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Birthday Dessert

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Rebecca Arrowsmith
Mar 23, 2022
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Every two weeks or so, I am publishing an essay from an emerging writer. This week, an essay from Rebecca Arrowsmith. Rebecca is a Tampa-based writer, MFA candidate, and writing instructor at the University of South Florida. Her work explores the language of memory and investigates sociopolitical pressures across generational differences. Coming-of-age…

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Rebecca Arrowsmith is a writer based in Tampa, FL. Her essays have been published in The Audacity, EPOCH, and Whale Road Review.
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