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The Janet in this letter is Janet Lilo. She lives in New Zealand, and we have not seen each other for six long years. She is a very great artist. You can find her here.

And here are the Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars:

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Antid Oto – italian for antidote – was one of Leon Trotsky‘s earliest pen names. I also love the Malay word for it: penawar. A few months ago, I started taking regular walks and making drawings afterwards as a way to deal with worry, procrastination, hopelessness, writer’s block, internet rage, and digital distraction. I’ll post a series of them here, one every other day, for as long as I keep making them.