT

”Avow is one of my favorite zines and I’m glad to see past issues put together in a book. This is for those of us stumbling through getting older and trying to stay punk, meaningful observations and questioning couched in tales of debauchery and recollections of his awkward youth.” DAVE ROCHE, On Subbing

”Avow is rough, raunchy, raw – writing from the sharp end of the stick. Beyond that, and better than that, it’s real: every story, every reminiscence, every illustration is invested with humanity and heart, and like any reader – like any human being – I was drawn to that. You should be, too.” CRAIG DAVIDSON, author of Rust and Bone and The Fighter

$6.00

AVOW #23

OUT NOW! After a long hiatus, Avow is back. Collecting four of my previously unpublished short stories, this is the first fiction issue in the fifteen-year history of the zine. 48 pages.
Out of print.

$2.75

AVOW #22

First issue in over a year. More stories. Death! Breakups! Nosebleeds in the grocery store! Hangovers! Hopelessness! Fistfights at a Bullett Boyz show! Featuring such fine missives as “Our Children’s Wars”, “Welcome To Fuckedville”, “Summer, I Declare Thee So Not Awesome” and more. Two-color cover (colors will vary), 36 pages.
Out of print.

$2.25

AVOW #21

New story issue. Giving Herman Melville a run for his money with such hits as "Riding The Nines (Or Why I Hate Teenagers)", "I'm In It For The Bagels, Dude" and "The Dogs Of War Went To Obedience School". 32 pages.
Out of print.

$2.25

AVOW #20

Avow #20, the 10-year anniversary issue. 72 pages. The first printing (w/ the three-color cover) is long sold out – new editions all have a one-color cover. Featured contributors include Mike Ott (These Days), Jonathan Spies (Abort!), Nate Beaty (Brainfag), Craven (Eaves of Ass) and many more. Also has a lengthy interview with punk artist Mike Bukowski, more stories by Keith, the return of Punk Heroes, Punk Villians and an experiment in which we went to hipster bars wearing adult diapers and pissed ourselves. No, seriously.
Out of print.

$3.50

AVOW #19

Tour issue about the Avow reading tour I did with Lindsey and Jeff a few summers back. Disastrous: few people, lots of nudity, hangovers, ringworm, puking, punching matches, a dude that claimed to be a stuntman for Tom Selleck when Magnum P.I. was on the air.
Out of print.

AVOW #18

Yep, another “creative non-fiction” story issue. That really rolls off the tongue, huh? Golden-moldies include “But Duran Duran Can Still Kind Of Kiss My Ass”, “Yo, I’m Dribbling Emo All Over The Place” and “Joanie’s Got A Radon Patch But I Can’t Even Talk To Her.” 28 pages
Out of print.

AVOW #17

Another story issue, featuring such literary hits as “Someone Stop Me Before I Mingle Again”, “Ain’t Nothing Like Eating Glass To Make A Girl Sweat” and “I Bought The New Avow And All I Got Was A Brain Hemorrhage From Rolling My Eyes So Much.” 28 pages.
Out of print.