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There was little to San Francisco now, except a mistiness. Past the fog, past the pollution, past the cigarette smoke on every street corner,...

Searching for Home

An illustrated narrative of neighborhood life in San Francisco. I think I miss the fog the most. It was like the city’s signature at the...

The Dog Days

All I can hear as I’m typing is the clacking of my fingers on the mechanical keyboard you gave me for Hanukkah. It’s the...

The Hypothetical

PART 1: A Message Arrives Lovers are highly susceptible to hypotheticals. But if circumstances were different, I do think we could have been together for...

More Than Meets the Eye

Tattoo artist Dustin Grey shares his passion for body art. On a Friday afternoon in late March of 2022, Eye of the Tiger Tattoo was...

Diner’s Paradise

Kate’s Kitchen brings breakfast and community to the Lower Haight for nearly thirty years running. Even before the pandemic, old-school diners in San Francisco were...