AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton

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Prologue: The Storm at the Door
The One Who Leaves, Prologue
Mar 6 • 
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Prologue: The Storm at the Door
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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.
Feb 13 • 
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After five years of rejections, I’m publishing my memoir
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Introduction for my memoir
On telling the truth, living off love, and the meaning of forgiveness
Feb 18 • 
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Introduction for my 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
Mar 11 • 
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Chapter 1: The Desert Was A State of Mind
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Chapter 3: Infinity Times the Universe
The One Who Leaves: A Memoir
Mar 18 • 
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Chapter 3: Infinity Times the Universe
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Chapter 2: The Settled
The One Who Leaves: A Memoir
Mar 13 • 
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Chapter 2: The Settled
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How Do You Celebrate a Mother Who Hurt You?
For anyone holding grief and love in the same hand this Mother’s Day
May 11 • 
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How Do You Celebrate a Mother Who Hurt You?
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Chapter 5: The Color of Abandon
The One Who Leaves, a memoir
Mar 27 • 
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Chapter 5: The Color of Abandon
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In the Waiting Place, Where Joy and Grief Sit Side by Side (April Wrap-Up)
How many times can a heart break?
May 5 • 
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In the Waiting Place, Where Joy and Grief Sit Side by Side (April Wrap-Up)
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A poem from the other side
On Love: The end of a marriage, Indian curry, and The First Two Pages of Frankenstein
Jun 8, 2023 • 
Jessy Easton
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A poem from the other side
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What Growing Up in a Meth Lab Taught Me About Writing the Truth
Why writing the truth feels so damn hard—and why that’s not your fault.
Mar 25 • 
Jessy Easton
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What Growing Up in a Meth Lab Taught Me About Writing the Truth
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Chapter 7: The Summer of 1985
The One Who Leaves—the summer Mom met Dad and everything changed
Apr 10
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Chapter 7: The Summer of 1985
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