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COMIC: Turning Japanese (excerpt) by MariNaomi

COMIC: Turning Japanese (excerpt) by MariNaomi

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About the Author

Author, illustrator, co-podcaster of Ask Bi Grlz, and creator/curator of the Cartoonists of Color and Queer Cartoonists databases. marinaomi.com

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The Commuter, arriving every Monday morning, is our home for flash fiction, graphic narrative, and poetry. 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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