# cool kids (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover cool kids. Page: Feed: --- ## [Zine restock at Spoke & Word!](https://applejim.substack.com/p/zine-restock-at-spoke-and-word) _2026-08-11 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ A fresh batch of "Free Stories for Cool Kids" zines can be found at one of the Portland Area's best bookstores! ## [Parental Units](https://applejim.substack.com/p/parental-units) _2026-08-06 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ A short sci-fi comic about parenting. ## [Mars: Space Barbarian — Labyrinthine Quest](https://applejim.substack.com/p/mars-space-barbarian-labyrinthine) _2026-08-04 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ The final Mars tale... for now? ## [Mars: Space Barbarian — Orphean Trek and Extras!](https://applejim.substack.com/p/mars-space-barbarian-orphean-trek) _2026-07-25 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ A very short story and some behind-the-scenes materials! ## [Mars: Space Barbarian — The Myth](https://applejim.substack.com/p/mars-space-barbarian-the-myth) _2026-07-23 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ A teasery prologue ## [Mars: Space Barbarian — Only the Strong](https://applejim.substack.com/p/mars-space-barbarian-only-the-strong) _2026-07-22 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ Ancient Epics + Conan the Barbarian + SPACE! ## [Revisiting Lava Jumpers](https://applejim.substack.com/p/revisiting-lava-jumpers) _2026-07-21 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ A once\*-before-seen comic pitch by Jim Gibbons and Lucas Elliott ## [Getting back into the swing of things.](https://applejim.substack.com/p/getting-back-into-the-swing-of-things) _2026-04-27 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ Do I do blog things here? I guess I do now! ## [A New Gordon Downybottom Christmas Letter](https://applejim.substack.com/p/a-new-gordon-downybottom-christmas) _2026-01-29 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ The first member of Santa's snow goose delivery service dropped us a line again this season. ## [Beauty and the Beans](https://applejim.substack.com/p/beauty-and-the-beans) _2025-11-18 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ Once upon a time, on a dark and stormy Halloween night, a brave maiden entered an eerie forest… ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gA6UKhKrPnGI) _2025-11-18 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [More new zines!](https://applejim.substack.com/p/more-new-zines) _2025-10-13 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ Free Stories for Cool Kids #4 hits the streets! ## [New zines!](https://applejim.substack.com/p/new-zines) _2025-09-25 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ Free Stories for Cool Kids #3 LIVES!!! ## [When the Grandkids Go Home](https://applejim.substack.com/p/when-the-grandkids-go-home) _2025-07-28 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ (Potentially) A picture book poem. ## [Court Wizards: Chapter 2](https://applejim.substack.com/p/court-wizards-chapter-2-7bd) _2025-07-27 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ New Lineup, Part 2 ## [Court Wizards: Chapter 1](https://applejim.substack.com/p/court-wizards-a73) _2025-07-11 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ The Fieldhouse, Part 2 ## [Apple Jim's Story Orchard](https://applejim.substack.com/p/apple-jims-story-orchard) _2025-07-09 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ Free reads in SE Portland for kids and their grownups alike! ## [Strange Sleepers](https://applejim.substack.com/p/strange-sleepers) _2025-05-21 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ A poem about some of the deepest sleepers. ## [Beware the Slides of March](https://applejim.substack.com/p/beware-the-slides-of-march) _2025-05-07 · Apple Jim · Apple Jim_ "The noble Brutus hath told you Caesar was ambitious: If it were so, it was a grievous fault. And grievously hath Caesar answer’d it."