"Once upon a time there was a woman who was just like all women. And she married a man who was just like all men. And they had some children who were just like all children. And it rained all day.
The woman had to skewer the hole in the kitchen sink, when it was blocked up.
The man went to the pub every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The other nights he mended his broken bicycle, did the pool coupons, and longed for money and power.
The woman read love stories and longed for things to be different.
The children fought and yelled and played and had scabs on their knees.
In the end they all died."
-Elizabeth Smart (The Assumption of the Rogues & Rascals)
"i gently steam with engines" is a local art zine produced in the town of pocatello, idaho. we write stories and poems, make bodies of art, and share those simple thoughts and ideas though a self-produced zine.
there is no convoluted scheme or format, just an idea of simplicity, an affinity for creativity, and the desire to share, to write down what has been experienced.
in the end, they all died; but, perhaps in the meantime we can pursue life despite the sad and mediocre.