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each issue of dog in space is full of humour, fun, and a vast amount of my personal writing. things that pop up most often include That One Ex W/ Whom I Fell Inlove, Odd Titles of Books I Shelved, and Random Journal Excerpts.
i've finished dis7, and love it muchly.
reviews!
[the following reviews are all by my friend james of the Neufutur and Interstitial zines. edited for updated information.]
Dog in Space #4 / Half-Sized / 32 Pages / Dog in Space c/o Jess McKelley, MTSU Box 3827, Murfreesboro, TN 37132 / lovelikeadrug@hotmail.com / http://livejournal.com/~lovelikeadrug / Reviewed 24 December 2003
I must say, I love Jess. I love all that ey does. I’ve tried to help sometimes to help print Dog in Space, but this issue is early enough that I’m pretty sure that it came out before I met eir. This whole issue is like one long stream-of-consciousness dump that was laid on 32 pages – and I mean that in a good way. Jess does most of the rendering of the text eirself – eir’s writing is cute enough to be its own font. Some of these pieces are completely random too, such as "What Can We Find Today?" which is a list of random books that Jess found in the public library, as well as "More Dress Jess Fashions", a continuing feature where one can literally dress up Jess (although, Jess in a paper doll sense). And, as you can guess, I absolutely adored the little Latin assignment that Jess is using as a pseudo-contest, as well as the random song quotes (which range from bands like Marilyn Manson to The Juliana Theory). Aside from the largest breasts I’ve ever seen in any format, this issue of Dog in Space ends really well, with the cunt-blocking of Jess by eir’s mom (at a bookstore, no less), and a description of why all Jess’ girl-friends seem to dump eir. Overall, a strong zine with some minor weaknesses (literary criticism? Why?) but still immensely enjoyable.
Rating: 6.5/10
Dog in Space #5 ($2, MTSU Box 3827, Murfreesboro, TN 37132) / Reviewed : 16 October 2003 / Released July 2003
Jess is a zinester I correspond with fairly regularly. The reason for this is because of ey’s zine, Dog in Space. Done in a personal style, Dog in Space is about Jess, the workings of eir mind, and the events that make up eir everyday life. Put together fairly standardly with text being divided equally between hand and computer-generated, with graphics culled from a variety of sources, Jess still keeps the flow from stagnating. Whether it be the incredibly informative "Tips on Shaving one’s Girlparts", which details the title activity, or something as boring-sounding as what Jess has checked out from the library. In fact, Jess has the uncanny ability to go and make events that would be traditionally boring to read about into necessary pieces for one to truly understand Jess. Dog in Space is one of a growing number of zines who aren’t afraid to break the barriers traditionally ascribed to Gay and Lesbian zinesters; identifying as Jess, a boy, a dyke, and so many other things. It is not in Out!, Girlfriends, or any other of the mainstream queer media that there is actual change and revolution happening; it is right here in Dog in Space, in Transcendence, and the rest of the small-press queer zines that change is taking place. Pick this up if you would want to know about an interesting person from Tennessee.
Rating: 8.5/10
Dog in Space #7 / Half-Sized / 40 Pages / Dog in Space c/o Jess McKelley, MTSU Box 3827, Murfreesboro, TN 37132 / lovelikeadrug@hotmail.com / http://www.livejournal.com/~lovelikeadrug/
Another fun issue by Jess, but for some reason ey created #7 before eir created #6. This time, we are given a lot of information about the impending move to college (MTSU) and eir’s mother’s reaction to that. We are also given a list of a number of the finest Lesbian-charactered novels, of which I only have one (the Rubyfruit Jungle, by Rita Mae Brown). Throughout the magazine we are treated to a number of pictures of Jess, as well as some of eir poetry, which is pretty much like all the other poetry in every single other zine that I’ve read. Some of the pieces that Jess uses in the magazine are completely off-the-wall, and I’m not sure whether ey wrote them eirself or found them in old magazine. This is the case with the discussion of the layout of Noah’s Ark, as well as a discussion of where the world’s best coffee can be found. As with the other issues of Dog In Space, there is some serious discussion about gender – something in which Jess finds eirself as Jess, not as transgender but eirself! By far though, I am not sure whether this zine can be fully enjoyed without talking to Jess eriself or at least checking up on eir’s Livejournal. I find it hard to continually bring up new things about Dog in Space every time that I review it, but really, it is just a fun little read that straddles the line between overbearing seriousness and fun little facts. Check the zine-lists for Jess’ new zine, out sometime soon.
Rating: 7.3/10
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