Zine Review: The Migraineur #1
The Migraineur #1
By Carrie Mercer
c/o Alterior Motives
4513 41st  Ave S.
Minneapolis MN 55406
28 pages / half sized / $3 + postage
Carrie
 authored a zine that I enjoyed reading immensely (Bookstore Thief) so I
 ordered this one when I saw it listed on etsy. The Migraineur #1 
relates Carrie’s ongoing struggles with migraines in excruciating 
detail. I use that word because those of us who don’t experience 
migraines firsthand have no idea what it is really like – the physical 
and emotional intensity, and the social fallout. This zine is an 
education, Carrie includes an interview with her mother who is also a 
migraineur, information about foreign accent syndrome, and her firsthand
 accounts of coping / not coping with pain most of us can’t even 
imagine. This is an exceptional zine, infused with Carrie’s quality 
writing.
 

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