AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton

AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton

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Chapter 3: Infinity Times the Universe
The One Who Leaves: A Memoir
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2,000 Miles, One Van, and a Question I Couldn’t Shake
I went back to California to show my son the places that shaped me—what I found forced me to rethink everything I knew about home
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Chapter 2: The Settled
The One Who Leaves: A Memoir
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Chapter 1: The Desert Was A State of Mind
The One Who Leaves, Part I: The Only Way Out Is Back
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Prologue: The Storm at the Door
The One Who Leaves, Prologue
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Terrified? Same. But I’m doing it anyway.
Meth labs, police raids, and breaking generational cycles—my memoir launches in just 3 days
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February 2025

Women’s desire, rage, and making a life out of one’s art (February wrap-up)
February was a fever dream of stepping through fear into my power
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Introduction for my memoir
On telling the truth, living off love, and the meaning of forgiveness
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After five years of rejections, I’m publishing my memoir
Do the thing. Write the book. Chase the dream. It’s worth it—no matter how it unfolds.
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The ripple effect of following desire (January wrap-up)
My return to California, desire as a roadmap, publishing my memoir, and the holiness of music
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January 2025

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