Graphic Narrative

The Cancer Is Calling From Inside the House

"Either/Or," a graphic narrative by G. H. Yamauchi

The Cancer Is Calling From Inside the House

Either/Or

About the Author

G. H. Yamauchi has an MFA from The New School and is a recipient of a NYFA Artist Fellowship in Nonfiction Literature. Her graphic narratives have appeared in Shenandoah, Moon City Review, SalonZine, and Electric Literature’s The Commuter. She is at work on a graphic memoir about her years working for a French NGO in Bangkok, Thailand. More of her work can be found at subwaycommute.com.

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About The Commuter

The Commuter, arriving every Wednesday morning, is our home for poetry, flash prose, and graphic narrative. Sign up for The Commuter newsletter to get every issue straight to your inbox, or join our membership program for access to year-round submissions. EL’s lit mags are supported by the Amazon Literary Partnership Literary Magazine Fund and the Community of Literary Magazines & Presses, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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