About me:

"she's so very..." is a perzine made by melissa ann! and was started in 2002.


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i was interviewed on the second episode of hannah neurotica's zinecore radio show, check it out! i'm the first guest and she also plays some songs by my old band, JERK ALERT!

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she's so very... website



issue number twelve. 1.8 oz. $1.00
34 half sized pages.
text and photographs.
photograph on cover found in an antique shop outside of Athens, Georgia.
summer/fall/winter (june - december) 2008.

Every issue of "she's so very..." deals with my life and often follows along in a diary like format. I continue in issue 12 with recurrent themes of sexuality, relationships, pregnancy fear and body image. I also write about the release of an LP, the death of JERK ALERT and our last tour; trying new things and planning for the future; building strong friendships and letting go of crappy friends; and of course my many celebrity and pop culture obsessions, including my discovery of Twilight, seeing the Toadies and Margaret Cho in the same weekend. I've also included an interview I did with Le Tigre back in 2000!

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issue number eleven. 2 oz. $2.00 B&W cover.
color cover $3.00 - COLOR COVERS SOLD OUT!
38 half sized pages.
text with full color cover designed by Meghan Weinstein.
winter/spring (january - may) 2008.
I hope to make 2008 a year full of new experiences! This issue documents my first trip to California and other new and exciting things I'm trying to accomplish, details of my booking a show with The Old Haunts (featuring Tobi Vail from Bikini Kill), being interviewed for Hannah Neurotica's Zine Core radio show, JERK ALERT! recording our first "real" album and my continued attempts at dealing with sexuality, relationships and life. It also includes an interview with actress/musician Krysten Ritter (from Veronica Mars and Gilmore Girls) and my friends answer my two favorite music questions! It's a great issue and features a full color cover, which is another first!

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issue number ten. 1.5 oz $1.00
30 half sized pages.
photograph on cover found in an antique mall outside of athens, georgia.
fall/winter (august - december) 2007
"She's so very..." has always been about my journey through life, issue number ten continues that journey. I write about power struggles, relationships, abortion, anxiety, sexuality, pornography, self doubt, how feminism relates to my favorite television shows and movies, my attempt at becoming Stuart Murdoch's next singing star and much more.

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issue number nine. 1.3 oz $1.00
26 half sized pages. text with comics by sassafrassy.
spring/summer (april - august) 2007
JERK ALERT! goes on their first tour of the south and meets fred schnieder! melissa ann falls in love, and it's for real this time! this issue deals a lot with relationships of all sorts (soul-mate grrrl friends moving far far away; moving in with love-of-life), getting older, body image, pornography and fears and hopes for the future, as well as some current pop culture favorites.

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issue number eight. 1.5 oz $1.00
30 half sized pages. text and photographs.
fall (august - november) 2006.
written about my roadtrip to athens, georgia in august of 2006. also about the end of a relationship, and the beginning of a new one... becoming the singer for JERK ALERT!

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issue number seven. 1.8 oz $1.00
38 half sized pages. text and photographs with comic by sassafrassy.
summer (june-august) 2006.
this is sort of a split issue. part of it was written in the summer of 2004, the other part was written this past summer. it also includes a comic strip drawn by my dear friend, sassafrassy. in addition to many other things, this issue deals a lot with love and loss.

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issue number six. 1.3 oz $1.00
28 half sized pages. text and photographs.
spring (march/april) 2006.
this is the most personal issue i've ever written. many secrets of my life are revealed. deals with rape, abortion, cutting and my mother's most recent hospitalization. BUT it also deals with the fantastic events of my belle and sebastian weekend and boys! (an issue of she's so very... wouldn't be complete without the boys)

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issue number five. 1.1 oz $1.00
24 half sized pages. text and magazine clippings.
autumn 2005.
this issue was written after my big move to bloomington, indiana. i guess you could say it's about my adventures in the "real world" or whatever. also, includes details of my trip to portland, oregon in october '05 to see idlewild. this zine was made with magazine clippings and typewriter text. all cut and paste, the way it should always be.

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issue number four. (out of print)
12 half sized pages.
march 2005.
this issue was written one late night while at work. it's all about mental illness. this zine was typed on the computer and is rather boring to look at.



issue number three. 1.1 oz $1.00
24 half sized pages. text and photographs.
autumn (october/november) 2003.
this was written during a period of time when i was very ill with mononucleosis. i write about being sick, depression, living back at home, and of course my boy problems. includes song lyrics from my favorite songs at that time as well as my photography.
a review for issue number three

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issue number two. 1.9 oz $1.00
38 half sized pages. text and photographs.
winter (february/march) 2003.
this issue has been described as a personal/political/self-help/art/fan zine. i write about my life, my beliefs and insights and tie it all together with idlewild quotes, poetry and my photography.

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issue number one. (out of print)
16 half sized pages. text and photographs.
summer 2002.
my very first zine. personal in content. rants about school, plans for the summer, my roadtrip to new york city to see placebo, a shower-stall peeping tom and some poetry.