Archive - AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton

Prologue: The Storm at the Door

The One Who Leaves, Prologue

Mar 6 •

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 •

Introduction for my memoir

On telling the truth, living off love, and the meaning of forgiveness

Feb 18 •

Chapter 1: The Desert Was A State of Mind

The One Who Leaves, Part I: The Only Way Out Is Back

Mar 11 •

Chapter 3: Infinity Times the Universe

The One Who Leaves: A Memoir

Mar 18 •

Chapter 2: The Settled

The One Who Leaves: A Memoir

Mar 13 •

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 •

Chapter 5: The Color of Abandon

The One Who Leaves, a memoir

Mar 27 •

In the Waiting Place, Where Joy and Grief Sit Side by Side (April Wrap-Up)

How many times can a heart break?

May 5 •

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 •

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 •

Chapter 7: The Summer of 1985

The One Who Leaves—the summer Mom met Dad and everything changed

Apr 10

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