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THERAPY ZINE: issue six, April 2020 Created/Edited/Curated & Cover Art by Frankie Francesco
CONTACT: Website: Issuu.com/formugs Email: TherapyZineLV@gmail.com Insta, Twitter & FB: @TherapyZine Youtube: Youtube.com/channel/UCx9C6rnPgKTXnfHpQVD9i2g Support Us: Patreon.com/TherapyZine & KickStarter Published by The Therapy Zine Group, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States ©Copyright 2020 Frankie Francesco/Therapy Zine, All Rights Reserved to featured creators.
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CREATORS Frankie Francesco
Jaycie Weeks
Tiko Hemsley
@formugs
@jayy_double_u
@zaugustia
Savannah Francesco
Solar
Victoria Prevost
@savannah_smiles727
@pup_solar
@the.unconventional.one
Acid Rain - Lorne Sway - Moodie Black Cherry - Chromatics splendid evening - pluko Gravel To Tempo - Haley Kiyoko Happy Together - The Turtles Run - Joji Sat By A Tree - Dan Deacon BWU - Tegan and Sara Whatever Hour You Woke - Daniel Hart Jay Garuda
Robert Brock
Jay Foxx
@theylive702
@wertpol
@_djaybird
Benjamin Davila
Jovan Sotelo
Tyler Winsatt
@fishy12233
@jovy.y
@tbucket94
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letter from editor It’s been super hard to stay focused lately, it’s taken me longer than it should have to write this. How do I stay on track of my goals when our lives are pretty much “on hold?” I’ve found comfort in adapting, something I’ve had to do many times before. Life is full of obstacles, overcoming those obstacles might mean taking a different creative approach. Take these trials as a chance to learn, look at them as a blessing in disguise. This world will only break your heart if you let it. You have been given a rare opportunity to see yourself in a different light. This may be a scary thing to do, but don’t let fear overtake you. Let it motivate you. Once I stopped setting limitations for myself, I realized I could be anything. As long as I stayed true to myself. Keeping myself as top priority, which is why my life has been really strange lately. Something unexpected has been given to me, a gift in the form of a man. I was so afraid when he came along, receiving a kind of love I didn’t even know could exist. I didn’t want this, I fought myself so hard not to feel the way I do. Denying what it was, making excuses in my head to not pursue this instinct. My love for him is primal, so natural I couldn’t resist, something I’m good at. His actions speak volumes, louder than his infectious laugh. A constant bass booming in my chest, he feels right. Making things I never understood make sense. Transcending definition there are no words for what he means to me. How he has made me feel, he sees me, he sees all of me… and he loves me. Don’t let your love for yourself stop you from accepting another type of love. A love that is worthy of competing with that of your own. (@formugs) 4
Contents
INTRO & CREATORS.... LETTER FROM EDITOR & TOC.... JAY GARUDA.... JOVAN SOTELLO.... TIKO HEMSLEY.... TYLER WINSATT.... SOLAR.... PUZZLES.... JAY FOXX.... BENJAMIN DAVILA.... VICTORIA PREVOST.... JAYCIE WEEKS.... SAVANNAH FRANCESCO.... FRANKIE FRANCESCO.... RESOURCES/SUPPORTERS....
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Disclaimer: views, thoughts, images, writings & opinions expressed in the following zine belong solely to that creator, & not necessarily to every artist involved in Therapy Zine, etc.
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I See All Of You a playlist by Frankie Francesco
If I Were You - Claud Delete Forever - Grimes Slow Dance - Adventure Time OST Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer Be My Baby* - HoneyWire When I Grow Up - Fever Ray That Home + To Build A Home - The Cinematic Orchestra All The Things She Said - t.A.T.u. Wide Eyes - Local Natives Helena - My Chemical Romance Army Of Me - Bjork Mourning Sound - Grizzly Bear Puppy Dog Pals Main Theme - Puppy Dog Pals OST I Hate You But I Love You - Russian Red You Know What I Mean (Live) - Cults Colly Strings - Manchester Orchestra Flightless Bird, American Mouth - Iron & Wine Love Like You - Rebecca Sugar Soil, Soil - Tegan & Sara Sea Of Love - Cat Power
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We’d like to give a big thanks to the following people for giving their support. It means the world to us that you believe in Therapy Zine as much as we do:
Kyle Escobedo Carlota Francesco Victoria Prevost Vannessa Lamorte Jaycie Weeks Valerie Pietrasz Stephanie Debbie Sanchez Savannah Francesco Anyonka Virgon Amber Arnett UNLV Spectrum Miguel Gotoma FLEX Cocktail Lounge BODYWORK Spunk Lube Meow Wolf Adam & Eve National Suicide Prevention Hotline
1-800-273-8255
Trans Lifeline
1-877-565-8860 31
THERAPY issue six: If you haven’t read Therapy before we are a queer zine. Created by Frankie Francesco bringing together passionate, timid, experienced, & amateur creators of various talents. A place of growth & self-expression, absolutely free of judgment. Join The Therapy Group where you’re not only welcome, but you are celebrated. Find your voice with us as we find ours, submissions are always welcome.
FrankieFrancescoArt@gmail.com // @TherapyZine Copyright © 202032 Frankie Francesco