CCoonntteennttssIntroductionPhotography SpotsPast PhotographyPromoPast Written WorkHow I Balance Blogs andZinesWhy I Started Writing
IInnttrroodduuccttiioonnHi, and welcome back tothe second issue of NottsRebels Extra. I hope youenjoyed it, and I hope youenjoy this one, andhopefully,the nextissuesof Notts Rebels. This issueof Notts Rebels willhopefully (in your eyes)will hold some greatthings, and I really hopeyou enjoy it.
Photo SpotsFor the firstthing I wanttotalk about are somephotography spots in theNottinghamshire area. Thefirst place I wantto talkaboutis Beeston Cemetery onWollaton Road. A large plotfull oftombstones, rangingfrom headstones from the1080's to the mid 2010's. Forthe next place, is WollatonPark. Wollaton Park/Hall,better known as Batman'shouse, was builtin 1580, andis a great nature photographyspot.Photo Spots
Photo SpotsThe next place is HighfieldsPark. Located with theuniversity, Highfields is agreat outdoor area, withshaded areas and theLakeside Arts gallery,theaterand cafe, it's another greatnature filled photographysite. Nextis the Arboretum inNottingham. Located onWaverly Street, it's a 15 to 20minute walk from VictoriaCenter, it's my final naturefilled photography spotinNottingham.Photo Spots
PPhhoottooggrraapphhyyHighfields, 19th March 2025
PPhhoottooggrraapphhyyA day atthe Arboretu, Nottingham,12th Novevmber 2025.Model: Jen (@yoshi_yos_ onInstagram)
PPhhoottooggrraapphhyyA Halloween photoshoot, October31st, 2024Model: @yoshi_yos_ on Instagram
PromoThe main piece of promo thatIhave is for my zine Notts Rebels,2hich is the main zine thatIcreated. I have submissionsopened, which I will also putinhere. But also, my writingaccounttoo, squish_writes,wher3 I will post my writingand non zine related work. ButImostly wantto promote my zineNotts Rebels.
PromoAnother piece of promo I wantto share is my Patreon, which isthis place here (or if you'rereading this after I uploadedthis zine onto my Patreon, it'slinked in my bio in my Linktree)If you wantto help support mefinancially and also supportNotts Rebels,then you caneither join my patreon or go tomy Ko-Fi and financiallysupport me there too.
WWrriitttteennWWoorrkkPart of my blog post of QueerPeople in The Media
WWrriitttteennWWoorrkkThe start of my second story.It's still under works and a titleis need of a name.
TThheeBBllooggVVssZZiinneeI will start with why I startedNotts Rebels. I made NottsRebels. I made Notts Rebels.Notts Rebels came to me as anidea. Ifirst made theInstagram, and was trying tofigure out how to actuallymake the zines. I settled onCanva. The reason I made itwas to share places and thecreativity in theNottinghamshire andDerbyshire area. Notts Rebelswas to share allthings queerand alternative. Submissionsare open for Notts Rebels
because I wantthe zine to bemade by everyone, notjustsomething I created. i wantittobe for everyone. Ithen createdNotts Rebels Extra for a morepersonal spin on Notts Rebels. Istill wantto have a sense oftheNottingham area whilstitismore personalto me.The reason why I started theblog, Squishy Spams. I decidedto start writing blogs is to showthe things in the world. The jobsearch, queer people in themedia,the negative impacts ofAI, politics. Things thatI canwrite a bit more creatively,
sharing my thoughts on certainsituations and to spreadawareness on these situations.Like how queer and trans folkare importantin the media, amain reason being iseduacation. Or how the use ofAI is harmful due to itdestorying the planet and wateris running out. Or how certainpoliticians will influence peopleon how they acttowardscertain groups. This is why Istarted writing the blogs. Toshow how passionate I am,toshow my creative side with amore political side ofthings.Thanks for reading.