Digging #19 : a memoir zine by Rachel Lee-Carman
A zine: a self-published, limited circulation, typically experimental, publication.
32-pages, lovingly stapled.
Handwritten. Black & white. Rife with mispells and misgrammers (and two pages that got swapped but you'll see)
A song and dance of pen-writ personal essays on dedication pages accompanied by collage, illustration, and photography.
Essay / Page titles
Intro ● Everything You Wanted to Hear is Contained in a Letter that Never Arrives : Exuperian letters ● Plums Deify ● Aunt Rachel's NoCo Bar ● Willow Crowns ● Dear SadMad ● Riverstone Moments ● Prelude to the Following Pages ● Capricorn Moon ● Cafe Des Chutes ● Pisces Sun ● Aries Rising ● I came out to smoke a cigarette at sunset ● Choose Your Own Adventurer ● Wandering Alabursy ● Chores ● Invisible Thread Events
Summer 2024
Artist Bio
"Rachel Lee-Carman is a 38-year-old who pays her bills cleaning hotel rooms & doing odd jobs in art and pet sitting. She lives alone with her cat Yarrow & enjoys oscillating between her introverted and extroverted self."
A glimpse into a journal of a person who explores the depths of her psyche and maintains a vibrant curiosity with the world around her.
Price includes shipping.
Early reviews of friends who haven't read my zine yet:
"I'm excited to read this," - Caitlin 9/6/24
"Ooo, new zine! How exciting. Please send a big pile of those when ready." -Joshua James Amberson of Antiquated Future Zine Distro 9/5/24