Nell Boeschenstein
Nell Boeschenstein’s work has appeared or is forthcoming in the Kenyon Review, the Oxford American, Ecotone, the Guardian and elsewhere. She lives in Chartlottesville, Virginia.
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Essays & MemoirEssays & Memoir | Issue 145
Essays & Memoir | Issue 145
Best Book of 2011: Kingdom Animalia
Nell Boeschenstein
‘As the title suggests, this is a book about the family of animals, the family of man, and the family of family.’
Essays & MemoirEssays & Memoir | Issue 145
Essays & Memoir | Issue 145
A Few Words about Fake Breasts
Nell Boeschenstein
‘You repeat this over and over. You pinch your nipples harder. Then harder and harder still. You twist them. You dare them to say Mercy. You stare into your own eyes that are watching you from the mirror.’
