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Proud Flesh

Emerging Writer Series

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Catherine Simone Gray
Jul 12, 2023
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Every two weeks or so I am publishing an essay from an emerging writer. This week, we are publishing “Proud Flesh” by Catherine Gray. Catherine is a writer from Mississippi whose work explores the intersection of motherhood, loverhood, and healing from sexual trauma. Catherine’s work has previously appeared in The Michigan Quarterly Review: Mixtape and …

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Catherine is a writer from Mississippi whose work explores the intersection of motherhood, loverhood, and healing from sexual trauma. You can connect with her @unsilencedwoman
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