Ashlee Craft / Assemblage, Issue 8 Now Available!

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Issue 8 of Ashlee Craft’s life-is-a-playground art & poetry zine, Ashlee Craft / Assemblage.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

a letter 4 / a little bit tired 6 / afraid of getting sad again 7 / you know you could do better, right? 8 / forgiveness 9 / raw, beautiful people 10 / dreams 11 / the roar of the lion 12 / so close 13 / lunch food 14 / you thought you had me 15 / frog 17 / you love me & I feel the same way towards you 18 / the first day 19 / you changed too much 20 / light at the end of the tunnel 21 / the purest love 22 / afraid of the future 23 / pay 24 / it was a strange time in my life 25 / I don’t need you to feel that way 26 / space 27 / forgotten 28 / pointless pain 30 / feeling better (maybe I just need to be alone) 31 / looking forward to tomorrow 32 / I will take care of myself though 33 / why do we fall? 34 / questions 35 / happy again 36 / have fun 37 / wow, it’s weird 38 / what says the most about people 39 / I casually destroyed their little plan 40 / I’ll take care of you 41 / being an everyday person 42 / jealous 43 / friends 44 / I know I made the right choice 45 / choosing you 46 / beautiful 47 / people with clouds of a smile behind them 48

Publish Date // December 18, 2015
Paperback 48 pages
Genre // Magazines

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Ashlee Craft / Assemblage, Issue 7 Now Available!

Ashlee Craft / Assemblage, Issue 7Issue 7 of Ashlee Craft’s life-is-a-playground art & poetry zine, Ashlee Craft / Assemblage.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
it depends 4 / just love (no more fear) 6 / nothing ventured NOTHING GAINED 7 / it is the confidence 8 / why can’t it be me? 9 / continue being happy 10 / training 11 / you can validate yourself 12 / pretzel rolls & a movie 13 / one step at a time 14 / no motivation 15 / to hell with all this 16 / vegan meals 17 / tarot 18 / excited to get out of bed 19 / marine iguana 20 / that’s just what I do 21 / freaked out 22 / it hurts like hell 23 / body 24 / proud of myself 25 / days of being happy 26 / I really am going to (I hope so) 27 / thoughts 28 / happy person 29 / strength to be happy 30 / teeth 31 / she liked to battle her demons in the dark 32 / I want to make my own clothes & school myself 34 / you will do an amazing job 35 / hello, I am 36 / part of a team 37 / upcoming books 38 / I’ve stopped using it as an escape 39 / be who you want to be 40 / a glimpse 42 / flower on a table 43 / I knew then I belonged there 44 / a few random thoughts of mine 46 / night tree 47 / so many projects to work on 48

Publish Date // November 27, 2015
Paperback 48 pages
Genre // Magazines

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Ashlee Craft / Assemblage, Issue 6

Ashlee Craft / Assemblage Issue 6 - Cover // ashleecraft.comIssue 6 of Ashlee Craft’s life-is-a-playground art & poetry zine, Ashlee Craft / Assemblage.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
very happy 4 / keep you safe 5 / even though it hurts 6 / stay 7 / rewriting the words 8 / I’ve always wanted you 9 / hurt again 10 / no more emptiness – I have arrived 12 / misty mountain fog 13 / you used to care 14 / happiness is all I want 15 / why I hurt 16 / passionate love 17 / the feel of love 18 / to endure hell 19 / re-reading 20 / strength of my own soul 21 / existing 22 / hello (I love you) 23 / best thing you’ve ever seen 24 / cashier 25 / still awake? 26 / you can’t give up now 27 / you won once (you can win again) 28 / how I felt better inside 29 / sad & happy 30 / go green with your dog 31 / a love letter to one who may never read it 32 / ramblings of the mind 33 / I don’t understand it 34 / romance is seriously so weird 35 / why it’s good you took the leap 36 / reasons being 39 / ramblings of my messy mind 41 / conflicts (i’ve felt these recently) 42 / seriously, chill out 43 / be confident in who you are 44 / a love letter : what you need to do 45 / sleep 46 / grocery 47 / not everything 48 / things that feel good to me right now 49

Publish Date // October 30, 2015
Paperback 50 pages
Genre // Magazines

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Ashlee Craft / Assemblage – Issue 5

IAshlee Craft / Assemblage - Issue 5ssue 5 of Ashlee Craft’s life-is-a-playground art & poetry zine, Ashlee Craft / Assemblage.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

be a friend 4 / what he said 5 / colorful polka dots 7 / kindness is free 8 / don’t be too quick to judge 9 / diary entry 10 / tell him (maybe it will be great) 11 / fundraising 12 / how can I be happier? 13 / personality 14 / buy flowers for myself 15 / how can you be free? 16 / feeling better emotionally 17 / numbers (of course you’re a champion) 18 / songs to learn 19 / spunky 20 / don’t be scared 21 / assertiveness 22 / ass kicking music 23 / my name is… 24 / be chill 25 / shopping list 26 / Fibonacci 27 / I will teach you 28 / I can do this 29 / to do on break 30 / shared moments 31 / two pained souls 32 / comfort each other 33 / good things happen 34 / the greatest person 36 / change my life 37 / advice for the day 38 / to do 39 / not fake 40 / names I like 41 / from the shadows 42 / why must we be so sad? (there’s really not a reason) 43 / your phone number 44 / I want you back 45 / how you act towards me 46 / sunlight to grow 47 / saying to me 48 / love, in a few syllables 49 / we danced in the rain 50 / again 51 / owls 52

Publish Date // September 29, 2015
Paperback 52 pages
Genre // Magazines

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Playlist // Fierce & Looking for Respect

Playlist // Fierce & Looking for Respect (From Ashlee Craft / Assemblage, Issue 5)

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From Issue 5 of Ashlee Craft / Assemblage

1. Hold Your Head Up – Argent

2. Respect – Aretha Franklin

3. My Life – Billy Joel

4. F**k You – CeeLo Green

5. I Really Don’t Care – Demi Lovato

6. Shake it Off – Taylor Swift

7. This is Gospel – Panic! At the Disco

8. Already Gone – The Eagles

9. Another Day – Whigfield

10. Fly By Night – Rush

11. I’m Still Standing – Elton John

12. Mean – Taylor Swift

13. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor

14. Take the Long Way Home – Supertramp

Note: this is a live version & not the original unfortunately, because I couldn’t find the original on YouTube.

15. Let It Go – Idina Menzel

16. You Don’t Own Me – Lesley Gore

17. Invisible – U2

you’ve always been good enough for me

you've always been good enough for me // Ashlee Craft / Assemblage, Issue 3

you’ve always been good enough for me,
always
& I’ve always been good enough for you
even all those times I was certain
that I’d made the biggest mistake or surely was the most
worthless, useless person who couldn’t do anything right
& would never amount to anything
even when I couldn’t see it in myself,
you showed me that I was worth it

I never thought things would be better for me
I never thought I deserved better

I would look in the mirror & see something
ugly, someone ugly who should hide their face
& try to be invisible; living in shadows, dwelling in
darkness; but you gently lifted my chin up
to face the sun
& finally made me believe that in all ways,
I was good enough,
always good enough

Playlist // Soundtrack to My Life, May 1 Year Prior (From the July Issue of Ashlee Craft / Assemblage)

Soundtrack to My Life, May 1 Year Prior // Playlist by Ashlee Craft - Ashlee Craft / Assemblage, Issue 3

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1. Archer’s Arrows – Crowded House

2. Make You Feel My Love – Adele

3. Fix You – Coldplay

4. Jumper – Third Eye Blind

5. This is Gospel – Panic! At The Disco

6. Comforting Sounds – Mew

7. I’d Really Love to See You Tonight – England Dan & John Ford Coley

8. Who Am I? – Les Miserables Cast

9. I Can Almost See You – Hammock

10. The Ballad of Mona Lisa – Panic! At the Disco

11. The End of All Things – Panic! At the Disco

12. You Can’t Always Get What You Want – The Rolling Stones