Vanessa Rose
Vanessa Rose is a New York native living in Texas who writes poetry, fiction, and screenplays. She’s currently pursuing an MFA in screenwriting at the University of Texas at Austin. She’s a mother of three boys who often try to offer creative kid suggestions for her stories.
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Content by Vanessa Rose
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Field Notes,
Into the Darkness and Out of Hope
BY Vanessa Rose
In my dark corner, I lived a story that held a stigma, a story few people can hear without cringing at the thought of such a low. But it was just one of many possible manifestations of alienation and one of many stories people are reluctant to hear.
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Reviews,
The Awkwardness of Adolescence: A Review of Emme Lund’s The Boy with a Bird in His Chest
BY Vanessa Rose
In her debut novel, The Boy with a Bird in His Chest, Emme Lund celebrates queer joy through Owen Tanner’s journey to family, freedom, and love.