I've been making zines since 2011, but I've been reading them since I was 12. I like them. They're honest, they're real. It's good to have someone else's words reminding you that there is a world out there.

I have lots of zines, but I only trade some of them. I know that kind of ruins the spirit of zines, but the profit I make on the ones I don't trade allow me to make my creative kits. You can read more about that in an interview I did once.

If you are taking submissions for your zine and think I might be interested, don't hesitate to get in touch. I have been distro'd by fluxxii, and am interested in doing this again sometime.

Here is a list. All of my zines are quarter-sized unless otherwise noted. Some of these I don't have any left to trade probably, so just ask.

Perzines
- Letters to My Therapist (5 issues), mental health experiences
- Post Script, follow-up to the Letters zines
- Travel My City, my favorite parts of DC

Original Fiction
- The Only Truth I Know, fractured fairy tale, Princess and the Pea
- The Three Divine Ladies and the Dark Stranger, fractured fairy tale, Billy Goats Gruff

Minizines (1/8 size, photos)
- Beach in a Bottle
- Creative Bunting
- Some Ideas for Celebrating Invented Holidays
- Mail Art: Creative Journeys
- What to Write on A Postcard
- Tips for Writing Thank-You Cards
- How to Like A Boy (or Girl)
- How to Properly Make a Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich
- Stamps (zines to color)

Contact:

Find me on wemakezines.

michelle@busyweekends.com

Busy Weekends
PO Box 7505
Alexandria, VA 22307
USA

Not for trade:

Perzines
- Good Company, snail mail/activity
- Letters to My Therapist Bundle, all 5 issues + P.S.

Positivity
- Self-Care for Creatives
- The Color of Thought, spreading positivity in your community

Creativity
- Tonic of Wildness, field notes

Etc.
- Hunting and Gathering, Monster Hunter papercut 24hzt