Hope's zine strikes true with her namesake and this zine is a collection of letters and stories about "Overcome"-ing obstacles. Articles from Sweettooth, John Gerken, Misha Hell, Danny, Travis Fristoe, Sarah Danforth, and others. Articles talk about learning self esteem through surfing, general words of encouragement and enthusiasm, pottery, riding bikes to bring attention to the war in Iraq, fighting siblings, and much more. Just what you need to lift you out of that rut.

Hope's zine strikes true with her namesake and this zine is a collection of stories about her grandfather leaving watches to be divided by his family after he died, the ghosts of New Orleans, a short article from John Gerken about Marc Essex, a black radical who shot and killed 19 police officers in 1973 New Orleans, and lots more personal introspection. Hope really does a good job of making her life related to others in a way that isn't stifling or overly personal. I feel connected to her through her experiences and relating them to my own. Just what you need to lift you out of that rut.

Hope takes us in into and onto the desolate, hurricane ravaged city streets of New Orleans. This is what a recovering community looks like without the old faces. Neighbors come and neighbors go, roving packs of dogs and riding bikes down empty streets by the putrid odor of the rot. Friends come back or bond closer in a world peppered with nostalgia and well...hope.

We follow along as the city empties. We follow along as the city surives. We follow along as our author navigates the difficulties of New Orleans rebuilding. Going away and coming back; home is never the same and memories lines every curve.

Hope and John team up on this split zine reflecting on hurricane Katrina. Both long-time New Orleans residents, each has to come to terms with loss in their own way. John evacuates, travels, and returns, while Hope stays, applies to school, works, and lives on as best she can. Both Hope and John take their time here, and present a somber account of life after a natural disaster. There is also a special memorial for Helen Hill. Their words embody what it means to be human, each story picking up another piece, and slowly putting their world back together.