Liana Finck
Liana Finck is a cartoonist and an illustrator who has contributed to The New Yorker since 2015. Her most recent book is “Let There Be Light: The Real Story of Her Creation.”
New Brands Just Dropped!
Keep an eye out for Dypa (“The more expensive diaper!”) and Lern, which will definitely make you fluent in Spanish.
The Alphabet, “by” Kafka
“A” is for singing in an empty room. “C” is for toiling without end.
Dear Pepper: Answers to a Prompt on Promptness
Some thoughts from readers on how early to be early, and how late to be late.
Dear Pepper: Avert Your Eyes
You can’t make eye contact when you feel that the world is coming at you through a fire hose.
Dear Pepper: An Invitation Situation
Often I’ll have a good time at a party. I️ rarely know whether the good time was worth it. Can you help?
The Great Masking Cycle
People might think you’re selfish, so you wear a mask, meaning people might think you’re a zealot, so you don’t wear a mask, meaning people might think you’re selfish, so you wear a mask, meaning . . .
Dear Pepper: Party Foul
Do I️ really need to go to every gathering that my aunt and uncle host?
Dear Pepper: A Vacation-Rental Room of One’s Own
I️ need my privacy. I️ need my space, and I️ need my solo time.
Dear Pepper: City Dog, Country Dog
Poppins was neurotic and trembly and often peed on the floor in a “please don’t hurt me” kind of way.
Parenting Advice I Was Given and Didn’t Take
And some advice I can’t resist giving you (that will not be particularly useful to you).
Dear Pepper: A Matter of Time
My question is not exactly “How do we strike a compromise?” The question is more “How do I get my husband to admit that he is late all the time?”
Dear Pepper: Scheduling Slackers and Overachievers
What you need is to be a little more selfish and a little less aware.
Dear Pepper: Sweet Little Lies
I️ find lying to be an excellent and effective way to get what I️ need. But is there anything wrong with this?
New Brands Just Dropped!
Keep an eye out for Dypa (“The more expensive diaper!”) and Lern, which will definitely make you fluent in Spanish.
The Alphabet, “by” Kafka
“A” is for singing in an empty room. “C” is for toiling without end.
Dear Pepper: Answers to a Prompt on Promptness
Some thoughts from readers on how early to be early, and how late to be late.
Dear Pepper: Avert Your Eyes
You can’t make eye contact when you feel that the world is coming at you through a fire hose.
Dear Pepper: An Invitation Situation
Often I’ll have a good time at a party. I️ rarely know whether the good time was worth it. Can you help?
The Great Masking Cycle
People might think you’re selfish, so you wear a mask, meaning people might think you’re a zealot, so you don’t wear a mask, meaning people might think you’re selfish, so you wear a mask, meaning . . .
Dear Pepper: Party Foul
Do I️ really need to go to every gathering that my aunt and uncle host?
Dear Pepper: A Vacation-Rental Room of One’s Own
I️ need my privacy. I️ need my space, and I️ need my solo time.
Dear Pepper: City Dog, Country Dog
Poppins was neurotic and trembly and often peed on the floor in a “please don’t hurt me” kind of way.
Parenting Advice I Was Given and Didn’t Take
And some advice I can’t resist giving you (that will not be particularly useful to you).
Dear Pepper: A Matter of Time
My question is not exactly “How do we strike a compromise?” The question is more “How do I get my husband to admit that he is late all the time?”
Dear Pepper: Scheduling Slackers and Overachievers
What you need is to be a little more selfish and a little less aware.
Dear Pepper: Sweet Little Lies
I️ find lying to be an excellent and effective way to get what I️ need. But is there anything wrong with this?