Becoming Alternative
by Mae FontenotBecoming Alternative
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Following a mental health crisis, a formerly accomplished attorney tries to rebuild her life. Content warnings: self-harm, suicidal ideation, sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse
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About Mae Fontenot
Some of the words apply to myself in my head are (in no particular order): writer, mother, wife, witch, storyteller, feminist and public defender.
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