“You Forget How Painful It Is” — An After-Birth Story from THE BEST WE COULD DO
March 24th, 2017 | by Thi Bui
This event is such a blur to me now. I’m glad I recorded it, because it was the change
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WEEKEND AFTER — A Comic About Family and Politics
March 18th, 2017 | by Whit Taylor
“My family gave me hope, despite what the world was telling me.” When the election was over, Whit Taylor went
Evident Truths
March 7th, 2017 | by Tyler Cohen
Let’s have each other’s backs in the work ahead. Originally published as part of PEN Illustrated’s State of Emergency feature:
ON THE CORNER OF AVENUE I AND OCEAN PARKWAY: A Birth Story in Comics by Summer Pierre
December 23rd, 2016 | by Summer Pierre
Having a baby in the back of a minivan in snowy Brooklyn was not in my birth plan, but when
ONE OF THE DUDES: Comics by Glynnis Fawkes
December 21st, 2016 | by Glynnis Fawkes
Long hair/don’t care. Glynnis Fawkes draws comics about her children and the daily moments that she wouldn’t remember otherwise
OUR LADY OF BIRTH CONTROL: Selections from A Cartoonist’s Encounter with Margaret Sanger by Sabrina Jones
December 12th, 2016 | by Sabrina Jones
Can you imagine being dragged into a police wagon for birth control? That’s what happened a hundred years ago this
CLOWNY: Comics by Summer Pierre
December 1st, 2016 | by Summer Pierre
I am happy to report that Gus now makes all kinds of things unassisted: cat houses, pictures of Abe Lincoln,
COPING: Kristen Stone Sends Big Love from the Deep South
November 14th, 2016 | by Ezra Stone
We change our bedtime routine. I spend most of the weekend in nature, with my son and niece. Our friends
TIME TO RALLY: Comics by Lauren Weinstein
November 11th, 2016 | by Lauren Weinstein
What a #$%^ week. Here’s a comic by Lauren Weinstein, which originally appeared on the Village Voice, followed by a message.
I MADE MY 16-YEAR-OLD WATCH THE VIDEO OF HIS BIRTH—Comics by AYUN HALLIDAY
October 25th, 2016 | by Ayun Halliday
It’s every teenage boy’s dream, right? Comics by Ayun Halliday, reprinted from Narrative.ly