© LAURA MISHKIN
CONCRETE
WRITTEN BY Walinase J. Mbekeani
A young girl wakes up to a new body part… just in time for the big high school dance.
LITTLE SPARKs
WRITTEN BY Piya Sinha-Roy
Fractures puncture the immaculately curated world of a picture-perfect couple.
© LAURA MISHKIN
© LAURA MISHKIN
THE NEIGHBORS
WRITTEN BY Alex Morris
Newlyweds Ashleigh and John get more than they bargained for when they take an interest in the dilapidated house next door.
© LAURA MISHKIN
© LAURA MISHKIN
AFTER YOU
WRITTEN BY Amy Reed
Grief-stricken acquaintances attempt to press pause on their new reality.
VOLume 2: ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE TALENTED
LAURA MISHKIN
Laura is a cartoonist, illustrator, and designer living in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Los Angeles Times, and Seattle's The Stranger. She works as an architectural designer at Loescher Meachem Architects.
@LauraMishkin
© EMILY FLAKE
SUBJECT LINE: WTF
WRITTEN BY JESSICA WATSON
A bachelorette party invite shines new light on a longtime friendship.
BON APPETITE
WRITTEN BY LAURA DONNEY
A woman having a Very Bad Body Day goes to dinner with a new friend.
© EMILY FLAKE
© EMILY FLAKE
ILLUMINATED
WRITTEN BY LESLIE RATHE
A 1950s housewife. A dose of LSD. A history of stereotypes shattered.
WAKING
WRITTEN BY JENNA REBACK
A teenage girl with anterograde amnesia finds herself accused of murder.
© EMILY FLAKE
VOLume 1: ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE TALENTED
EMILY FLAKE
Emily Flake is a cartoonist, writer, performer, and illustrator based in Brooklyn, NY. She is also the founder of St. Nell’s Humor Writing Residency for Ladies.
@emilyflake / @stnells
@eflakeagogo / @stnells
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