Words Shape Lives.

Words Shape Lives.

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About Monica Drake

Author of Clown Girl, The Stud Book, and The Folly of Loving Life. Short work in The New York Times Modern Love, Paris Review Daily and more. Find her on Substack at Words Shape Lives.