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Rock Needs River: A Memoir About a Very Open Adoption  by Vanessa McGrady

The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories by Marina Keegan

March 15, 2019 by Caitlin_D Leave a Comment

My favorite uncle (admittedly the bar was set very low) passed away last week; my mother, sister and I descended upon my aunt’s house in rural Arkansas for four days along with everyone else I share my maternal DNA with where we sat around the kitchen table drinking as well as sat in the living room drinking. It was in rural Arkansas that I learned Amaretto and orange juice is the best way to start your morning, the best way to make bacon involves adding […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Short Stories Tagged With: Marina Keegan, Rock Needs River, The Opposite of Loneliness, Vanessa McGrady

Caitlin_D's CBR11 Review No:21 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Short Stories · Tags: Marina Keegan, Rock Needs River, The Opposite of Loneliness, Vanessa McGrady ·
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The Quiet Heartbreak of Unreached Potential

June 7, 2016 by expandingbookshelf Leave a Comment

In May 2012, Marina Keegan had a lot to look forward to. She graduated magna cum laude from Yale, had a play being produced at the New York International Fringe Festival, and lined up a job at The New Yorker. Just before she graduated, Marina wrote an essay titled “The Opposite of Loneliness.” Five days after receiving her diploma, Marina died in a car crash. She was 22 years old. “We’re so young. We’re so young.” Marina wrote in her final essay. “We’re twenty-two years […]

Filed Under: Short Stories, Young Adult Tagged With: #memoir, essays, Marina Keegan, short stories, The Opposite of Loneliness, Yale, Young Adult

expandingbookshelf's CBR8 Review No:61 · Genres: Short Stories, Young Adult · Tags: #memoir, essays, Marina Keegan, short stories, The Opposite of Loneliness, Yale, Young Adult ·
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