the Ken Chronicles Zine Site

  The Ken Chronicles #79, August, 2026, was released the last week of July, 2026, and mailed to subscribers and trading partners. Available on paper to everyone for $5 (postpaid to the USA; foreign, please inquire) by contacting Passscribe@aol.com. I'm always interested in trades so let me know what you've got. A PDF version is available for $2 or a similar trade.    It's got 28 digest-sized pages (5.5 x 8.5-inches) in b&w (the PDF version is full color). Contains a letters of comment section; articles on change in communities where lots of new people are moving to; People, Places & Things (that aren't there anymore); Items I had to sell when moving to a new home; a look at hard it is to find items made well anymore; zine, movie & music reviews; how different my new home area is from where I moved from; and a look at a deceptive YouTube documentary.

  The Ken Chronicles perzine #77 is finished and will be mailed to subscribers & trading partners in mid January, 2026. It's digest-sized (5 1/2 x 8 1/2-inch), with 28 pages including the cover wrap. Available to all for $5 (b&w print copy, postpaid to the USA) or $2 (color PDF version sent to your inbox). Contact: Passscribe@aol.com. This issue tells of some of the differences in food and shopping we've encountered after moving from NY to North Carolina last year, with recommendations if you visit the area. Also mentioned are more of the items I had to sell or find new homes for in order to downsize my collections. There is also a report on our recent vacation getaways to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware , and Myrtle Beach & Charleston, South Carolina . Some concert, book & film reviews, another look at people, places & things that aren't there anymore, and readers' letters of comment round it out. Check out a sample page from our Charleston visit :   

Due to be released mid October, 2025, the latest issue is 28 pages (including the cover wrap) and contains original photography, non-fiction stories and commentary. Included are a letters of comment section, tales about laser printer problems, navigating our move to North Carolina, and the usual regularly occurring popular features, like, People, Places & Things (that aren't there anymore) and People, Places & Things (that are STILL there).     Taking orders now! Available in a digest-sized b&w paper version for $5 (postpaid to the USA) or a PDF digital color version, sent to your inbox for $2. Trades are always considered. Contact Passscribe@aol.com.    

 The Ken Chronicles #75, August, 2025 edition, was released early and available July 21st! Comprised of 24 digest-sized pages plus the cover wrap, it includes my original photos, a readers' LOC/feedback section, some tales of getting robbed, stories of trouble shooting problems from my days as an auto mechanic, People, Places & Things (that are STILL there), an update on my big move from New York to North Carolina, a look at winter activities in Florida, and the ever-popular "What I've been –––––– Lately," covering book, TV and movie reviews. Order the b&w paper version, postpaid to anywhere in the USA, for $5; fair trades are always welcomed. A full color PDF version, sent to your inbox, is also available for $2, or comparable trade. Pay for the paper version and get the PDF version for free (upon request).  Questions or more info? Contact me at Passscribe@aol.com 

The Ken Chronicles #74 were released the first week of May, 2025. The paper version has 28 pages (plus the cover wrap) in b&w, filled with non-fiction and photos; this issue features the story of my move from New York to North Carolina; People, Places & Things (that aren't there anymore); What I've been reading, watching, etc., lately; and readers' feedback. It's available for $5 cash (postpaid to the USA), or $6.50 to any other country. I'm always interested in a fair trade. Contact PassScribe@aol.com The Ken Chronicles are also offered as a PDF version, in color, for $2 or a similar digital trade. Order the paper version and get the digital version for free (by request).   Reviews: "Ken recently moved from his home on Long Island to North Carolina. (He) discusses why he decided to leave NY after eight decades and why he chose NC. There's also a lovely tribute to Fred Argoff." – Davida Breier, Razorcake #147

 The latest issue of my Ken Chronicles (#71) was released the first week in May, 2024, and mailed to subscribers and trading partners. It's 28 digest-sized pages, containing what has become somewhat of a popular combination of original photos and articles: readers' comments; story about selecting hearing aids; People, Places & Things that aren't There Anymore (Giovanni Mosconi from Monte's Tratoria, vintage homes in Richmond Hill, NY, Steeplechase Park/Coney Island); remembering the first night I drove my first car and some wild & crazy girlfriends; trying to identify people in old photos; Vertigo; reviews of plays, movies, books & zines; and some assorted bits & pieces. Available in b&w on paper, postpaid to the USA for $5 (or a fair trade) or as a color PDF delivered to your inbox for $2 (or similar trade). Foreign orders or trades, please inquire. Contact: PassScribe@aol.com for more info.

The February, 2024, issue was released mid January and contains 28 digest-sized pages in b&w; a color PDF version is also available. It features a sizeable section of readers' comments on past issues, and a guest contribution by Beth Chapin Reineke. Other features include the ever-popular People, Places & Things (that aren't there anymore); Things that Never Used to be There; Whatever Happened to Buddy?; a visit to the Mahwah (New Jersey) custom car & hot rod show; Removing a Tree; Updates, Oddities & Random Thoughts; as well as reviews of shows, books and zines.   Printed copies available for $4 each, postpaid to the USA (inquire for foreign) or similar trade; color PDF version sent to your inbox for $2 (or similar trade). Contact: Passscribe@aol.com

 Yep! It's time for the Ken Chronicles #69, featuring all the things you love and enjoy about this zine. Letters of Comment; People, Places & Things (that aren't there anymore) like Bert Sommer, Berliner's Record Shop, and the Tornado roller coaster; some reports of our latest trip to Wilmington and New Bern, North Carolina; Updates, Oddities, & Random Thoughts; and some reviews of film, music & zines. It's digest sized, 24-pages (including the cover wrap) in b&w. Being shipped to subscribers and trading partners mid October, 2023, and available to everyone else for $4 (postpaid to the USA), $5 (Canada & Mexico), and $6 for the rest of the world. Trades are always considered (what have you got?) How about a color PDF version sent to your inbox for only $2 or a similar trade? Contact:Passscribe@aol.com to order or for more info.