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The comic artist Peter Kuper explains how he combined his passion for drawing with his fascination with insects.

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What do you do when a hero comes right at you? Liam Hogan goes a few rounds in Backstory.

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Does your laptop have a mind of its own? robert neuwirth shares a file that booted up on his screen in The Disambiguation.

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A moment of inspiration in a café sparks a memory in Karóly Bálint's Metaphor by Richard Smyth

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Monica's leaving with the kids, but what does that mean for Francisco? Linda Mannheim explores the tragedies of departure in Those Last Days.

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