the Ken Chronicles Zine Site

Being released at the end of January, 2022, will be the February, 2022, issue of the Ken Chronicles. Featuring the usual variety of non-fiction, it's available on paper, digest-sized with 24 pages, postpaid to your USA mailbox for $3 or a similar trade. A color version is available as a PDF file sent directly to your inbox for $2 or similar trade. For foreign inquiries or more information, email me at PassScribe@aol.com. "Always, always enjoyable." – Davida Gypsy Breier "The best features of good old zining." – Donny Smith (from his review in Xerography Debt #52)

The Ken Chronicles #61 – the November, 2021 issue – was released in mid-October. There's a letters of comment section (of course), and a look at Shoeless Joe Jackson and baseball, an old house in Brooklyn, and an old movie theater in Queens. We also visit Lake Minnewaska (upstate New York) and New York City's Highline as well as the new Little Island Park in the Chelsea area. There are reviews of some movies, a video, a book and some zines, as well as a search for the location depicted in an old photo. Lastly, we look at a computer keyboard, some DIY tips, and a new record turntable. It's digest sized and has 24 pages, including the cover wrap – available in the b&w paper version, postpaid to the USA for $3 (a 4-issue sub is only $10); a color PDF version, sent to your inbox, is available for $2. Trades are always considered. Contact me at Passscribe@aol.com.   "The best features of good old zining: readers letters, responses to readers letters, little anecdotes he...

 The Ken Chronicles #60 was released on July 21st, 2021, and is a digest-sized perzine with 28 pages, including the cover wrap. The black & white paper version is available, postpaid to the USA for $3 (or as a 4-issue sub for only $10). The color PDF version can be sent to your inbox for $2. Trades are encouraged. Contact PassScribe@aol.com.   This issue features Letters of Comment; People, Places & Things (that aren't there anymore); Computers; Critters; Pinball; Philosophy; Headphones; Medical Adventures; Wildlife; and book/zine & Netflix Reviews.   "These issues are packed with great stuff! And letters! There's a real sense of community in tKC,a solid back and forth between Ken and his readers. Sixty issues, folks!" – Kris Mininger (part of his review in Xerography Debt # 51)    "It's always a treat to catch up with Ken's Chronicles." "...my favorite piece was about his visit to Rock Fantasy, a record/CD/head shop that has close t...

The Ken Chronicles #59 was released in the first week of May, 2021. It's 24 digest sized pages; the print version in black & white, the PDF version in color. Usual features include a LOC section, People, Places & Things (that aren't there anymore), What I've been reading & Watching Lately, as well as a story about me helping 160 people to get their Covid-19 vaccinations, among other things.  "If you haven't seen the Ken Chronicles, you ought to check it out. It's authenticity, wholesomeness, and unapologetic, straight-forward delivery make it a good read and, somehow, when I'm done reading it, I feel better about the world because I know decent people like Ken are in it." – Joe 3, Alternate Incite Zine (Spring, 2021) Available in print, mailed to your door (USA) for $3 or trade; PDF version sent to your inbox for $2 or trade. Order the paper version and get the PDF for free! Contact: Ken Bausert, 2140 Erma Drive, East Meadow, NY 11554. P...

Available January 1st, 2021, is the latest issue in the Ken Chronicles zine group. It's 24 pages, including the cover wrap, and contains new articles on – yes! – how termites ate my hot tub, stories on buying a new computer and keyboard, how to "Get Away From It All," plus all the other features you've come to love so much about the Chronicles – including photos and illustrations.   "(This issue)... is packed with interesting features." "...I found myself drawn into Ken's world and wanting to learn more about it. That's the sign of a good wordsmith." – Dann Lennard, in XD #50.    "Always an entertaining read." –Kris Mininger, in XD #50   Available in black & white on paper, postpaid to the USA for $3 or a similar trade, or as a color PDF to your inbox for $2 or similar trade. Order the paper copy and get the PDF version for free! Contact: Ken Bausert, 2140 Erma Drive, East Meadow, NY 11554. PassScribe@aol.com.  

Squirrels Ate My Apples (the Ken Chronicles #57) was released October 26th, 2020. It's got 28 pages, including the cover wrap, with b&w photos and illos inside.    There's an LOC section; the ever-popular People, Places & Things (that aren't there anymore); an article about the one-millionth Corvette ever built being swallowed by a sink hole; how Hurricane Isaias impacted Long Island; reviews of books, zines and a movie; and several other tantalizing tidbits.   "Ken has decided to rename his long-running zine 'Squirrels Ate My Apples.' The only thing that has changed is the name. It is still 100% Ken." – Davida Gypsy Breier in XD #49   "These engaging perzines were just what I needed to pick up my mood after reading some more somber-themed zines." – Dann Lennard, in XD #50.   Available in print, postpaid to your US address for $3 (or similar trade), or as a color PDF file sent to your email inbox for $2 (or similar trade). Contact: Ken Ba...

the Ken Chronicles #56 was released in mid July, 2020. It's got 28 pages, including the cover wrap, with b&w photos and illos inside. There's an LOC section; the ever-popular People, Places & Things (that aren't there anymore); an article on a car that ended its life in a unique way; some Covid-19 updates; reviews of books, zines and TV; and several other tantalizing tidbits.  "Classic perzine stylings from Ken, who spends much of this issue discussing his activities during the great Covid quarantine. The Ken Chronicles (like, I suspect, many zines from this year) will someday make a fascinating historical database of how we all responded to the increasingly bizarre circumstances of 2020." – Matt Fagan   "There is lots of friendly back and forth in the lengthy letters section, and that's really what this zine feels like: a long letter from an old friend. Always a great read!." – Kris Mininger   Available in print, postpaid to your US address ...