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MariNaomi

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MariNaomi is the author and illustrator of the graphic memoir Kiss & Tell: A Romantic Resume, Ages 0 to 22 (Harper Perennial, 2011). Visit her website at www.marinaomi.com.
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Thankful

  • MariNaomi
  • November 8, 2014
There is an abundance of sadness on the Internet about how hard it is to be an artist, a writer, a cartoonist, a woman, queer, a person of color, etc.…
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SMOKE IN YOUR EYES:
Coalinga

  • MariNaomi
  • April 8, 2013
They removed her body, but they couldn't remove the memory of her smell.
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SMOKE IN YOUR EYES: The Song In My Head

  • MariNaomi
  • March 11, 2013
"When I was seventeen I was sporadicaly employed, out of school, aimless..."
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SMOKE IN YOUR EYES:
Happy Place

  • MariNaomi
  • February 11, 2013
We moved to this neighborhood three years ago.
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SMOKE IN YOUR EYES: A Stranger’s House

  • MariNaomi
  • January 14, 2013
"I don't know what I was thinking, going alone..."
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SMOKE IN YOUR EYES:
A Day at the Shooting Range

  • MariNaomi
  • December 17, 2012
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SMOKE IN YOUR EYES:
Leaving Home

  • MariNaomi
  • November 19, 2012
"Once upon a time, I was an obedient child..."
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SMOKE IN YOUR EYES: The Evil

  • MariNaomi
  • October 22, 2012
Ramada Plaza Inn, April 2012, 3 am...
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SMOKE IN YOUR EYES: What’s New, Pussycat?

  • MariNaomi
  • September 24, 2012
"Herb's been trying to off himself for years..."
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SMOKE IN YOUR EYES: Have a Nice Day

  • MariNaomi
  • August 27, 2012
"It's this guy guy again. I kind of want to give him money..."
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SMOKE IN YOUR EYES: Kick-Ass Boots

  • MariNaomi
  • July 30, 2012
"1989. I thought I was so tough. I was sixteen. I quit school. My ex-boyfriend was in jail."
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SMOKE IN YOUR EYES: The Writer

  • MariNaomi
  • July 2, 2012
A Rumpus Comic from Mari Naomi about a relationship going to shit above a quiet, albeit invasive, literary neighbor:
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