#117, "Anticipation" (1991), collected in DTWOF: The Sequel (1992).
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“Samia: I'm all the trouble you need. Do you know why I invited you here?
Ginger: For the Brussels sprouts tartare?
Samia: For the long, discreet tablecloths.”
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Alison Bechdel
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Dykes to Watch Out For
#432, "Entertaining a Fantasy" (2004), collected in Invasion of the DTWOF (2005).
Dykes to Watch Out For
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