The Commuter

For Geneviève and Elsewhere

A comic by Alex Citrin

For Geneviève and Elsewhere

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About the Author

Alex Citrin is an interdisciplinary illustrator and art director based in New York. Some of her recent illustration clients include Playboy, Refinery29, New York Magazine, Politico, and Lenny Letter. She is also a professor at the Pratt Institute. Alex is a proud resident of Sunnyside, Queens, where she lives with her almost-husband and their black cat, Bear.

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About The Commuter

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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