L.A. Zine Fest 2015 - What Sells Is Just Being You

Hello to all our new L.A. Zine Fest 2015 friends !!! It was lovely to meet you all xoxox

L.A. Zine Fest made me realize that what sells is just being myself – the most popular zines at our booth were my personal 5 year journey with depression and panic attacks and my sad girl poem book written IN THE MOMENT of my panic or depression…which I was totally nervous about releasing…but apparently everyone could relate to the feelz <3

Thank you to everyone for your support and I’m excited to see all of my fellow zinesters’ work grow !

Survey at L.A. Zine Fest: What makes you strange?

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Q: What makes you strange? "I pick the split ends of my beard." @lazinefest #beards #werdiscool #TheStrangeisBeautiful #lazinefest

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What makes you strange? "I put a lot of sugar in my coffee." #TheStrangeisBeautiful @lazinefest #lazinefest

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What makes you strange? "I cried a lot in my bedroom a lot and no one knows *I think*" #TheStrangeisBeautiful @lazinefest #lazinefest

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What makes you strange? "I pluck my eyebrows everyday." #TheStrangeisBeautiful @lazinefest #lazinefest

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One of my favorite zines this year vvv

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"I saw my boyfriend (that's weird to say) a lot this month. I liked that. But I didn't see anyone else. I couldn't bring myself to answer my phone or leave my house. Watching television or browsing my newsfeed was the closest I could get to human contact. My friends are mad at me because I don't go out. I blame it on schoolwork. It's only half a lie. I have schoolwork; I just can't do that either. I can't really do anything." Enjoying some zines before bed ❤️ @lazinefest #lazinefest #mentalhealth #anxiety #panicattacks #socialanxiety

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My fav tattoo from L.A. Zine Fest vvv

“A bull in a china shop, it’s a saying for chaos.”

The struggle before L.A. Zine Fest vvv

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ty papi 4 printing zines at your palace #lazinefest

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