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What I Write in My Journal is Just for Me (It is Not My Memoir)

What I Write in My Journal is Just for Me (It is Not My Memoir)

Jeanna Kadlec on Writing, Memory, and Trusting Yourself

By Jeanna Kadlec | October 28, 2022

Against Perfection in Women’s Media

Against Perfection in Women’s Media

Gabrielle Korn in Conversation with Jeanna Kadlec

By Jeanna Kadlec | February 2, 2021

A Brief History of Queer Language Before Queer Identity

A Brief History of Queer Language Before Queer Identity

"Shade Comes From Reading. Reading Came First." –Dorian Corey

By Jeanna Kadlec | May 13, 2019

On the Overlooked Eroticism of Mary Oliver

On the Overlooked Eroticism of Mary Oliver

Poetry as Affirmation of Queer Desire

By Jeanna Kadlec | January 23, 2019

Rediscovering Reading After Graduate School Nearly Destroyed It

Rediscovering Reading After Graduate School Nearly Destroyed It

"I’m relearning what kinds of stories matter to me."

By Jeanna Kadlec | January 16, 2019

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