Collector #20
Sending loving kindness to all beings, in all directions, everywhere. May all beings be happy. May all beings feel loved. May all beings awaken. May all beings live with presence and peace. May all suffering come to an end. May all beings feel the kindness of strangers. May all beings feel loved and seen. May all beings understand wh
On dealing with creative anxiety
by Brandon Stosuy
Collector #47
A 52-page zine exploring how artists can channel their creative anxiety. Features contributions and insights from Aubrey Plaza, Melissa Broder, Anelise Chen, Jlin, Mike Rugnetta, Henry Rollins, and Nikki Sixx
On Making a Living as an Artist (Digital Edition)
by Brandon Stosuy
Collector #451
In 2018, The Creative Independent published our first zine, featuring the emotional and practical wisdom of Philip Glass, Yumna Al-Arashi, Taja Cheek, and others on how to make a living as an artist. This is a digital edition of that work.
This is How We Win
by Tiny
Collector #6
because sometimes you need a shitty pep talk from a stranger
Unplayable: Viewer Manual
by an_di, Ian Anderson, and 1 more
Collector #4
Unplayable: Viewer Manual is a guide to a simulation that refuses play. Four NPC archetypes chase satisfaction that never arrives, their actions narrated and scored by a language model. Part instruction manual, part systems map, the publication documents a world that runs perfectly while keeping its characters suspended inside it.
How to Meditate like the Buddha
by Tiny
Collector #11
learn how to meditate like the Buddha - step by step instructions and visualizations on mindful breathing from the Anapanasati Sutta - ideal for anxious and overwhelmed authors, artists and entrepreneurs.
Bentoism
by Yancey Strickler, and Laurel Schwulst
Collector #116
A wider view of our self-interest. Now Me, Future Me. Now Us, Future Us. A model for a deeper form of living. BEyond Near Term Orientation: Bentoism.