What's Mama up to in her copious spare time?
Writing a zine, of course!

Miranda is a twice-yearly publication that chronicles my more adventurous past as well as the complexities of my current job, motherhood.

 Miranda features tales of Peace Corps Morocco, honest essays about parenthood, stories of lost companions, book reviews, recipes, and the confessions of a mother who’d rather be reading.

My writing has been published in Brain, Child, The Mothers Movement Online and MamaZine.com.

In the current issue: (#17)

Waldorf School Drop-out - Gnomes, knitting and watercolors? Don’t mean a thing when you’ve got the teacher from Hell.

Love Object - Mama’s got a crush. Big time.

Library Ethics - using your kid’s card to reserve extra books for yourself – clever strategem or unethical scam? Readers weigh in.

Stocking Up for Winter – Sure, Ma Ingalls never froze pesto for the winter – but she’s my inspiration.

Book Luck - You can read the review, but until you get it back from the library, who knows what the bookish wheel of fortune holds in store?

Plus, the Motel of Lost Companions goes back to an old babysitting job; more book reviews; Mama’s Stray Thoughts (encompassing knights, breasts, and the girth of the Empire State Building); and a recipe for the most delectable parmesan chicken you’ll ever taste.

New!
Kate talks about Miranda on the radio

Interview with Kate on Mosaic Minds


See info on back issues. and check out a sample article, Tabasco Baby.

Critics say:

"Even if the rigors of small child wrangling have dulled your palate for mother-related reading material, you'll savor thah flavah of Kate Haas' zine."
The East Village Inky

"Among the very best of the undiscovered."
Zine World

"Charming."
Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture

"Why should I, a red-blooded, 21-year-old punk kid, care about carpooling and blackberry jam? Because this mag's got a terrific se nse of humor and just enough attitude and spunk."
War Against the Idiots

"Kate's a born storyteller, and the stories she tells are smooth, spellbinding."
Zine World

"The mother stories, the baby stories - it's great!"
Xerography Debt.

Read an interview with Kate on the Grrrl Zine Network!

Get Your Copy!

Miranda is published every six months or so and costs $2 per issue. (NO SUBSCRIPTIONS!) Find out when the next issue will be available by joining the Miranda email list. You will only be contacted when new issues are out. Join the Miranda email list by emailing your request to oceanreader (at) gmail (dot) com.

Kate Haas
3510 SE Alder St.
Portla nd OR 97214

or send money to oceanreader (at) gmail (dot) com via Paypal (Payments from your bank account or paypal balance only, please.)

email Kate at: oceanreader (at) gmail (dot) com.

Miranda is also available in Portland at Powell's, Children's Exchange, Polliwog, Reading Frenzy, Milagros Boutique, and In Other Words.

Miranda-Approved Links

www.mamaphonic.com Discussion boards for artist/writer mamas.

vivaleap Values directed consulting for the professional renegade!

www.chicklit.com Scintillating book discussions.

The Mothers Movement Online Resources for mothers and others who think about social change.

www.pdxzines.com Website of the Portland Zine symposium.

Half Changed World DC mom/policy wonk's musings on work, parenthood, gender, politics, and the rest of life.

Bitch, PhD Academia, feminism, motherhood, politics.

Mamazine.com If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.

Parent Hacks A collaborative weblog of practical parenting wisdom.

www.gallerytungsten.com Art by Jedd Haas.
(now with Hurricane Katrina updates)