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Birds and bees / Political potency

A stroll among the flowers with Emily Flake; a scandal explained by Jídé Salawu
Colorful title card planted with purple, red, yellow and orange flowers and three bees flying around in there: POLLINATOR GARDENS: EXPLAINED

Today: Emily Flake, cartoonist, writer, performer, illustrator, and proprietress of St. Nell’s Humor Writing Residency for Ladies in Williamsport, PA; and Jídé Salawu, writer and editor at Olongo Africa.

Issue No. 320

Pollinator Gardens Explained
Emily Flake

Sign of the Father
Jídé Salawu

Pollinator Gardens, Explained

by Emily Flake

Drawing of a butterfly, monarch-like on green and purple plant of indeterminate type, captioned “Butterflies: show=off’s who talk relentless smack.” The butterfly is sayin “Fuck YOU look’ at?”
Drawing of borage with vivid blue flowers, captioned “Borage: the hairiest of the plants, if that’s somehow your thing.”

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