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Jessica Hendry Nelson

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The United States

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http://jessicahnelson.com

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Memoir

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Raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Jessica Hendry Nelson earned a BA in English from the University of New Hampshire and an MFA in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in The Threepenny Review, The Carolina Quarterly, Crab Orchard Review, Painted Bride Quarterly, Drunken Boat, Alligator Juniper, Fringe, and PANK. A chapter from this book, "The Whitest Winter Light," won first place in Alligator Juniper's national nonfiction contest and is a Notable essay in Best American Essays 2012. "Here Fishy, Fishy" was a finalist in Crab Orchard Review's 2011 John Guyon Literary Prize Competition and the title piece was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

Nelson teaches writing at Johnson State College. In ...more

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Average rating: 3.8 · 526 ratings · 105 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	If Only You People Could Follow Directions: A Memoir 3.64 avg rating — 409 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Joy Rides through the Tunnel of Grief: A Memoir (The Sue William Silverman Prize for Creative Nonfiction) 4.39 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Advanced Creative Nonfiction: A Writer's Guide and Anthology by Sean Prentiss (Goodreads Author), Jessica Hendry Nelson, Joe Wilkins (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.16 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2021 — 4 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
	Please Do Not Remove by Angela Palm (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gary Margolis, Rob Friesel (Goodreads Author) 4.76 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2014	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 Best of the Burlington Writers Workshop 2013 by Peter Biello (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jessica Hendry Nelson (Nonfiction Editor), Erika Nichols (Poetry Editor) 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013	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
	if only you people would follow directions 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014	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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	Advanced Creative Nonfiction: A Writer's and Illustrator's Guide and Anthology by Sean Prentiss (Goodreads Author), Jessica Hendry Nelson (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Advanced Creative Nonfiction: A Writer's and Illustrator's Guide and Anthology by Sean Prentiss (Goodreads Author), Jessica Hendry Nelson (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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“Cut.
Take gazillion and one.
This time with a little less weepy-weepy, please. A little less improvisation. A little less lip. A little more faith. A little more higher power. A little more prayer, a little less wine. Cut the crap. Cut the line. Tuck the chin. Look left, right, faster, slower. Pick seven dandelions on the first day of spring. Hate less or more. Work harder. Chew slower. Be better. Look to god, God, GOD. Watch your language. Watch your back. Collect rocks. Lick 'em clean. Count the pigeons in the backyard and multiply times forever. Give it up, let it go, take it back, take control. Say yes, say no. Say no, no, no. Stick to the script. Steps One through Twelve. One through Twelve. Keep coming back. It works if you work it.”
― Jessica Hendry Nelson

tags: 12-steps, grief, recovery, sobriety

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