OFF-Line
Subtitle: The Besieged Man
By: Claire Cocco and Vincent Romano
Series: Offline -- #31.
Publisher: A Coccoloco/Planet Onamor publication
Published: 2004
Place of publication: White Plains, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 61
Subjects: War tax resistance; Personal narratives; Vegan cooking; Unmarried couples; Man-woman relationships
Description: OFF-line is a personal zine by Vincent Romano and Claire Cocco with various issues intertwining political and personal experiences. Contents include essays by both Claire and Vincent as well as a Reader's Forum where they respond to reader's letters. The inside cover-page of all issues features a photo of Vincent and Claire alongside their mission statement of forming a community centered on writing as an alternative to online forms of media. In Issue 31, Vincent writes "His Hero is Gone"  about the life and work of anti-vietnam activist Dave Dellinger and their relationship before his death. In "Man vs. Beast" Vincent discusses his experiences with the IRS after protesting war taxes. He also provides detailed information on why he does this and how it can be managed with minimal consequences for those interested. "Wrestling Souls at Marvin's Diner"  is a short story by Claire taking place at Marvin's Diner where a truck driver reflects on hitting a crow with his truck who he believed to have a human soul. The zine also includes some vegan recipes from Claire and a readers forum discussing topics such as hiking, writing, pacifism, and fighting facism. The cover contains a  photo of Vincent holding a thumbs up next to a "pentagon potty" sculpture printed on yellow paper and the back includes a caricature of a man wearing an american flag shirt mocking pacifists.  — Nayla Delgado
Notes: Cover title.

Gift; Michel, A.j.; 2019.
Table of contents: title: THE WRITER'S BLOCK --; title: His hero is gone: David Dellinger (1915-2004) --; title: ACTIVIST REPORTS --; title: : Man vs. beast: taking on the IRS --; title: PORTABELLA --; title: Wrestling souls at Marvin's Diner --; title: GARDEN OF VEGAN --; title: Recipes --; title: READERS FORUM --; title: Letters and reviews.