Graphic Narrative

Trying and Failing to Locate My Maternal Instinct

Two graphic narratives by Brittani Sonnenberg

Trying and Failing to Locate My Maternal Instinct

Baby Names

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Please Rate Your Expectations of Motherhood: A Pregnancy Diary

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About the Author

Brittani Sonnenberg is the author of the novel Home Leave, which was selected as a New York Times Editor’s Choice. Her short fiction has appeared in Ploughshares, The O’Henry Prize Stories Series, and elsewhere. Her comics and creative nonfiction have been featured in Texas Monthly, Lit Hub, Travel and Leisure, Racquet Magazine, and NPR. She is based in Austin, Texas.

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