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<b>Motor City Kitty</b> is the current zine being published by [[Bri Zine]]. <b>Motor City Kitty</b> began in 2004, and was named after [[Bri Zine]]'s father's old cat. To date, five issues have been made, but only four have been printed. Issue #5 was meant to be a split zine with [[Alex Spazz]]'s [[Thundercat!]] zine. It is completed, but may never be printed. The sixth issue will be printed in the beginning of 2007. <b>Motor City Kitty</b> is out of Kent/Cleveland, Ohio, and not the actual Motor City. Issues #1-3 have been put out of print. No issues of <b>Motor City Kitty</b> are available from any [[distros]].
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<b>Motor City Kitty</b> is a [[perzine]] written by [[Brianna Dearest]].  
  
=Contact=
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Brianna began writing <b>Motor City Kitty</b> in 2004, when she moved from Cleveland, Ohio, to Kent, Ohio, for college. Early issues were about Brianna's personal romantic relationships, her college experience, working in fast food, and adventures on her bicycle. After issue #10, the zine's focus shifted. It now discusses such topics as personal experiences with sexual assault/abuse, depression and anxiety, sexism in the (Ohio/Midwest) punk scene, grief, family, traveling/touring and trying to live an ideal life.  
* motorcity_kitty@yahoo.com
 
  
=External Links=
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The zine is typically quarter-sized, though some issues have been made in other formats (such as #21, which is half-legal sized). It is made in the traditional [[Cut and Paste|cut and paste]] style with typewritten text and Brianna's own illustrations.
* [http://www.riotpoptart.com/ www.riotpoptart.com]
 
* [http://motorcity_kitty.livejournal.com/ Motor City Kitty Livejournal]
 
* [http://www.myspace.com/motorcitykitty/ Motor City Kitty Myspace]
 
* [http://www.myspace.com/bri_zine/ Bri Zine's Myspace]
 
  
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==Issues==
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There are 22 issues of <b>Motor City Kitty</b> as of July 2013, as well as two half issues (#9.5 and #12.5). It is an ongoing series.
  
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* Issue #5 was never printed, as it was meant to be a split with the zine [[Thundercat!]], but the accompanying half was never finished.
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* Issue #10 was a [[Compzine|compilation issue]], focused on the city of Cleveland, Ohio.
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* Issue #16 was a split with [[Culture Slut]] #24.
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* Issues #17-22 are the only issues currently in print.
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==External Links==
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[https://www.facebook.com/MCKzine/ Motor City Kitty on Facebook]
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[http://briannadearest.wordpress.com/ Brianna Dearest on Wordpress]
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[[Category:Zine]] [[Category:Perzine]] [[Category:Feminism]] [[Category:Ohio Zines]] [[Category:Zines from the U.S.A.]] [[Category:2000's publications]]

Latest revision as of 08:17, 26 August 2013

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Motor City Kitty is a perzine written by Brianna Dearest.

Brianna began writing Motor City Kitty in 2004, when she moved from Cleveland, Ohio, to Kent, Ohio, for college. Early issues were about Brianna's personal romantic relationships, her college experience, working in fast food, and adventures on her bicycle. After issue #10, the zine's focus shifted. It now discusses such topics as personal experiences with sexual assault/abuse, depression and anxiety, sexism in the (Ohio/Midwest) punk scene, grief, family, traveling/touring and trying to live an ideal life.

The zine is typically quarter-sized, though some issues have been made in other formats (such as #21, which is half-legal sized). It is made in the traditional cut and paste style with typewritten text and Brianna's own illustrations.

Issues

There are 22 issues of Motor City Kitty as of July 2013, as well as two half issues (#9.5 and #12.5). It is an ongoing series.

  • Issue #5 was never printed, as it was meant to be a split with the zine Thundercat!, but the accompanying half was never finished.
  • Issue #10 was a compilation issue, focused on the city of Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Issue #16 was a split with Culture Slut #24.
  • Issues #17-22 are the only issues currently in print.

External Links

Motor City Kitty on Facebook
Brianna Dearest on Wordpress