Pure Fruit #14

Sheets of hand-drawn and handwritten pages drift and tumble freely across a deep blue cover, evoking the scattered, personal energy of an anthology zine in full flight. The German phrase "Wir sahen uns an und gingen uns vorbei" — roughly, "We looked at each other and passed each other by" — anchors the image with a quietly poetic, bittersweet mood. This free 2017 issue from Jaja Verlag makes a lovely entry point into the Pure Fruit anthology, where the cover alone promises something thoughtful and a little literary.