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Amanda Brainerd

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Amanda Brainerd lives in Manhattan, blocks from where she grew up. She was expelled from Choate Rosemary Hall at the end of 10th grade. She graduated from Harvard College, and received a master of Architecture from Columbia. She is the mother of three children, the wife of one husband, and the owner of one dog and two cats. Amateur organic gardener. Age of Consent is her first novel. https://link.medium.com/0e7NQInQOkb ...more

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Amanda Brainerd I write by hand to shake things up if I'm blocked. Or I try to write from a different character's point of view to see the narrative from a new angle.…moreI write by hand to shake things up if I'm blocked. Or I try to write from a different character's point of view to see the narrative from a new angle. It's hard. (less)
Amanda Brainerd I was talking with a childhood friend about the checked out parenting in the early 80s (when we were kids) and how much damage it caused. All of a sud…moreI was talking with a childhood friend about the checked out parenting in the early 80s (when we were kids) and how much damage it caused. All of a sudden, I realized I needed to write this story.(less)
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Age of Consent

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I’ve been a Maine since mid June finishing my second novel. It has been foggy probably 95% of the time I have been here. Fog is beautiful, but ultimately it becomes disorienting. This morning I read that fog is like a cage without a key. That seems a bit extreme, but not being able to see more than a few feet, rarely seeing the sun, and neither moon nor stars makes the days and nights blend into o Read more of this blog post »
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“The colored lights streamed over her face like rays of the sun. She closed her eyes and raised her arms over her head. The song was the best she’d ever heard. There’s 70 billion people of Earth, where are they hiding? The cocaine coursed through her organs in time with the pounding bass. Her eyes stung, she was pouring sweat. A voice inside her head called her name. Where are they hiding? She clenched her teeth to stop them from chattering. Her hands were shaking like falling leaves.”
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“The colored lights streamed over her face like rays of the sun. She closed her eyes and raised her arms over her head. The song was the best she’d ever heard. There’s 70 billion people of Earth, where are they hiding? The cocaine coursed through her organs in time with the pounding bass. Her eyes stung, she was pouring sweat. A voice inside her head called her name. Where are they hiding? She clenched her teeth to stop them from chattering. Her hands were shaking like falling leaves.”
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