functionally ill 13

In functionally ill 13 I interview four friends with various types of crazy.  They talk about mind control, BDSM, automatic behavior, activism, the Icarus Project, queerness, mental health zines, PTSD, psychiatry, and more.  It's new! and available for trade or $2.50.

functionally ill 13

Functionally ill 13, the interview issue, will be out within the next few days!  I will post a cover soon.

functionally ill 12 is out

Functionally ill 12 is available for trade.

functionally ill 12

I think I have all the text done for functionally ill 12. All I need is a cover!

my etsy

For years I would only trade, but I've decided to give selling a try.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/robotmad

functionally ill 11

Issue eleven is about identifying, what my crazy is like, coping strategies, support styles, mental health advocacy groups, and why I want to get off medication.

It's all laid out and will be available in a week.

paper cuts

Functionally ill is mentioned in this article I was interviewed for.

http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/paper-cuts/content?oid=3688447

nice mention in Time

Functionally ill is mentioned on page two of this article from Time. WTF?

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2091194-1,00.html

great review of fi 10

My friend Bettie reviewed functionally ill 10 on her blog.

http://manufacturinghearts.blogspot.com/2011/08/zines-you-should-read.html

Salford Zine Library

Functionally ill 10 is featured on Salford Zine Library's blog.

http://salfordzinelibrary.blogspot.com/2011/08/laura-marie-taylor.html

fi 10

Functionally ill 10 is ready to copy--I will start sending it out next week.

Issue ten is about using the word crazy, what mad love means to me, how my crazy manifests, and how I feel about my best friend Arrow's self-harm.

functionally ill 10

I'm working hard on functionally ill 10 and hope to be done with the writing within the next few weeks.

Sacramento Icarus Group

The Icarus Project
radical mental health by and for the mad community

support group / discussion group
for people with bipolar disorder and other dangerous gifts

Email robotmad at gmail dot com
for info about our first Sacramento meeting.


The Icarus Project envisions a new culture and language that resonates with our actual experiences of 'mental illness' rather than trying to fit our lives into a conventional framework.

We are a network of people living with experiences that are often diagnosed and labeled as bipolar or other psychiatric conditions. We believe these experiences are mad gifts needing cultivation and care, rather than diseases or disorders. By joining together as individuals and as a community, the intertwined threads of madness, creativity, and collaboration can inspire hope and transformation in an oppressive and damaged world. Participation in The Icarus Project helps us overcome alienation and tap into the true potential that lies between brilliance and madness.

The Icarus Project international collective: theicarusproject.net

functionally ill 9 is out

Issue nine is about an incident with a knife-wielder at my apartment complex, a SF Icarus Project meeting, two LGBTQ mental health reducing disparities project advisory group meetings, Disability Capitol Action Day, identifying as psychiatrically disabled, and losing services.

Contact me to trade at robotmad (gmail).

functionally ill 9

I've started work on functionally ill 9 and like what I have so far.