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Judicious Planning

By Sage Stossel
October 2005 Issue


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Sage Stossel
Sage Stossel is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and draws the cartoon feature Sage, Ink. She is author and illustrator of the children's books On the Loose in Boston, On the Loose in Washington, DC, and On the Loose in Philadelphia. Her graphic novel Starling is serialized on GoComics.com.

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