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(Pronouced "zeen") Zines are mainly D.I.Y. and the content may vary from person to person. I've read a zine about travels, zombie journal, just filled with photography, bringing up social change, passing information through this form. Zines are usually printed through photocopy machine and either distributed through distros or trading with other writers/zinesters. Zine history dates all the way back to the 1700s from people distributing social change and perhaps much more. Independent publishing has definitely evolved and in no way is going to stop circulating throughout other people's hands! more history on zines or check out Stolen Sharpie Revolution here. I know there are a lot more resources, I will put more up once I get a hold of more! |
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1. Velouria's Red Hair - 2. Zerospace #1 - 3. Zerospace #2 - 4. Zerospace #3 - 5. Zerospace #4 - 6. You're Insane Honey: Preface - 7. You're Insane Honey/Gimme Brains!!! Distro - 8. Cerveauxxxx - 9. You're Insane Honey: Play Dead - 10. You're Insane Honey: Purest Love - 11. i know you're out there - 12. Cerveauxxx Deux - 13. My Mystery Girl - 14. Everyone Has A Summer - 15. Cerveauxxx Trois - 16. hello i love you, won't you tell me your name? - 17. You're Insane Honey: Cold and Ugly - 18. the Cousin Zine - 19. Can You Spot The Pattern? - 20. Home/Infatuation - 21. Untitled - 22. Cerveauxxx Quatre - 23. An Undead Persona |
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 Velouria's Red Hair #1 I was extremely excited for this zine. Just because it was my first zine. My old homie, Huy Tran copied them for me. He didn't know how to copy 2 sides so they were a lot of extra pages. It was made from really bad computer graphics and ninth grade poetry. It was cute for a first try. circa 2001 | 10 pages |
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 Zerospace #1 This zine was much more personal. I put more photos, more random words. I asked Gabe to put an article in and his column was called RAMPAGE. It's a silly column. I put lists, lyrics I love. what is RIOT GRRRRL to me, journal entries. I was satisfied with this issue. circa 2003 | 12 pages |
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 Zerospace #2 This zine was made in a day. It was a shitty piece of work that I wanted to show my boyfriend at the time of how shitty he was. Ha ha. How's that for an attack? WOO! I wrote a letter to "god" Oh yeah. Mr. Henniger bought this zine from me. I clearly remember him giving me fifty cents in quarters. I hated this zine the most. Lesson: Don't rush things period, kiddies. circa 2003 | 12 pages |
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 Zerospace #3: rottoncore MAN! This issue was a purgation. IT FELT GOOD. Not good. FUCKING GREAT. This was a release. I have no words for this zine. This zine satisfied much more and it made up for the shitty Zerospace #2. circa 2003 | 24 pages |
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 Zerospace #4: immortality is long gone The final issue of ZEROSPACE. This is the only theme zine I have. It is, "Immortality is long gone." This zine was based on Halloween 04 weekend. It was horrible. I don't want to give anything else away. I suggest you read this one. I put my entire heart and soul inside. I didn't stop writing for four days. circa 2004 | 10 pages |
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 You're Insane Honey: Preface An excerpt: "Raised by a Filipino / Chinese family / Conditioned that we go to college so we can go work until we decide we've had enough / Have some babies and call it a satisfied life. / Where's the happiness? / Where's the adventure? / I believed this when I was five. / Now my heart is filled passion from. / Isolation and existential reform / Unlearn. Reborn. Fight back. / I resigned my morals. / Hacked the cord, thankyouverymuch. / Watch me secure my vision back." This is another attempt at a perzine. This zine is made from pure random thoughts or thoughts that have been lingering in my head for so long. I thought I was going to blow up when I couldn't really explain how I was feeling. I hate/love this because it says what I feel in fragmented lines. I'm not going to make anymore copies of this. If you are interested, just ask me. I'll be glad to copy one for you and send it. You pay for postage of course! review from frenzy This was a cute little read by Lisa. In here she writes about random thoughts that amuse her these days. It's enjoyable free-form prose. There is a constant subject change, so I simply can't list everything she writes about, but I'll list a few: popart, Los Angeles, her boyfriend, unhealthy relationships, sexual assault, cunt empowerment, and about her attendance at Coachella & more! By the way the layout was quite a treat as well, some parts of the zine were actually color copied. Plus, if you order this zine, you get a free "You're Insane Honey Distro" button! circa March 2005 | 18 pages was carried at frenzy |
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(This is taken from my zine, My Mystery Girl) I've opened a distro before a few years ago. It was called Velouria's Red Hair. I was listening to a lot of Pixies at the time and I also had a strange fascination and adoration for red hair. I usually base my titles on songs. Well, I was a sophomore in high school and didn't know what to do, how to promote my distro, so I gave up way easily. During senior year, I had much more experience with zines, reading tons, looking over livejournal zine communites, talking with friends. I finally had the passion to start up a distro with full force. There had been a lot of work, frustration, and even a little drama but it's all worth it. It's been little over a year since my distro opened up. I've gone through many changes. It's made me much more organized and correspondence because much more exciting! I've met real awesome friends who are into the same things I am. They inspire me to continue with the projects I'm working on. There are times where I feel like I'm not doing enough in the zine community or I feel a bit inadequate because some people like to feel superior but when I get in touch with people who also talk about the same things or they are enjoying what I do- the feeling diminishes and I call myself crazy for thinking those thoughts in the first place. circa March 2005-present |
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 CERVEAUXXXXXXX...#1 Zombie zine I finally finished! This zine is full of pure random stuff on zombies. I realized I forgot to put in a lot of stuff. Gah! More issues are soon to come! a review from Josh of FOEK zine cerveauxxxxxx: this zine is made by undead connoisseur mae from san jose, ca. if youve ever been embarrassed for your lack of zombie knowledge then this is the zine for you. its a nice collection of everything you might need to know in case you found yourself on the doorstep of the zombie apocalypse. it also has some great short stories, art, photos and nifty drink recipes. her zine is a little rough around the edges but her passion for macabre will take this zine to new heights. no zine is perfect the first time out, so keep your eye on this gal. her tallent will blossom with each issue. i plan to work more with her in the near future, submitting some of my starsmedic comic strips and guest coverspots. ps she wanted to say hello___>hi a review from gigglebot distro Zombies, zombies, Zombies! Mae entertains and intrigues me with tips to surviving through a zombie apocalypse, an article on the first zombie movie ever, a couple of brilliant yet terrifying stories from other people, and everything else zombie! a review from fall of autumn Mae's IM name has the word 'undead' in it. Mae dressed up as a zombie for Halloween. Mae's MySpace picture, yeah you guessed it, her and a ton of blood running from her mouth. So when I heard about her zine - I didn't bother to ask what it was about, I just kinda half moaned "Gimme brainsssssss!" Cerveauxxxxx #1 is filled with zombie fact and fiction. There are a few historical write-ups about first appearances in film and book, those were my favorite. Also included are a few tales of fiction written by Mae's friends. We also get a mix tape list of zombie songs (Mae's great with mix tapes, I have the one she made me in the bathroom boombox so I can rock out every night in the shower) and she'll even make you a copy of it if you ask nice. You can really tell that Mae has a passion for what she writes about, and those are my favorite zines to read. The living dead may not be for everyone, but if you don't mind* a little brains for breakfast, than Cerveauxxxxx is for you. *pun intended circa March 2005 | 18 pages this zine is also avaliable at: girl gang, zombie bomb, gigglebot. it was carried at anatomic air press and fall of autumn |
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 You're Insane Honey: Play Dead My main inspiration for this zine was Bjork and unrequited love. I should have entered in the 24 Hr Zine Thing Challenge but I didn't. I made this within a day. Ha ha. Oh well. Something else then. Anyway! This zine just sprung out of nowhere! I just took a piece of paper and started to write. This zine was quite satisfying and relieving. It cleared my mind. If you find it remotely interesting, contact me. circa May 2005 | 24 pages was carried at blank page |
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 You're Insane Honey: Purest Love a review from Sarah Arr's Zinetopia #1 This is a really detailed analysis of some of the friendships and relationships in the life of the zinester. Most of them are very sweet, poignant tributes to loved ones. This is actually put together very nicely. Lots to read and look at, maybe a tad insubstantial, but I'd read it again. a review from Lisa of Sweet Pea Distro! I LOVE this zine and I want everyone to order it! Mae talks about the special people in her life, and does it in a way that it doesn't matter if you know them or not. She has immense love for people she has known, and this zine is about them! a review from Joyous of Frenzy Distro This zine was purely devoted to the 9 people in the world that mean the most to Lisa. The form of this zine is basically she wrote about the person, then alongside there's a picture by the description, which gives it a more personal touch. In the beginning she explained that this was the most personal zine she's put out & I can agree with that simply because she really gets into describing these people by bringing up little moments & such in, you know, details. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, you get the newest style of the "You're Insane, Honey" button along with this zine. You're Insane Honey is back to attack your face...FULL OF LOVE. All the issues I make seem to be inspired by some sort of music. This time is hip hop and R&B soulful sistahs. This zine is full of love. I have stories about a few people (about 11) that I adore in my life. It's a very laugh out loud zine and it was fun to make. I also had pretty ribbons for binding. :) OUT OF PRINT circa October-November 2005 | -- pages was carried at frenzy, zombie bomb, sweet pea. |
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 i know you're out there I share a few stories that are important to my life. Like relationships with my sister and other people, some of my adventures, all the shows that made me groove til no other, old nostalgia and more stories! From Sarah Arr in Zinetopia #2! The thing that always strikes me about Mae is how vulnerable and sweet her writing is, which is completely disarming because I feel like she's the sort of person in reali life who is always fairly up and fairly outgoing. Maybe not, but I like how her zines are intimate like notes passed in study hall. A dollar is an outstanding value for such an awesome piece of nostalgia. a review by Sage from sweet candy distro: Mae wrote that sharing stories about herself is a difficult thing for her to do but I have to say that her style of writing is so smooth and I felt as if she were telling me these stories herself. She also included fun extra inserts of photos, art and text that I enjoyed. Mae writes about finding riot grrrl and the affect it had on her as a Filipina. She writes about love & relationships, happiness and traveling. a review from avocado tree distro: In the introduction, Mae says "You`d think it would be easy talking about yourself... For me it`s fucking difficult!" You wouldn`t know it by the second page of her zine ;]Mae shares some of her memories from her childhood, about being known as the quiet girl, & slowly growing up to be more confident & outgoing. She includes a hand-drawn page of the things that make her happy, a little booklet about the boys she has met in her life, and a page about the beginnings of her sexual adventures. from sweet pea! Here be a new zine from Mae, mateys! (Arrr! Tee hee!) This zine takes more creative chances than many zines I've seen recently with interesting page sizes and images, etc. She talks about childhood memories; everything that makes her happy right now; discovering zines, subculture, and Bikini Kill; sex, love, boys, and sadness. She also includes a mini-zine clipped inside about figuring out love. A sweet summer read! from stranger danger Mae kicks out the jams with a zine that combines music, memories, and of course, zombies. She recounts her dependence on others in relationships but also asserts her own sexual agency as she tries to search for love. Her writings jump from travel to past relationships to fourth grade teachers, and we're along for the trip, rooting for her along the way. from marching stars A perzine in its truest sense. Mae's latest offering to the zine world includes thoughts on her childhood memories, discovering riot grrl, significant relationships, seeing favourite bands play live, a trip to Philippines, Thailand and Singapore as well as a bursting-at-the-seams happy page. I Know You're Out There is also a visual treat due to Mae's awesome (often zombie themed) illustrations throughout. from zine world 25.5 A nifty perzine heavy on sentiment and chock full of amusing illustrations. The publisher includes pieces of self-discovery and looks back on grade school, puberty, and past romantic relationships. She also touches on powerful themes like sexuality and racial discrimination. It was interesting to see the authors’ strengths and vulnerabilities woven and intertwined throughout the zine. Everything was discussed in great detail and made for an enjoyable read. [$1.50 US, $2 elsewhere, or trade, not ftp (age stmt) 20S :15] –Chris Manic it was $1.00 it weighs 1 oz. circa June 6th, 2006 | 22 pages available in marching stars, avocado tree. it was carried at sweet pea and stranger danger and sweet candy |
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 Cerveauxxxx...part deux I finally finished the second issue of my zombie zine: Cerveauxxx. There's an article of the Germ Theory versus Total Reanimation, where Kurt examines that through cinema. There are two tutorials on how to be zombies and how to make third degree burns on yourself. A fictional story as a sort of sequel to "I still keep scratching at the scabs" plus more zombielicious articles! from anatomic air press a unique zine. all about zombies! weird? yes, but great. you'll find all sorts of shit dedicated to zombies. a fun and great read cos it'll keep you captivated. it's $2.00 if you want to distro it, my wholesale rate is 1.00 it weighs 1 oz. circa June 6th, 2006 | 22 pages was carried at girl gang and anatomic air press |
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 This is part of the official 24 hr zine thing challenge! I finally entered. It's a split zine between Lisa Mae and Mae Undead. In one side, explore autobiographical stories, and on the other, dive into adventures. What parts are real, and which are imagined? There is also a secret zine that comes with the zine! From Avocado Tree This is the first split zine I’ve seen like this. Lisa decided to dedicate one half of the zine to herself, Lisa Mae, and the other half to Mae Undead, her zombie-loving alter ego. In her half, Lisa puts together a really cute zine with tons of lists, zine reviews/recommendations, and info about herself. Mae Undead decided to make her side more of a storybook with tons of hand-drawn images throughout. In the intro she states, "This side is full of stories disguised as something else. Whether they’re fact or fiction is up to you to figure out", leaving you guessing if these zombie tales are actually true stories from her life. Here's a review from north west zine works distro: The FIRST 24 hour zine I’ve had the pleasure of perusing, Mae Undead’s flip over zine is pretty darned cool. The cover of side a (for lack of a better phrase) has a nice big shiny smiling face on it, with lots of nice hand-typed text; Mae’s writing is clear, and concise, she talks about her old distro, her pen pal relationships, and grammar issues. Mae’s split-personality zine is never more evident, when she compares her love for zombies, vampires and the like with her deep ingraining to not disrespect the dead. A nice mix-tape compilation and some zine recommendations round out this side… SIDE B The darker, zombified Mae speaks with the story of Countess Elsa. Stark, line based drawings follow, with another short regarding a blind woman named Maria who would not die. Mae Undead’s short, one-page stories continue along the dead and dying genre, interspersed with more undead-based line drawings (I favor the three headed-stitched on zombie hybrid, myself). $1.50 1/4 sized 1 oz. OUT OF PRINT circa July 2006 | 24 pages avaliable in avocado tree |
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 This is one of my projects that have been postponed for years but I finally got around to finish it. It's about sex, what I like, my effects from the Pill, also a story contributed from my friend It's quite fun, I think. This is from my friend: I really liked this zine a lot. And not just because it's something that I helped create! No way! In fact, my favorite parts of this zine are the parts I didn't write. Lisa knows how to write a story and make you feel really close to her. She emphasizes her feelings and emotions more than descriptions or complex imagery or vocabulary. No one wants to hear about day to day drudgery-it's simple and everyone knows what that's like. With these writings, you can get an insight into a part of life that not many people get to take an intimate view of. $0.50 1/4 sized 0.5 oz. OUT OF PRINT circa October 2006 | 16 pages |
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 cerveauxxx...part trois a review from Wayne who wrote Drop Dead Goregous Cerveauxx Trois is an utterly bonkers, punky, zombie zine ran by the delightfully named Mae Undead. The zine will cost you mere pennies, catering for the zombie underground, offering a fresh and gloriously chirpy reflection on the horror sub-genre. Its old-school, scrapbook look and artwork give Cerveauxx Trois a charm that can often be missing from mainstream horror mags and websites. Scattered throughout each of its three issues, you will find fiction, reviews, interviews (including one with Mae's best mate who lies zombies - I love this zine), comic strips and ... er... love hearts. Mae paints herself up as a zombie and poses, po-faced, from time to time just for the hell of it. Each issue offers a fast, quirky fun read with a trashy, high-school feel to it as well as random bouts of genius. (Look out for a delightfully early, barely edited excerpt from my upcoming Permuted Press release, Drop dead Gorgeous, in issue three). I love it. And so should you. Stick on some New York Dolls then go grab yourself a copy here. a review from zine world 25.5 Cerveauxxx trois: Entertaining zine created by Mae Undead, who is passionate about zombies. This issue contains interviews with a friend who also loves zombies and a horror filmmaker, a fiction story about zombies, zombie comics, an article about whether or not it’s dangerous to eat humans, and lots more. Cerveauxxx isn’t the most eloquently written or wonderfully designed zine (several pages are repeated and a promised book review never materializes), but I really enjoyed reading it. Mae has such a love for all things zombie that you can’t help but admire her zine. Recommended! –Stephanie K. I find this zine much more promising than the last. Instead of examining the dead, my contributors and I write delicious stories about what WE would do in a zombie apocalypse or stories about a girl in love with a zombie, World War Z book review, a sweet comic by Steve called Brain Food. Also little tid bits as well. I'm really proud of this issue and I hope you enjoy it as well! it's $2.00 if you want to distro it, my wholesale rate is 1.00 it weighs 1 oz. circa Feburary 3rd, 2007 | 24 pages |
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 hello, i love you won't you tell me your name? so like, i've been on a roll with split zines. this is my first completed one with my friend, joyous! it's been four years since we talked about this idea and now finally, it's complete! what a triumph for us! we write about connections with people, love, dating, and anything else that relates to that. split zines are way fun to see different styles side by side. i'm glad we finally got our shit together and made it! OUT OF PRINT it weighs 1 oz. circa Feburary 27th 2007 | 30 pages |
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 You're Insane Honey: Cold and Ugly This was a really painful zine to write but it was neccessary for my sanity. This is a one shot. Only six copies are to see the light of day. circa March 19th 2007 | 12 pages |
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 the Cousin zine This is an introduction issue. We draw pictures of ourselves and write random lists. It's quite fun and awesome to do something I love with the people I cherish to be around with. My sister came up the idea because she always sees me making zines, she thought it would be real cool if all of the cousins (at least around here) would work on one together! I just put the layout together and photocopied! it's 0.75 and weighs 1 oz circa April 19th 2007 | 18 pages |
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 Can You Spot The Pattern? This zine was a monster to make, it seems like in each zine I make I get much more personal than the last. I'm not sure if it's safe for me to pour out my secrets to this zine land but it felt damn rewarding. Each of these zines are hand drawn and colored by me so not everyone has the same cover. Some things I write about are: day-to-day things, drugs, havin' a pet, love loss and gain, comment on my own writing and identity, family and reviews of random things. It's quite fun, I hope you enjoy because I don't plan on making more than 40 copies. From Kathy: "This zine I hold a special place in my heart. It was one of the first zines I read in the the summer of 2008. I didn't think much of it at first, because I had so much things going on in my life at the time, but as time went on the more and more I realized about how much I thought about it. "I finally realized the heart is just a cardiac muscle and not where your emotions are. It's always been in your head. Don't follow your heart." She also writes that she is trying something new and writing whatever comes to mind and I can tell. In her piece called, "Blood Boiling," I can feel such raw anger at its freshest development. It made me think of that scene in Waking Life where a man screams and screams behind bars. Really interesting drawings and printed on origami paper, this zine is pretty darn sweet. Can you spot the pattern? also includes reviews." it's 2.00 and weighs 2 oz circa June 28th 2007 | 28 pages was carried at love life! |
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 So, toeKNEE and I traded zombies stories. He designed my story and I designed his. This is our collaboration project. I must say it is very awesome! I put both of our zines in little packets that have horror movie quotes stamped on the front. My story is about a girl falling in love with a zombie and toeKNEE's is about a young man being stuck in his own home and all his family members are turned into zombies. What a fright! Perfect for Halloween time. HEHE. it's 2.50 and weighs 1 oz circa June 2007 |
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  This is an color art zine split of Mark and I. It has lots of fun and weird drawings. it's .50 cents and weighs 1 oz circa November 2007 |
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 i call this the art and literature issue because it's filled with zombie stories and art. it's sweet! there is a color the zombie section, comics, a sweet interview with Eric S. Brown, an established zombie author and lots of stories! it's $1.25 and weighs 1 oz circa December 3rd, 2007 | 33pages |
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 From Kathy: "From film to death, Mae writes as if she is tracking around in her brain adventurously. Her thoughts on relationships, friendship, family life is wonderfully detailed. "you know the funny thing is that in real life, i am difficult to get to know simply because i am more cautious and tend to only talk about misc. surface things like music, films, sexual anatomy, etc. Zines are the gateway to my mind" We inspect her desires, her dreams, and her life. She puts together sentimental pieces about her family, little momentous moments, and reflections about future, past, and present. "The idea of losing a family member, just that simple idea, always makes me cry. The last time I saw him in the Phillipines, he said to me "I'm getting old" with a tremble in his voice and sincerely said he loved me. When I hugged him, he felt fragile." Also, An Undead Persona includes good reviews, interesting black and white collages." From Culture Slut written by Amber, get her zines at her etsy! Lisa Mae Undead. I've always been aware of her name in the zine community but never really got to know her. I've always associated her name with some sort of zombie/horror genre, which was never really my kinda thing. But I recently traded zines with her and my decision was almost entirely based on the awesomeness of the cut out heart on the cover. It came in the mail when I was going to a concert in the park, so I sat down and read it under a tree while I listened to music. She writes about moving to San Francisco, away from her family, and learning to appreciate their flaws. She writes about beauty standards, jealousy and race. It's a really honest and thoughtful zine, I'm glad we traded. Plus, she gave me the idea for drawing these teeny-tiny zines! From Love Life! Zine Reviews by Chelsea Gunn i always enjoy mae’s zines. her writing has so much energy to it, and there are always wonderful handmade finishing touches - illustrations, hand-colored covers, etc. the copy i received of an undead persona came with a red felt cover with a heart cut into it. little details like that always get my attention, and i was in no way disappointed in what i found inside this little red felt bundle. in the intro, mae writes that “this issue is about exploration, reevaluation, making connections, and the ability to heal myself.” i think she does this very thoroughly and thoughtfully. she writes about the zine community; the influence of the internet on zine culture, going to the san franciso zine fest in 2007 and more. mae writes about beauty standards and applies them to race, relating her ideas through personal experiences. there’s also some writing about the horror film genre, which i found interesting although, admittedly, i’m generally too afraid to watch horror movies. different pieces are separated by brief observations from mae’s life, favorite moments, a list of goals, a brief comparison of mae at age sixteen versus now, and more. there is really so much packed into 54 quarter sized pages that it’s hard to even touch on it all! From Ainsmar: "I was about to partake in pure laziness and just say that if you don’t read this zine then you suck, but I figured I may as well get into the reasons why I love this zine. Mae has a way of being open about herself. I’ve admired her for having that ability, especially since I lack any degree of it. Mae addresses her amazing super-power of honesty in the very beginning, and this zine goes up-hill from there. And I’m not kidding when I say Mae talks about everything in her life. Everything from death of one of her family members, plans she would like to carry-out, moving away from her family, race, acid, body-image, her persona and she even manages to squeeze in zine reviews. Mind you, this is all within a 55 page QUARTER ZINE. There is a lot to be said about being able not only to be so open about your life, but so much of it for so long. While I was reading this I couldn’t help but think “Now THIS is zine”. The cut out text over clip-art, the courier new type writer text, the hand drawn images; they all seem to scream “Screw perfection, this is ME! I did all of this becasue I wanted to.” It’s hard to describe to people who have never seen a zine before, but for those of you out there may know what I’m talking about. There are so many parts of this zine that I would like to go into detail discussion, but I’m sure that would bore everyone and/or keep your from getting your hands on a copy of this. Really, go now, get a copy from her. This is a highly personal zine. Mae has printed only 99 of them and she gives each of them a personal touch with numbering each of them and cutting out a heart on the front." A review from my best friend! "You can't judge a book by its cover," I protested, using the phrase in its rarely heard literal meaning. "Yeah, I know," she casually replied, but not before insisting "but that's what people see first!" It _is_ what people see first. And on the cover of "An Undead Persona" by Mae there isn't really anything; actually there's a hole. There's a heart-shaped hole that peeks into something creepy; you turn the page and a black and white photograph of Miss Undead herself from 1912 (when she was originally alive) takes you back. Kind of reminds me of the ending of The Shining, to be honest. With a cover like that, you're on the first page and you already expect a lot. Luckily, this zine delivers. First of all, it feels hefty in your hands as you hold it. This thing is thick! There's a ton of content, and if you can read all of this in one poop, you either read amazingly fast or you need to see someone about your constipation. One of my favorite parts of Mae's writing is how it feels like she's talking to you and relating a story as you sit by intently. The grammar and spelling are, at times, a bit lacking for a college student, but it all becomes trivial because there is some wicked prose in here and a healthy dose of honesty. The artwork is cool, too. It's a mix of photos, drawings by Mae, drawings by other artists like kozyndan, and the coolest, purest zine creation tool, a typewriter! If you want to actually READ something, look no further." This issue is about exploration, reevaluation, making connections and the ability to heal myself. It contains: 54 pgs and includes: - Moving out of San Jose to San Francisco - SF Zine Fest 2007 and the death of my grandpa - Beauty standards, jealousy and race - Observations throughout the year - Thoughts on death, horror films and "Mae Undead" + more circa June 2008 | 54 pages |
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