AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton

AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton

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AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton
AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton
Am I the ungrateful one or the one who feels trapped?

Am I the ungrateful one or the one who feels trapped?

On Living: A reading of the fight from chapter two

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Jul 06, 2023
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This morning I searched the bookshelves that take up two walls of my living room for something to dip into before my son woke up. I found Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates on the shelf where I keep all of my novels. I bought it years ago at a used bookstore in Ojai, California for $7.50. I quickly realized it wasn’t the sort of book that you just dip into.

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