Gotta love a zine that starts with:

"Merry Old Soul is an anti-fascist zine of seasonal culture for all people. We stand against weaponization of folklore. Folklore is the tool of the people, and we wield it with love"

Reminds me a lot of the Myth & Lore zine’s “Folklore is for Everyone” except that this zine is made in America and I love how more Americans are exploring our mix of folklore.

This issue of Merry Old Soul discusses the Hearse song, death, funeral homes, and graveyards; specifically making paint from plants found in a graveyard. There’s also a piece about unfounded fears including spiders! You will also find a recipe for olive fruit leather and some mad libs style fill in the blank.

If you know me, you know I love perzines an information zines and this mixes the two in an accessible cut and paste layout.