Vanessa sent me a copy of her slim NYC travelogue, about a pre-covid visit by her Portuguese mom and brother to America - their first time in NYC. I enjoyed it quite a bit - Vanessa used to live in Alexandria, so I know her personally and her webcomic. I also really enjoy slice-of-life and travel books, and she's in the great tradition of Mark Twain even if going in the opposite direction. The post-trip covid-19 notes gave the book an unfortunate current relevance. I'm continually amazed that she picked up and moved to America, and restarted her career as an artist here. Plus today's webcomic is on cicadas.
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