Zine: How I Spent Six Years of My Life in the Underground and Finally Found Myself-- I Think

A young woman named Pagan, just graduated from a writing program at a very prestigious university, is left with one burning question—Now what? She then takes an unusual step by deciding to invent her new self—the one the public will know—by creating her own magazine, written, created by, and starring none other than herself.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 184 pages

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