Carolita Johnson considers the emotional and physical labor required of women as their loved ones die.
illustrated essay
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How Does a Person Lose Track of Their Diary?
An illustrated personal essay. Stumbling upon someone’s lost journal in a used book store leads Sophie Lucido Johnson down a path she couldn’t have expected.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Featured, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
How Does a Person Lose Track of Their Diary?
Stumbling upon someone’s lost journal in a used book store leads Sophie Lucido Johnson down a path she couldn’t have expected.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
How Does a Person Lose Track of Their Diary?
Stumbling upon someone’s lost journal in a used book store leads Sophie Lucido Johnson down a path she couldn’t have expected.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Story
Fat Girl Cries Herself to Sleep At Night: An Illustrated Essay
Living in a body can be hysterically complicated.
Posted inCulture, Essays & Criticism, Featured, Story, Travel
Home Is a Mug of Coffee
It takes a lot of percolating to become your own person.
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A Woman’s Work: The Art of the Day Job
In the second installment of her illustrated essay series, Carolita Johnson looks back on the many ways she’s tried to juggle work with her *work.*
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The Country Where Fútbol Comes First
Uruguay, a small nation with a deep-seated passion for soccer, is the inspiration for any underdog vying to win a World Cup.
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A Woman’s Work: Home Economics* (*I Took Woodworking Instead)
An illustrated personal essay in which New Yorker cartoonist Carolita Johnson tallies the costs and benefits of love and cohabitation as a woman artist living in a patriarchy.