Kathryn Poe
Kathryn Poe asked Clare Mackintosh:

Hi! So I just want you to know that as a person who has spent the last 6 years growing up in hospitals, I've been so completely floored by how accurate your writing in "After the End" has been. I just recently got out of a bone marrow transplant and have spent lots of time in the ICU, and reading this story has been touching. What was the inspiration for the setting? How did you manage to get hospital life right?

Clare Mackintosh Hi Kathryn, did you read the Author Note? My son was in NICU for several months and that period of time remains incredibly vivid to me. I’m so sorry to hear of your health issues and hope you’re doing okay. Thank you for reading After the End.

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