Writing the Real World

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A memoirist reflects on what happens when relationships break, people die, your life turns upside down and you want to keep on living well.

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About Eleanor Vincent

I write about the real world where love crashes and burns. My work delves into neurodivergence, complex trauma, and grief with unflinching honesty and fierce humor seen through the discerning eye of a journalist and the soul of a poet.

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