Doug Holland, Pathetic LifeAge: 40 Selection: "Pathetic Doug: Babysitter" (page 167) Recent review (from FaT GiRL): "Doug's unapologetic living and disclosure of the personal (beware if you have a thing about bodily fluids) and most of all, his witty writing style, alternately pain me and make me laugh out loud." Sample: No longer available. But an anthology may be on the way. When did you launch your zine? What inspired you to do so?  Because I had no friends,
nothing better to do, nothing interesting to write about. So
I wrote about my life. And now, a couple years later, most of
the characters in the zine are people I'd never have known without
my public diary to provide the introductions. There's Judith,
my housemate; Jay, my boss; Bill, my other boss; Josh, my friend;
Sarah-Katherine, my almost-girlfriend....all these characters
are more came into my life the same way you did, by sending three
bucks for the zine.
Why publish a zine? Have you published any other zines? Any general tips for aspiring zinesters? What's your favorite part of doing a zine? In my other life, I'm a: |