From the trenches encourages readers to write from the places, spaces where we all meet, despite our differences. Discover prompts in life and on the page that inspire questions, which evoke truth and answers that further discussion and understanding. Experience disappointment, joy, a journey through writing, through difference and land where we all aspire to be, a space of being seen, of having bested the fight, of having to fight no more, in or from the trenches.
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THIS BOOK
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TRIBUTE TO ZORA
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THE UNDERLYING DILEMMA
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COLLECTIVE TRAUMA
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MY MFA
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WHAT WE BRING
FIRST WRITINGS
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STAY IN YOUR GENRE
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INFLUENTIAL TEACHER
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TRIPS TO THE LIBRARY
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HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION
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PRESIDENTIAL PEN
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WHAT WE LEARN
UNDERGRADUATE
Professor Variety
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DIAGNOSTIC
DR. LEE
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GOOD STUDENTS DON’T USE BOOKS
WANTS TO BREAK YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU LOVE DOWN TO A PULP
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ENCOURAGES TRUST
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MAKES YOU BRAVE
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TYPES OF STUDENTS
Combative
BETTER THAN ME
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READ HEAD
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CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
TURNING TRAUMA INTO NARRATIVE
Confessions
Identifying Your Traumas
Commitment Renewed
Painting
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
WHAT WE TAKE WITH US