“If you find yourself treading water, take comfort in the fact that you are neither the first writer…

“If you find yourself treading water, take comfort in the fact that you are neither the first writer nor the last to feel this way. Keep swimming.”

— Kelsey Norris is a writer and editor from Alabama. She earned an MFA from Vanderbilt University and has worked as a teacher in Namibia, a school librarian, and a bookseller. Her work has been published in The Kenyon Review, Black Warrior Review, and The Rumpus, among others. She is currently based in Washington, DC. Her debut story collection, House Gone Quiet, publishes October 17th, 2023, with Scribner Books, and is now available for pre-order at online retailers or your local bookstore.

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