me. you. and a cup of tea.

[nat]

ok... so i've been a bit slack in regards to giving the lowdown of my zine activity origins. first up - i hail from australia. i've resided in london town for nee on 5 years now, and wouldn't you know it the year that i decide i'm packing it in and hitting the road again i stumble upon this site and a network of uk zinesters! grrrr.

second up - i cannot spell. even though my current 9-5 working for the man job entails editing and grammer work, it just doesn't sit with me and i am forever making a million mistakes - to the point that it is now my style.

third up - an idea of the zines i've contributed too, and done myself (if i can remember). spine (music based, done whilst at university in gippsland valley victoria); aletoric 915 (a zine that featured cut & paste images); pony for now (primarily music based, now up to it's 4th issue - mind you the 3rd was about my travels in greenland); this is not a happy ending (a one off totally hand made zine focusing on uh-hmm... love); 842 (a zine put together by my household at the time)... and that's all i can remember.

i kind of got exposed to zines via my interaction with a melbourne non profit youth media organisation called express media. if memory serves, i contributed to a couple zines... one of them called milkbar. i also hsd the pleasure of assisting in the inaugral zine day 'cut it up' - a day dedicated to zine discussion, activities, etc. oh, and i also attended and assisted in the newcastle young writers festival... the memories...

so that's pretty much it... i try to write as much as possible; i like taking photographs of street art (hence my little icon), i have an unhealthy obsession with music; i'm working on my current zine which has yet to be titled in anticipation that i'll have it complete for the brighton zine fair; and i'm trying to become a little bit more pro-active in my zine activities (that is interacting with a wider community); and i'm toying with the idea of planning some of my travels around zine fairs ,etc... oh, and i've a few copies of pony for now - the greenland edition which i'm quite happy to send free/swap:)

my name is nat - i'm a zinester (who is also a mac;)

[Sticky Institute]

Hi Nat, this is elle from Sticky. I also remember This Is Not A Happy Ending (pretty sure) and didn't realise you were also responsible for 842!! Are you the same miss nat as the tractor miss nat, also the one who won that insane zine date competition?! please please I would love to include you in a project inspired by Kane's sixth issue of Sure. I would LOVE to hear from you, my email is [e-mail]. Candace, who commented 35 mins ago, also works at Sticky, please add me to the trade request also. wow the internet can be so cool. love elle

[Candace]

oh wow. I actually remember This Is Not a Happy Ending. I still have my copy. That was one awesome zine. I'm from Melbourne too. Would love to see your new zine or do a trade of some kind.

[mujinga]

hope to swop zines with you at the btown zinefest!