Author: Grab the Lapels
I'm a graduate of the MFA fiction writing program at the University of Notre Dame, which inspired me to follow along with trends in teaching, publishing, and reviewing. I also have an MA and BS from Central Michigan University. I used to teach composition, creative writing, and literature in higher education, then did a brief stint at a civic theater, followed by two years at a references desk at a public library. I'm now working toward my ASL Interpreter license.
Defensive Authors
My Dirty Dumb Eyes by Lisa Hanawalt
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
An Age of License: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley
Green Lions by Zarina Zabrisky and Simon Rogghe
On Being Self-Absorbed
Love Songs of the Revolution by Bronwyn Mauldin
Wild (film)
The Theory of Everything (film)
Doubting Stephen by Anne Borrowdale
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