AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton
by Jessy Eastonin 📚 Literature
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AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton
About the Substack
Writing through the wreckage and the reckoning—the time I grew up in a meth lab and other uncomfortable truths. And teaching the somatic writing practices that make it possible to stay with the hard story.
Free Subscription Benefits
- Weekly live writing prompts, author conversations on writing the hard thing, essays on a childhood shaped by addiction and the embodied work of telling difficult stories
Paid Subcription Benefits
- A monthly “Write the Hard Thing” craft letter + somatic writing exercises
- Replay access to all lives, a free quarterly workshop, early + discounted access to my cohorts, workshops, and live somatic writing community
- Exclusive access to my memoir, The One Who Leaves (read + audio)
Paid Subscription Plans
- $5 a month
- $50 a year
About Jessy Easton
I grew up in a meth lab in the Mojave and writing saved my life. Now I help people write the hard stories they’ve been carrying. Here you’ll find somatic writing practices and rituals to help you listen to your body and tell the truth on the page.
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