Feather Flak

This following is an idea I have for a zine!

Feather Flak: A ‘zine for ducks by ducks

Zine Theme:
Bunches of ducks talk, usually angrily, about duck life.

Zine Format:
Printed on water-proof paper. And if we can’t find water-proof paper, we’ll just print it on regular paper and then laminate every page. This zine needs to be accessable to our water-dwelling audience. And Feather Flak will have an authentic duck feather attached to every issue, along with a certificate of authenticity, signed by the governor of Arizona. And there’ll be lots of pictures of real ducks doing real duck things.

Materials Needed:
Real duck feathers.
The governor of Arizona. (to sign the certificates of authenticity)
Water proof paper, or, a laminating machine.
“Howard the Duck” on DVD or VHS
Several episodes of “Duck Tales”
Scientific duck magazines.
A duck call.
Candles, mood music, mood lighting, and duck costumes.

Preparation:
We’ll need to get in touch with nature. We’ll spend some time outside, associating with real live ducks. Also, we should read scientific duck magazines. Also, we should all watch the movie “Howard the Duck” and several episodes of “Duck Tales”, to help us see how pop culture has exploited and manipulated these majestic creatures of the once-peaceful pond. After the research, we’ll get into duck-mode by pretending that we’re ducks and then we’ll attempt to speak for the ducks. And, for some of the articles, we won’t even translate duck language, Quacklish, into English, to preserve the natural outcry of our friends of down. For example, the following poem, which was originally recorded in the wilderness and was performed orally by a noble turquoise mallard, will be reproduced in print form in the first issue of Feather Flak:

Quack Quack

Quaaaaaack Quack Quaaaaaack
Quack Quack Quaaaack
Quaaaaaaaaack Quaaaaaaaack
Quaaaack Quaaaaack Quack Quack
Quaaaaaack Quack Quaaaaaack
Quack Quack Quaaaack
Quaaaaaaaaack Quaaaaaaaack
Quaaaack Quaaaaack Quack Quack

Quack

And we’ll play lots of angry rock music while we write articles!