I made a zine, my first in about 12 years, my 8th (I think) in total. Arguably, it’s an actual book, but there was more to say than I thought.
It’s beautiful, it’s sad, it’s traumatic, it’s lovely, and it does feel good to have turned a rough few months into a “project”.
@pippawill i made a zine of letters to dead people (and one person who faked their own death). I can’t link in my bio, but find it at philippawrites.co.uk/bio #zine #death #bereavement #grief #griefjourney #griefandloss ♬ original sound – pippawill
Get a copy from me directly here. You need to pick the right shipping option from the dropdown box – because of weird PayPal formatting, it isn’t very intuitive, but the price in the dropdown is the total price, not just the postage. It feels a bit like Royal Mail is fleecing us all, but what can you do?
Or head over to Etsy to grab one, if you prefer.
I feel a bit odd about people reading it. It was the result of two bereavements in two days earlier this year. It was painful to make, but healing, and while it feels vulnerable to put it out into the world, it also feels right.