The stories are stunning. So precise, with beautiful explorations of small moments that at first seem indulgent but you soon realize are essential. All of it adds up to Keegan surgically outlining the cancer of misogyny in Irish society. But surgery is bloody, and I wish it was more clear that the third story is horror.
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Ideas: alternative education, neurodiversity, non-violence, cultural studies, collaborative parenting, HAES, anti-racism, permaculture. Interests: memoir, BIPOC fiction, Palestine, California, Ireland, DCP stories, nature writing, creative geography, cookbooks, graphic novels, picture books, poetry, guidebooks. About: White cis woman. Unschooling parent. PhD in English/Feminist Theory, specializing in 19th-20th century California domestic fiction. Volunteer support group moderator. Healing CPTSD. Bagel maker and haphazard gardener.
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