by Lilith Todd   Yuko Ota gets better from the start to finish of Offhand (2017). In the introduction, Ota narrates the beginning of an unusual pain in her right wrist that will become debilitating. The subject of this book is the loss of one particular ability: drawing with her right, dominant hand. By the end, in the afterword, “things are ok…!” She can use her right hand again for her work as a full-time artist even if she must “interact with the world carefully,” never putting too much weight on her palms and wrists. From the first chapter, set… Read More