Digging #19 is so many things: a personal zine, a comics zine, an art zine, a food zine, a how-to zine, an astrology and divination zine, and more.

Within: letters sent across oceans, the deification of plums, practical recipes, willow crowns, addressing various parts of the self through astrological signs, a cafe portrait centerpiece, how to shrink yourself into a garden adventurer, the creativity hidden within chores, and house shows. 

As Rachel writes in her introduction: "This zine, like the many that preceded it, is a handwritten love letter to my community. It's the ol' formula: divination, tea, yummy treats, a little craft guide."

After reading and writing up Rachel Lee-Carman zines for nearly 15 years now, I realize that what I'm usually getting at in my descriptions is the idea of a living zine; something that comes close to the spontaneous creative ideal of the zine. I respond to it like one might a recording of a live concert or hearing the author read some unpublished poems at the reading: while made of creations built up over time, this is more-or-less where the artist is at right now and I'm getting to experience it in real time. 

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