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Lots of exciting things are happening in the background here, hence the lack of (and tardiness of) rounds-ups—so we are going straight into the goodness.
The first thing I wanted to call out is two new features on Foofaraw...
First, we started publishing New Yorker-style cartoons, kicking things off with…
Read Ramona’s story, On the way to forever, on Foofaraw now!
I had considered other animals for Annika to turn into, like a bear or a wolf. Something more in line with a typical fairy tale story. But I thought the visual of her turning into…
They kiss, and for the first time in forever, Annika allows herself to hope. The prince has slain the witch responsible for her misery, saving her from a cruel fate. All that remains is to break the curse with true love’s kiss. But when she pulls back, there’s no grand…
“No!” my little sister shouts. It's her room and she's scared.
“Last one,” I lie, cross-legged on a Garfield-colored rag rug. I can't listen alone. Because of the nightmares.
The yellow-orange Fisher-Price record arm surfs vinyl. MONSTER SERIES, POWER RECORDS. All caps.…
Read David’s story, Par for the course, on Foofaraw now!
In the universe I’ve created, which is a barely exaggerated version of our own world, DiAngelo will never make it off traffic duty. Detective…
The Ivory Bluffs Police Station thrusts into the clear blue sky, white and ramrod straight, gleaming under the Arizona sun. I always stand a little taller walking up these steps. At home, I’m just another schlub—mowing the lawn, folding the laundry, sweating over the grill. But here, I don’t carry…
In China, censorship relates to red lines. You cannot cross some red lines. It’s about state policy and discussions (about) state power. It’s also related to what they would call minority or religious issues, which can be very sensitive, so people would not touch those topics. If touched, it…
Meanwhile, in China…
This isn’t a “count your blessings” moment. It’s a preview.
Fun FAKE NEWS Fact: During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln curbed freedom of speech by suspending habeaus corpus.
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