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Everybody Hurts

Emerging Writer Series

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Oct 15, 2025
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The Allegory of the Cave by Anton Dymtchenko, 2016

Every two weeks or so I am publishing an essay from an emerging writer. This week, we are publishing “Everybody Hurts” by Carly Kimmel. Carly is a writer, artist, and filmmaker who lives half of her life in Los Angeles and the other half in Hailey, Idaho. She holds an MFA with dual emphasis in Fiction an…

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Carly Kimmel is a writer, artist, and filmmaker who lives in Los Angeles and Hailey, Idaho. She holds an MFA from UCR and is currently working on a novel. You can find her on Instagram or read more of her work here on Substack.
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