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Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Latest publication
Sep 28, 2026
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Aug 26, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    Rooms like Train Cars (opens the original)

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    <img alt="train riding through field of flowers" class="sizing-normal" height="973" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P_nn!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d7dffc8-f4

  2. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    Game of Anger and Speech (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    <img alt="gargi mehra and father" class="sizing-normal" height="960" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lZws!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7a9178f0-d410-4769-aebb-e1b

  3. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    Object-ives #53: Oinky, the Pig (opens the original)

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    <img alt="pig-shaped pieggy bank painted with hearts" class="sizing-normal" height="480" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QN70!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faf821af8

  4. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    Show Me the Love by Leaving Me Alone (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="sumitra mattai as baby with her mother holding her" class="sizing-normal" height="866" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uY32!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2

  5. Issue · Sep 19, 2026

    Why I Collect Encounters with Snakes (opens the original)

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    <img alt="rattlesnake on ground at park" class="sizing-normal" height="960" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RbJR!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F48b5dfae-ffc0-4358-8

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