TheWordDistribution

Jersey City, New Jersey

1.7k
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May include: A zine titled I LIVED HERE with the subtitle PORTLAND, OR 1994-1999 by Sierra Tierra issue #1. The cover features a black and white ink sketch of a city skyline above a body of water, with the date JAN 2026 printed in the top left corner.

I Lived Here: Portland

$7.00

May include: A softcover book titled I LIVED HERE, dated July 2026. The cover features a photograph of the Chicago theater sign at sunset with city buildings. The bottom text reads ISSUE #2 CHICAGO 2000 - 2010 and AUTHOR: BILLY MCCALL.

I Lived Here: Chicago

$7.00

May include: A black and white zine titled The HunGoVeR GouRmeT, Issue 13. The cover features a vintage photograph of a person in a dress and a person in an apron at a grocery store, with text including Supermarkets, Sci-Fi Potluck, and Panman Speaks.

The Hungover Gourmet Issue #13

$5.00

May include: A white book cover titled Root Cause with a red tomato and purple onion replacing the letter O. An orange carrot illustration sits below the title. The subtitle reads Championing Beets, Turnips, Rutabagas, and Other Unfairly Maligned Vegetables by Andy Boynton.

Root Cause

$8.00

May include: A rectangular booklet titled NYC Area Trails by Mai Tran and Eigen Ott. The cover features a photograph of large, dark industrial gears in the foreground and a red brick ruin with blue graffiti in the background, set against a landscape.

NYC Area Trails

$5.00

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May include: A black and white zine titled GORILLA MOVIES #2, featuring a graphic of a gorilla holding a person in a dress. The text reads Reviews by Dave Hankins, With Special Guests!, and lists names including Alba G. Mora and Billy McCall.

Gorilla Movies #2

$6.00

May include: A white pamphlet titled "Touring America" with the text "Skyline's the Limit." The image on the pamphlet shows a plate of chili with a generous topping of shredded cheese. The pamphlet also features the names Billy McCall and August Personage.

Touring America Skyline's the Limit

$3.00

May include: A white magazine cover with the text "PENCIL OF THE WEEK ISSUE NO. 20" in a ransom note style. The text is in various colors, including blue, yellow, red, and black. The magazine is on a wooden surface.

Pencil of the Week Issue#20

$5.00

May include: A zine titled "Behind the Zines 20" with a roller skating illustration on a white background. The zine's cover features the text "A Zine About Zines" and "September 2025". The zine is surrounded by illustrations of other zines.

Behind the Zines #20

$4.00

May include: A collection of travel brochures titled "Touring America." The brochures feature images of city skylines, state flags, and a plate of food. The text includes "Skyline's the Limit" and "The #2 Pencil Edition."

Touring America - Any 4 for ten bucks

$10.00

May include: A collection of vintage sports trading cards featuring black and white images of athletes. The cards include baseball, basketball, and football players. The cards are arranged on a wooden surface.

Jacque Straps - Any 3 for five bucks

$5.00

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May include: A vintage-style print with a yellow background and blue border. The words "SOAP DISH" are at the top. A child is washing their hands in a basin. The text "A zine about soap and stuff" is at the bottom.

Soap Dish Issue#3

$3.00

May include: A red booklet with the year "1986" in white, inside a black-outlined pennant shape. The text "WHERE I GO BACK TO" is printed in small, black letters at the bottom of the cover. The booklet is lying on a wooden surface.

1986

$5.00

May include: A printed booklet titled "HOW-TO BATHROOM" features a black and white image of a bathroom sink with faucets and a towel rack. The booklet is on a light brown wooden surface.

How-to-Bathroom

$3.00

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May include: A white magazine cover with the word "MAILBAG" in green block letters. The cover features a black and white illustration of a person holding a paper airplane. The text "BASIC PAPER AIRPLANE'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE" is printed vertically on the left side.

Basic Paper Airplane #16: Mailbag 20th Anniversary Issue

$6.00

May include: A baseball card featuring Dennis Eckersley, a pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. The card displays a black and white image of Eckersley in his team uniform. The card also includes the team logo and the Fleer logo.

Jacque Straps Superstar Staches

$2.00

May include: A paperback book titled "Fostering Sandy" with an orange border. The cover features two dogs inside a vehicle. The text "One Month With a Foster Dog and What We Learned" is also visible, along with the author's name.

Fostering Sandy

$7.00

May include: A teal blue booklet with the title "Zines That Never Existed" and the text "Basic Paper Airplane #15".

Basic Paper Airplane #15 - Zines that Never Existed

$5.00

May include: A black and white word search puzzle with the title "Word Search" and the key: "Pencil of the week, issue number, nine, teen".

Pencil of the Week #19

$5.00

May include: Black and white illustration of a woman holding a bar of soap. The text "soap dish" is printed in white on a black background. The text "A ZINE ABOUT SOAP AND STUFF" is printed below. The text "CLEANS SCOURS POLISHES" is printed in the upper right corner.

Soap Dish #2

$2.00

May include: A printed image on a wooden surface with the text "What I Watched" and "When I Had COVID". The image shows two COVID-19 test kits. One kit is labeled "iHealth COVID-19 Test".

What I watched when I had COVID

$3.00

May include: A blue book cover with the title "Chicago Joe & The Ancient Pages" and the author's name "Billy McCall". The cover features an illustration of two people looking at a book with a flashlight.

Chicago Joe & the Ancient Pages

$18.00

May include: Four colorful stickers with barcodes and product information. The stickers feature a teapot, a bear, a cityscape, and a set of glass jars. The text on the stickers includes "Just Born", "Swanson Broth", and "qcandy.com".

Ed Reviews Stuff #2

$2.00

May include: A white booklet with the title "Touring America The #2 Pencil Edition" and a photo of a giant pencil in front of a house. The text "A Pencil of the Week Collaboration" is handwritten on the bottom of the booklet.

Touring America - The #2 Pencil Edition

$3.00

May include: A black and white photo of a magazine cover with the title "GORILLA MOVIES". The cover features a black and white image of King Kong standing on top of a building in New York City.

Gorilla Movies

$4.00

May include: Black and white photo of a vintage car parked in front of a building with the text "Eight Stone Press Presents Beach Badge" and "Literary Driftwood from the Shores of Jersey" on the cover of a magazine.

Beach Badge #4: Jersey Shore Literary Zine

$4.95

Only 3 left
May include: Black and white magazine cover with the title "The HunGoVeR Gourmet" and the text "Cooking Up A Crime". The cover features a photo of a woman pouring tea and a man reading a newspaper.

The Hungover Gourmet #12

$5.00

May include: A book store themed illustration with a black cat sitting on a shelf with a cup of coffee. The shelves are filled with books, candles, and a fishbowl. The text "Book Store Magic" is written in neon letters on the shelves.

Bookstore Magic

$8.00

May include: A flyer for a concert titled "Eddie Goes West" with special guest Billy McCall. The flyer features the Arizona state flag and a bear with the words "California Republic" underneath.

Touring America Eddie Goes West

$3.00

May include: Assortment of handmade soap bars with various labels and packaging. The labels feature different colors, fonts, and designs, including a brown label with the text "Fourth of Jolie" and a blue label with the text "1752".

Soap Dish

$2.00

May include: A black and white photo of a hand holding a pencil and writing on a piece of paper. The photo is titled "Pencil of the Week" and "Issue #18".

Pencil of the Week Issue #18

$5.00

May include: A black and white photo of the cast of the movie Home Alone. The photo features Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, and Catherine O'Hara. The text "Billy Mccall Dave Hankins" is printed below the photo.

Home Alone

$4.00

May include: A brochure with the title "Touring America" and the text "Second to No City". The brochure features photos of Chicago, including the city skyline, a sculpture, and Wrigley Field.

Touring America Second to no City

$3.00

May include: A book cover with a blue background and the title "Last Night at the Casino" in a red, white, and yellow sign. The author's name, "Billy McNeill", is written below the title. The cover features a stack of colorful poker chips and a quill pen.

Last Night at the Casino Vol. 2

$14.00

May include: A white piece of paper with a handwritten list of items and dates. The list includes names of products, product numbers, and dates. The text at the bottom of the list reads "Pencil of the Week Issues #9+10".

Pencil of the Week Issue #9&10

$2.00

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May include: A crossword puzzle with the title "Dell's Best Easy Crosswords" and the date "April 15, 2019". The puzzle is filled in with answers and the word "PENCIL" is circled in the top left corner. The word "ISSUES#" is written in the middle of the page.

Pencil Of The Week Issue #7&8

$2.00

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About TheWordDistribution

Sales 1,735
On Etsy since 2014

Zines, books, patches, pins, music and more. DIY till you die.

Production partners

  • Ernest Theodore

    Woodinville, WA

    Fantastic designs and vintage pencils straight out of the beautiful Pacific Norhwest

  • I Know Billy

    Albuquerque, NM

    Billy is a prolific and fantastic zine maker residing in Albuquerque, NM. Billy was one of the first two zinesters I contacted when starting the Word Distro.

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