• I was going to have a hot girl summer, but then I got a gender-neutral sunburn

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I was going to have a hot girl summer, but then I got a gender-neutral sunburn

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A mini-zine of unexpected events. Includes original ASCII art, new poetic words by Em, and not-so-original experiences. Each zine folds out to a unique cloud formation from hole punched parts – a metaphor for the similarity in our experiences with the truth that no two are the same. "I was going to have a hot girl summer, but then I got a gender-neutral sunburn" is a reminder to keep your heart open to the ways the world can surprise us (and to pack your sunscreen).

About the maker: Em Cussen is a radically tender writer, an advocate for the Oxford comma, and the author of "Period Pieces: a year in menstruation". Queer, genderfluid, and autistic – Em is a super feeler, wish chip seeker, and recovering people pleaser.

Website: emcussen.com

By Em Cussen; March 2025; 69.85x107.95mm;  pages; Zine Shine 2025