A Rachel Lee-Carman zine is an occasion, a rollercoaster of a reading experience, a semi-rare celestial event. In her distinct, collaged, artist's sketchbook style, Digging #18 is filled with wonder and hard-won wisdom.

Within: relationships that evolve over time, dirt as more than dirt, friends teaching friends, outdoor bathing, the heart songs of dogs (and humans), making lumpy rose beads, and what it means to be part of a community. There's also a great examination of "the quirky girl" trope in film, what it's like to constantly be compared to these characters, and the layers underneath the quirk that other people miss.

Digging is the latest volume of Rachel's name-hopping zine series that's been called Show & Tell, Shoe & Tail, Offerings of Grace & Mischief, and The Thread.

36 pages, half-letter size. French flaps, B&W with hand-drawn gold accents.