Joe BielHow I, Joe Biel (Microcosm Publishing), Escaped Abuse, Moved On, Thought Bigger Than My Bubble…In 1998 I was selling zines and records a few nights per week at our local DIY punk club, Speak in Tongues. A regular customer named Steve…·17 min read·Jul 5, 2019--2--2
Joe BielHow Kittie Knox Changed Bicycling ForeverLet me tell you about my hero.·45 min read·Mar 18, 2019--5--5
Joe BielJoe Biel (Microcosm Publishing) explores How to Boycott: Make Your Voice Heard, Understand History…For hundreds of years, boycotts have changed the world. Perhaps the most successful boycott of all time was when the British imperialized…·59 min read·Mar 18, 2019----
Joe BielAre eBooks Better for the Environment?In January of 2011, Microcosm Publishing offered a service where customers could exchange the Kindle that they had received for the…·6 min read·Nov 9, 2018--1--1
Joe BielThink Like a PublisherThis is an excerpt of Joe Biel’s 8th book, A People’s Guide to Publishing, in stores in December 2018 with preorders shipping in August!·12 min read·Jul 23, 2018----
Joe BielTHE UNDERGROUND IS BIGGER THAN THE MAINSTREAMThis is an excerpt of Joe Biel’s 8th book, A People’s Guide to Publishing, in stores in December 2018 with preorders shipping in August!·7 min read·Jul 1, 2018----
Joe BielHow To Save A Life, Medieval StyleFor over 700 years the 35,000-person town of Geel, Belgium has had a saying “Half of Geel is crazy, and the rest is half crazy.” Based on…·7 min read·May 21, 2018----
Joe BielDoing It Better: Conflict Resolution after Abuse in Leftist CommunitiesIn October it entered the public consciousness that Harvey Weinstein, co-founder of Miramax Films and co-chairman of The Weinstein Company…·27 min read·Nov 22, 2017----
Joe BielHow I, Joe Biel, Have Been Accountable for People I’ve HurtI was married from 2002–2004. It was years before I was diagnosed with autism in 2009 and learned how to understand or respond…·11 min read·May 16, 2017--1--1
Joe BielThe Power of Bullying: How I, Joe Biel, Have Been Bullied for My Autistic Behaviors for Nearly Two…Years before I was diagnosed with autism in 2009, I was married from 2002–2004. We had an ugly breakup but she refused to get divorced…16 min read·Jan 15, 2017----