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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 04/08/2026

We're all weird here. Psst... there's a li'l something free and fun if you read! jamielrotante.substack.com/p/be-the-wei...

A collage of characters from some of my favorite pieces of media, including characters from Ghostworld, I Saw the TV Glow, The Craft, Daria, Lady Bird, Doug, Home Movies, and May. Text above it reads Be the Weirdo You Wish to See in the World. Musings of an Anxious Millennial Writer #24: On Embracing Your Strange and Living Your Weirdo Truth

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 08/06/2026

The next theme for NEUROSES, NOSTALGIA, and NEW YORK is Mermaids! 🧜‍♀️🧜🏿‍♂️ Poetry, art, comics, essays, short fiction (up to 1000 words), photography, and anything else you believe can fit in an 8 x 5.5” zine are welcome! Open from now thru 7/27. Submit here: www.jamieleerotante.net/neuroses-nos...

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 05/06/2026

NEUROSES NOSTALGIA NEW YORK ZINE ISSUE #006: MERMAIDS! Submissions are open now through 7/27!

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 04/06/2026

NNN#6 Theme is.... just wait and see!

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 23/03/2026

Reminder that submissions are open for Neuroses, Nostalgia, and New York #005: Horses! Accepting prose, poetry, photography, mixed media, design, collages, comics and more. Send me your work on horses, cowboys, the wild west... anything that tickles yer hooves! Deadline is 4/15. bit.ly/4uLXXSR

Various images of horses against a beige background inside a wooden picture frame. Text reads: Neuroses, Nostalgia, and New York Presents: HORSES. Accepting prose, poetry, photography, mixed media, design, collages, comics and more. Submissions open until 4/15.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 12/03/2026

ACAB unfortunately includes these guys :/

Three dog men in fedoras and trench coats. They are the Dog Police. Nobody knows who they are.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 11/03/2026

What a nice day to go for a stroll! I sure hope no Draculas immune to sunlight forget to hydrate—oh, no…

A gallon jug of Poland Spring filled with blood laying in the grass.

Seriously who dropped their gallon bottle of blood?

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 26/02/2026

It is my birthday. My wish is for sunshine for everyone, a glimpse of light if you’ve been in the dark, the comfort of a warm hug in whatever way that looks like for you, and clarity that leads to motivation. Also, maybe check out my zine too: www.jamieleerotante.net/neuroses-nos...

Issue four of Neuroses, Nostalgia, and New York. Featuring a ghost wearing sunglasses against a purple and yellow polka dot background.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 20/02/2026

CALL FOR SUBS! Happy #LunarNewYear! Submissions are OPEN for the 5th issue of my zine: Neuroses, Nostalgia, and New York! Theme is "Horses." Seeking poetry, prose/essays (up to 1K), comics, mixed media--optimally tied into the three title N's. Submit here: www.jamieleerotante.net/neuroses-nos...

NNN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Art, prose, poetry, personal essays, photography, anything you feel compelled to contribute.

Next issue’s theme is Horses
Submissions close 4/15

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 13/02/2026

Had to make my own version. Only the real ones know.

The your music saved me meme with the only band that matters - Los punkitos

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 12/02/2026

Man, I know this was just a variant cover, but it ruled so hard.

Sabrina Meets Brody King Whatnot exclusive variant cover for Sabrina Annual Spectacular 2023. Art by Bill and Ben Galvan, based on the Archie Meets Punisher cover by Stan Goldberg.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 12/02/2026

The plan? You can't be held accountable for having done the worst crimes imaginable if you just speed run eradicating civilization as we know it.

Nathan Fielder would be far more creative, tbh

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 13/01/2026

Speaking of my #zine, submissions are now OPEN for the 4th installment, "Ghosts." Gimme spooky stories, poetry, prose (up to 1K), comics, mixed media--bonus points if it ties into the three title N's (Neuroses, Nostalgia, and/or New York). To submit: www.jamieleerotante.net/contact #portfolioday

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 13/01/2026

Hi! I'm Jamie Lee Rotante, I'm the Senior Director of Editorial at Archie Comics! I love to write culture pieces and personal essays. I recently launched a zine called "Neuroses, Nostalgia, and New York" which compiles essays, poetry, and art. Check out my work at jamieleerotante.net! #portfolioday

Jamie L. Rotante - Neuroses, Nostalgia, New York. Writer and Editor Lady. www.JamieLeeRotante.net

A collage of images highlighting my writing progress over 2025.

Streams of Unconsciousness: Musings of an Anxious Millennial writer - my Substack! https://jamielrotante.substack.com (also featured: a hazy photo of sunflowers).

Covers of comics I've written! Betty & Veronica Vixens Vol. 1 and 2 (featuring Betty and Veronica riding motorcycles, cover art by Fiona Staples and Sanya Anwar), Betty & Veronica: Senior Year (the girls are standing back-to-back against a teal background, art by Sandra Lanz), and Betty & Veronica: The Bond of Friendship (the girls are sitting back to back on a column surrounded by photos - art by Britt Williams).

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 23/12/2025

2025's theme was "identity crisis." I often felt disconnected from myself and considered myself a failure more times than I can count. I also wrote nearly 20 personal essays, over 25K words on a novel, & I've created and published my own zine. I guess all this is to say: Cut yourself some slack.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 27/11/2025

This is how I’m greeting people on Thanksgiving from now on.

An image of the cover of the Criterion Collectiom blu ray edition of Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz,” with a message under it that reads “May your last waltz still have the huge lump of cocaine on Neil Young’s nose”

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 18/11/2025

As I’m working on the THIRD (!!!) issue of my zine “Neuroses, Nostalgia, and New York,” I’m reminded of my true desire: not just to share my own words and art, but to give space to others as well. Next issue’s theme is “Aliens.” If you’d like to contribute, I’d be happy to feature your work! 👽✨

A green-toned version of Uncle Sam with his face replaced with a drawing of an alien face. Text reads: "NNN wants you! Art, prose, poetry, personal essays, photography, anything you feel compelled to contribute. Next issue's theme is ALIENS. Submissions due by 11/30."

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 26/09/2025

"There’s a reason the fascists and the right wing want so badly to promote the idea of toxic individualism[...]These are not admirable assets—these are ignoring the very things that make us humans. We need each other." Newest @razorcake.bsky.social essay is live now: razorcake.org/were-a-happy...

Collage art by Jennifer Federico featuring a group of people holding up monkeys on tree branches

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 19/08/2025

"If the grotesque scenarios and villainous characters that John Waters would include as over-the-top are our reality, could normalizing traditional values really be all that subversive?" In my newest essay, I'm talking about camp, satire, and propaganda. jamielrotante.substack.com/p/theater-camp

Photo of Divine in a red dress holding a gun against a purple background. White text over it reads "Theater Camp Modern Miscellanea 008: Pop Stars and Propaganda"

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 24/07/2025

I almost missed this! My newest @razorcake.bsky.social piece is live, and is about how inconvenient it is to want a convenient life! Check it out 👇🏻 razorcake.org/give-me-conv...

A collage by Jennifer Federico depicting conveniences, like drop off laundry service, premade grocery goods, a crosswalk sign, plus a hamster on a wheel and envelopes.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 18/07/2025

HARD LAUNCH INCOMING… My first ever zine, Neuroses, Nostalgia, and New York, is hot off the presses!! It's a compilation of my essays on anxiety, the pop culture of my youth, and my beloved New York, plus never-before-seen poetry, doodles, and collages. jamielrotante.bandcamp.com/merch/neuros...

The front cover of the first issue of my zine, "Neuroses, Nostalgia, and New York" with a pile of black trash bags on it, and text that reads "Issue #001: TRASH" and the price ($10)

A hand holding a stack of blue zines that reads "Neuroses Nostalgia New York"

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 03/07/2025

Heh heh we love a graphic don’t we

Text on a purple background that reads: DO YOU MAKE ZINES? If you do and you’re interested in a zine swap, let me know!

I’m launching my first zine this summer and would love to connect with fellow zinesters!

DM me for more info
or reach me at
www.JamieLeeRotante.net/contact

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 10/06/2025

I recently watched “Pee-wee as Himself” and had some big feelings about it. Check out my thoughts on it here: streams-of-unconsciousness.ghost.io/myself-as-pe... #peeweeashimself #peeweeherman #paulreubens

Image of Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman against a pink checkerboard background with black text that reads “Myself as Pee-Wee”

Black on yellow text that reads “I’d say it’s the most human look we’ve ever gotten into the mind of an artist; we just don’t want to admit this because it feels like giving utterance to the truth of the uglier parts of ourselves.”

Black text on a yellow background that reads: “Reubens deserved better than what he got in life, and the way we can change that moving forward is to bring that into everything we do, not cowering to hate speech, not giving in to absurd demands that harm others because it’s easier than standing up for what’s right.”

Black text against a yellow background that reads “for more of my writing: www.JamieLeeRotante.net and streams-of-unconsciousness.ghost.io”

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 05/06/2025

Interesting things happening over on Google.

Screenshot from Google of the definition of the word doppleganger, featuring images of a man that looks like Steve Harvey, Steve Harvey, and Margot Robbie.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 30/05/2025

If June doesn’t feel like this, then I don’t want it. What are your hopes for this summer?

Photo of a young girl with her hands in the air. Text reads “If June doesn’t feel like this, then I don’t want it.”

Photo of a young girl in a swimsuit in front of a pool. Text reads “less sweating the small stuff. Less sweating in general. More living, more creating. What are you looking forward to this summer?”

For more of my writing, check out www.JamieLeeRotante.net/essays and streams-of-unconsciousness.ghost.io

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 30/05/2025

I saw “Switchblade Sisters” at @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social last night and it had me reminiscing about Betty & Veronica: Vixens. Now’s as good a time as ever to give it a read if you haven’t: store.archiecomics.com/products/vix...

Covers from Robert Hack, Fiona Staples, and Eva Cabrera Betty & Veronica: Vixens #1 with quotes that read “It’s what you’d get it you made the two BFFs the stars of a Russ Meyer Film,” “It’s women helping women” and “Plus, Betty and Veronica beating the crap out of any naysayers, catcallers, and good-for-nothings that cross their paths—because who doesn’t want to see that?”

A collage of the movies that inspired Vixens, including Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, The Fabulous Stains, Death Proof, Repo Man, Satan’s Sadists, Female Prisoner Scorpion, Ms. 45, with Robert Hack’s Vixens cover on top.

A collage of various Vixens covers with text that reads “some of my favorite covers,” “a giddy, brightly-colored girl power story - WWAC,” and an SFX balloon that says “VROOM!”

A few panels from Vixens #3 where the girls make a group of Nazi bikers wish they were never born.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 28/05/2025

Some mid-week motivation: A little delulu can go a long way. If you’re not creating because you think no one will care, stop that right now. YOU care. And it’s cool to care. Care with all your heart. And then don’t give a fuck about what anyone else thinks. Keep going.

Text on a green background that reads “No one cares about your art. I do. A lot of people do.”

Text on a green background that reads “if no one cared about art, the government wouldn’t be so afraid of it. Tell your story. Draw your comic. Only one person may ever see it, but to that one person you’ve made an impact.”

text on a green background that reads: “If you think no one will care, remember that YOU care, and that’s what matters. If I stopped writing every time I felt like no one cared, I wouldn’t have written anything past the fifth grade. Maybe it’s madness. Maybe it’s delusion, but just keep going.”

Text on a green background that reads:
“That’s the difference between caring and not giving a fuck. It’s cool to care. But try not to give a fuck what other people think about it.”

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 28/05/2025

Please allow me to re-introduce myself… I’m Jamie L. Rotante and I’m a writer, editor, and lifelong New Yorker. I write about neuroses, nostalgia, and New York. I’m also the Senior Director of Editorial at Archie Comics and have written a number of stories for the legendary company.

Text that reads:

My name is Jamie L. Rotante and I’m a writer, editor, and lifelong New Yorker.

I write about neuroses, nostalgia, and New York, with a punk rock attitude, a healthy amount of vulnerability, and a comedic edge.

I’m also the Senior Director of Editorial at Archie Comics and have written a number of stories for the legendary company.

Pink bubble text that reads “Punk Rock, Comic Books, and Mental Health”

Text that reads Thank You and where else you can find my writing (www.JamieLeeRotante.net and Streams-of-unconsciousness.Ghost.io) and a teaser of my Neuroses, Nostalgia, and New York zine… coming soon!

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 17/05/2025

My newest @razorcake.bsky.social essay is all about getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. A task I am, quite frankly, not too comfortable with! Read more: razorcake.org/comfortably-...

Illustration of a person in jeans and a green shirt sitting in a field, forlorn, with no shoes just white socks, and a bag over their head. Art by Jennifer Martinez-Flood.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 04/04/2025

What's your favorite punctuation mark? I have big thoughts on punctuation, and I've shared them in my most recent essay, which is up on my website now. Let me know all your deepest, darkest thoughts on commas, semicolons, brackets, and their ilk. streams-of-unconsciousness.ghost.io/functuation/

Black line-art style exclamation points flanking three blue and black question marks against a white background.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 03/04/2025

These tariffs were designed in consultation with my Council of Economic Advisors

Montana Max from Tiny Toon Adventures, smiling surrounded by Monty Money

Mr. Burns holding a drink, staring menacingly at the camera.

Dr. Claw from Inspector Gadget, looking at a computer screen, glvoed hand stretched above his faithful pet M.A.D. Cat.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 11/03/2025

I picked this shirt up at a flea market a few years ago. Don’t know anything about it, don’t know if it’s a reference or just a sentiment, but I do know I love wearing it on my mental health walks 💁🏻‍♀️

A white shirt with a black box with white and red text in it that reads “The Girl Who Loved to [redacted] nazis”

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 25/02/2025

Diane 11:30 a.m. February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks

Mr. Magoo driving, mouth open, honking the horn.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 02/02/2025

I’ve posted this on Facebook every Groundhog’s Day for over ten years and still no one’s noticed. Meta can go jump off a bridge for all I care.

A timehop (does anyone remember that app?) screenshot from Facebook (does anyone remember that app?) if text that reads “I hope Punxsutawney Phil was careful when he came out of his burrow. That first step is a doozy.” A criminally underrated home I’ve been making for the past 13 years.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 20/12/2024

Getting this in just under the buzzer... my own personal "Wrapped" of 2024! If you want to know what I thought was hot or not this past year, check it out here: jamielrotante.substack.com/p/streams-of...

Black text that reads "Streams of Unconsciousness 2024 Wrapped" against various squiggly colors on a white background

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 15/12/2024

Feeling the pressures of the holidays? Too much to do and too little time? Just need a break from it all? Might I recommend taking anywhere from five minutes to an hour to just sit on the couch and stare? Mouth open optional. I guarantee you’ll feel much better after couch sitting and staring.

Patrick Warburton as David Puddy on Seinfeld, wearing a blue button down shirt and sitting on a yellow couch, hands on his lap, just staring.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 11/12/2024

Stumped on what to get your loved ones this Christmas? Good thing for you, I've got you covered with the ultimate gift list for everyone in your life. What would you do without me? medium.com/@jamitha/ide...

Photo of a modern-looking Santa with a shorter beard, looking at a list while sitting in a plush red velvet chair next to a Christmas tree.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 09/12/2024

"Your first therapist might not be the one [...] You can break up with your therapist and start anew; finding the right fit is up to you. That’s the part that frightened me." Read about my journey to therapy in my latest at @razorcake.bsky.social: razorcake.org/lets-talk-ab...

An illustration of a confused and stressed out woman with long, brown hair, wearing a green shirt and grey jeans and saying "HELP." into a giant yellow phone. Orange and green question marks float around her, along with white and purple swirls—illustration by Jennifer Martinez-Flood.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 07/12/2024

Name a show you're positive no one remembers but you. Ohhh I live for this stuff.

A family of eight stands closely together (only 8 are pictured. The two babies are not in this photo) against a light blue background. The patriarch is a balding man wearing a weary smile on his face. The matriarch is a pretty blond woman with bangs. There are five daughters, four brunettes—two with glasses— and one blonde, and one son, brunette. They all look happy though they are packed tightly together.

A teenage boy with spiky black hair wearing a white track suit and large, white angel wings in front of a background meant to look like a blue sky.

The DVD cover for the complete series or “Men Behaving Badly.” A tall man in flannel looks confused standing next to a shorter, naked man (Rob Schneider) wearing only black socks and dress shoes, covering himself with a newspaper, and an unphased woman with brown hair in all denim with her hand on her hip against a white background.

A cartoon image of a young girl with red hair in a pink dress with a red flower on it and a black backpack running happily alongside a large grey koala wearing a white and red ringer tee with a music note on it under a pair of blue overalls. Atop his red is a tiny pink koala in a red and white dress with a green purse.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 06/12/2024

Losing a pet isn’t easy, even if it’s not your pet. I talk about that on my Substack today. This one gets sad. TW: pet death. open.substack.com/pub/jamielro...

A watercolor style rendering of Bertie Bert, the chocolate Pomeranian, dressed like Paddington Bear in a red hat and blue overcoat.

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JamiEEK! HELL RoHAUNTFIEND @jamieleerotante.net · 01/12/2024

First time audience member, long time follower, super excited to finally see @joshgondelman.bsky.social live!

Hilarious comedian Josh Gondelman performing live at City Winery for the Ted Leo/Aimee Mann Christmas Show.

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