Cover Photo: Illustration by Leise Hook for Catapult
Illustration by Leise Hook for Catapult

The Nest

Year after year, the mourning doves show up to try again. I’m willing to try too.


Leise Hook is a cartoonist and illustrator based in New York. Her work has appeared in The Believer, The New Yorker, and more. She is currently working on a graphic memoir-in-essays for Holt.