Graphic Narrative

A Few Thoughts for Flying Romantics

"Airplane Clapping," a graphic narrative by Amy Chu

A Few Thoughts for Flying Romantics

Airplane Clapping

About the Author

Amy Chu is a comic personal essayist. Her work tackles relationships and life as a twenty-something-year-old. When existential crises, sociopolitical turmoil, and feelings reign supreme in young people's lives, her comics turn to humor, literature, and artmaking for advice.

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The Commuter, arriving every Wednesday morning, is our home for poetry, flash prose, and graphic narrative. Sign up for The Commuter newsletter to get every issue straight to your inbox, or join our membership program for access to year-round submissions. EL’s lit mags are supported by the Amazon Literary Partnership Literary Magazine Fund and the Community of Literary Magazines & Presses, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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