“We were interested in dead girls, but so interested in them that we were trying to do the opposite of what had been done before.”
Jacqueline Alnes
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Cross Talk
Jacqueline Alnes wrestles with identity, belonging, and privilege after a crisis of faith at a Missouri-based Christian Kamp 9,000 miles from her Indonesian home.
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Location, Location, Location: Six Stories on Moving House
Jacqueline Alnes explores identity and privilege in these six stories about moving house.
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Swipe Right: A Reading List about Online Dating
Jacqueline Alnes shares her own dating app experiences and nine stories about the pitfalls of finding a partner online.
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National Parks: A Reading List
Jacqueline Alnes considers the wealth, privilege, racism, and violence inherent in our relationships with U.S. National Parks.
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On Representations of Disability: A Reading List
“How does pervasive ableism affect the way our society continues to be architected?”
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Workshopping Workshop: A Reading List
“In workshop, what, if anything, can be written on a syllabus or spoken aloud in class to ensure that each and every participant’s work is read with care?”
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Lions, Tigers, and a Rabbit Named Bugs: A Reading List on Animal-Human Interactions
What kinds of relationships exist between humans and animals, and what well-intentioned actions from humans bring harm?
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Why We Write Memoir: A Reading List
“I have spent innumerable afternoon hours with the essays below, each writer’s words a lifeline pulling me from the deep.”
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It’s Not You, It’s Me: A Breakup Reading List
A late bloomer as far as relationships go, my first encounter with heartbreak came from the track. It was junior year. The district meet: all big Texas sky and girls next to me adjusting hair ties and heat waves shimmering ahead. At that point in my life, I had devoted myself entirely to running. I […]