Kate Haas
Autore di Miranda: Motherhood and Other Adventures #18
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"I meant to write about the last issue Kate sent me, too. Since I never got around to it with #18, I'd better just get to #19 right away. I will start by saying LOVE Miranda. It's one of my favorite zines.
It's a pretty simple object--a few drawings in each issue (mostly by Haas's partner/baby daddy) and a border on the cover, created by Haas herself. The table of contents doesn't change much from issue to issue. There are a few essays--often about Haas's childhood, politics, or some kiddie band on whose bass player all the local moms have a crush--the motel of lost companions, in which she reminisces about some long-lost acquaintance (e.g. babysitter, babysittee, someone from where she was stationed in the Peace Corps), stray thoughts, overheard quotables, tantalizing book reviews (Kate has really good taste in literature!), and a recipe.
The writing is also rather simple, which is not to say dull. In the beginning of this issue she rails on people who say they're not interested in mamazines because they don't have kids. I would agree that Miranda should be appealing to anyone who likes intelligent, thoughtful writing with a good sense of humor. Kate Haas doesn't smack you over the head with any of this though.
Things that I liked about this issue in particular:
Mamazine rant. "What I want to know is, what makes people who happily read all kinds of other zines think they get a pass to dismiss parenting zines - simply because they're not parents?"
Her essay about the horrible maternity clothes that her mother passed down to her and why she came to appreciate them.
Learning what she taught when she was a high school English teacher. She says she wasn't that great (passionate), but I suspect otherwise.
Booklist: Kate reads a variety of books--historical and literary fiction, sf, memoirs, some YA and children's books, and other random titles. She gives one or two sentence description/reviews, which is all you really need. (Why, why, why am I going on so long, when clearly I'm not even in a good reviewing groove? Because I really like Kate and her zine, and I'm not going to get around to writing her a letter telling her so, and I'm hoping this will serve in lieu of more personal correspondence.) btw She has The Sparrow on her list, which I also describe as "Jesuits in space" and have read more times than I can remember.
"It was obviously time to review with Simon the distinction between two key southeast Portland demographics, hipsters and hippies."
Toddlers and sticks story.
A particularly poignant Motel of Lost Companions tale.
Finally, I'm not sure, but it looked to me like Kate might have done some of her own illustrations this time. They looked different. I think all non-artist zinesters should give this a shot.
Maybe I especially relate to Kate because we're close to the same age. We're leading very different lives, but even without a bunch of pop culture references to place her in my end of GenerationX, I just sort of get her."
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It's a pretty simple object--a few drawings in each issue (mostly by Haas's partner/baby daddy) and a border on the cover, created by Haas herself. The table of contents doesn't change much from issue to issue. There are a few essays--often about Haas's childhood, politics, or some kiddie band on whose bass player all the local moms have a crush--the motel of lost companions, in which she reminisces about some long-lost acquaintance (e.g. babysitter, babysittee, someone from where she was stationed in the Peace Corps), stray thoughts, overheard quotables, tantalizing book reviews (Kate has really good taste in literature!), and a recipe.
The writing is also rather simple, which is not to say dull. In the beginning of this issue she rails on people who say they're not interested in mamazines because they don't have kids. I would agree that Miranda should be appealing to anyone who likes intelligent, thoughtful writing with a good sense of humor. Kate Haas doesn't smack you over the head with any of this though.
Things that I liked about this issue in particular:
Mamazine rant. "What I want to know is, what makes people who happily read all kinds of other zines think they get a pass to dismiss parenting zines - simply because they're not parents?"
Her essay about the horrible maternity clothes that her mother passed down to her and why she came to appreciate them.
Learning what she taught when she was a high school English teacher. She says she wasn't that great (passionate), but I suspect otherwise.
Booklist: Kate reads a variety of books--historical and literary fiction, sf, memoirs, some YA and children's books, and other random titles. She gives one or two sentence description/reviews, which is all you really need. (Why, why, why am I going on so long, when clearly I'm not even in a good reviewing groove? Because I really like Kate and her zine, and I'm not going to get around to writing her a letter telling her so, and I'm hoping this will serve in lieu of more personal correspondence.) btw She has The Sparrow on her list, which I also describe as "Jesuits in space" and have read more times than I can remember.
"It was obviously time to review with Simon the distinction between two key southeast Portland demographics, hipsters and hippies."
Toddlers and sticks story.
A particularly poignant Motel of Lost Companions tale.
Finally, I'm not sure, but it looked to me like Kate might have done some of her own illustrations this time. They looked different. I think all non-artist zinesters should give this a shot.
Maybe I especially relate to Kate because we're close to the same age. We're leading very different lives, but even without a bunch of pop culture references to place her in my end of GenerationX, I just sort of get her."
- http://lowereastsidelibrarian.info… (altro)
"In Miranda, the zine of "motherhood and other adventures" Kate Haas shares her experience raising two young sons, Nate and Simon. Kate used to romanticize Madeleine L'Engle's fictional family the Austins, but discovered that bringing up a picture perfect family isn't all it's cracked up to be. She shares her family's rituals, like celebrating Brother's Day on which the brothers buy each other ice cream and read special letters to each other, and the party they had for their house's 100th birthday. Read along to learn what happens when you jet-ski out of an airplane, how obsessed children can become with the band Queen, and the glee a 5 year old feels when they have a secret. Miranda is a sweet portrayal of a family life with the added bonus of a cheese puff recipe!"
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Within you'll find:
A Little Stranger – A tale of medical drama. But not the kind you’d expect after hearing the word “tumor.”
Sweet Chebakia – Sure, Ramadan’s tough, what with all that dawn-to-dusk fasting. But Moroccans have this delectable treat to anticipate – and I’m still yearning for it.
What is Cool? – Good question, son. Mama circumvents her unhip past in an attempt to impart the mysteries of style to a ten-year-old (For him, at least, it won’t be velour.)
At the Tracks –Travel back in time to a shocking era when suburban parents allowed their kids to play unsupervised…at the railroad tracks!
Under the Knife – In which years of reading medical memoirs and watching doctor shows on TV turn out to be less than adequate preparation for real, live surgery.
Plus, another batch of book recommendations; a simple recipe for strawberry cake; the Motel of Lost Companions revisits a candlelit Moroccan night; and Mama’s Stray Thoughts, including the ultimate fate of Lego men, the triumph of getting small boys hooked on A Little Princess, and why middle school girls wear those tight jeans."
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