Outside the lines
In adapting her animated short into a graphic memoir, Andrea Dorfman found her story’s message of self-acceptance resonated more powerfully than ever
BY RYAN PORTER
WRITER AND ILLUSTRATOR Andrea Dorfman ends Flawed, her story of overcoming adolescent awkwardness, with a photo of herself at age 14. “With the wisdom of an older person looking back, I look at that picture now and I just love that girl so much,” Dorfman, 49, says. “As we get older we realize these differences that make us stand out are what make us unique.”