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Claiming Writerhood

I am a writer afraid to call herself a writer attempting to temper that fear.

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  1. Issue · Aug 14, 2026

    This Middle Living (opens the original)

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    I have news! My first book, a memoir-in-essays titled This Middle Living, was selected as the winner of the Autumn House Nonfiction Prize and will be published by Autumn House Press in the fall of 2027! Ahhh! Claiming Writerhood is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<form class="subscription-widget-subs

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