Microcosm Publishing is an independent publisher and distributor based in Bloomington, IN and Portland, OR. They distribute & publish zines, books, pamphlets, stickers, mini-buttons, patches, t-shirts, posters, films, and more! "We hope to add credibility to zine writers and their ethics, teach self empowerment, show hidden history, and nurture people's creative side." They began in 1996 with one person doing part time mailorder out of a bedroom.