San Diego’s Zine Scene Has No Rules

San Diego–based zine creator Lyssette Williams specializes in mini zines—often limited to eight pages, they’re meditations in abbreviation. But it isn’t always heavy; Williams creates a mini duck-themed zine called Backyard Duck Propaganda that’s hard not to love. Courtesy of DuophobiaA giant figure in San Diego zine culture is Burn All Books. “We’re born and raised in San Diego, and the community of artists here is a main reason we started publishing,” Kiani Dotson says. More often than not, the kids leave with a tiny zine tucked under a tiny arm, future San Diego zinesters in the making.