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Izzy Wasserstein

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Izzy Wasserstein was born and raised in Kansas. She teaches writing and literature, writes poetry and fiction, and shares a house with a variety of animal companions and the writer Nora E. Derrington. She likes to slowly run long distances.

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New Chapbook! Plus: 2025 Awards Eligibility

This Next Song is Called Punk Rock Valhalla , a chapbook collecting my flash fiction, is available with Neon Hemlock! These didn’t fit in my previous collection, and some of them were no longer available, so I’m delighted to be able to share them with you!
Also, as good as the chapbook looks in photos, my humble opinion is that it looks even better in person. I am, of course, biased.I’m Read more of this blog post »

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	Vox Machina: Stories Untold by Jess Barber, Martin Cahill (Goodreads Author), Rebecca Coffindaffer (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 512 ratings — published 2025 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart 3.66 avg rating — 355 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maiden, Mother, Crone: Fantastical Trans Femmes by Gwen Benaway (Editor), Lilah Sturges (Contributor), Kylie Ariel Bemis (Contributor) 3.70 avg rating — 243 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Hometowns You Can't Stay Away From 4.59 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cuando florece, el mundo cambia by Izzy Wasserstein (Goodreads Author), Carla Bataller Estruch (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Creation Falls 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five Reasons for the Sign Above Her Door, One of Them Unspoken 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	She Blooms and the World is Changed 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grass Bows Down, The Pilgrims Walk LIghtly it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Fear was a luxury I couldn’t afford. Anger was cheaper.”
― Izzy Wasserstein, These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart

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“no amount of preparation and caution can prevent violence, that cruelty and malice are diseases with reservoirs in the human heart that can never be eradicated.”
― Izzy Wasserstein, These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart

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“So I did the time, kept my memories private. There’s stuff in my head that only I will ever know. The point isn’t what I suffered. It’s that some of us survive. Somehow, even now.”
― Izzy Wasserstein, These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart

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