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Spotlight: Everyone Is Hittin’ the Bottle

  • Ali Solomon
  • January 19, 2021
Ron, I’m gonna need another drink.
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Spotlight: “Restful Meditations for the 100% Normal, Well-Adjusted Human”

  • Eloise Grills
  • December 22, 2020
Breathe in... breathe out.
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Spotlight: The Rumpus Review of John Stanley’s Little Lulu

  • Brandon Hicks
  • December 1, 2020
For the longest time, John Stanley’s Little Lulu was one of the best kept secrets in comics.
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Spotlight: “My Grandmother’s Pancake Recipe”

  • Elliott Yoakum
  • November 10, 2020
My grandmother, Frankie L. Baker, was born 72 years before me.
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Spotlight: “This Needs to Stop”

  • Brandon Hicks
  • November 3, 2020
What’s more... it can get worse.
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Spotlight: “Indoor Feeling”

  • Lena Moses-Schmitt
  • July 7, 2020
We’re inside all the time now.
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Spotlight: “Dentist Dad”

  • Grace + Anna
  • June 4, 2020
A young woman stays with her boyfriend's parents. It will be her last visit.
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Spotlight: “Robots Buying Coffee”

  • Sara Harvey
  • May 19, 2020
It's 2025 and the robots have become sentient.
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Spotlight: “Maiden Name”

  • Lauren Kaelin
  • May 10, 2020
Some reflections on my first Mother’s Day.
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Spotlight: “Love Is Real”

  • Meg Richardson
  • February 11, 2020
On a Tuesday night in New York City, a girl meets the love of her life.
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Spotlight: “The Incredible Adventures of Man Spider”

  • Dolan Morgan
  • January 21, 2020
Look! A crime! How will Man Spider solve it?
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Spotlight: “Giraffe’s Midwife”

  • Shay Alexi
  • January 7, 2020
I've seen the future and helped it crown.
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