Forthcoming:
Bellevue Literary Review
Essay: “On the Brink”
Barbara West”
Sring 2022
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Recently Published:
Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine
Essay: “When Visuals Become Verbal: The Art of Communicating Emotional States of Mind by Barbara West”
September 28, 2022
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Another Chicago Magazine
Interview with Emily Maloney
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Another Chicago Magazine
Interview with Megan Stielstra
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American Journal of Nursing
Poem: “Working the COVID-testing tent”
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Growing Up, Lifespan Vol. 2
Micro-Memoir: Big Sister by Barbara West
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And it wasn’t just people—mosquitoes also loved her. She suffered on camping trips, but also, she enjoyed counting the bites and keeping us all up to date on the latest tally…
Bed 3214-A
Micro-Memoir by Barbara West
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When the bedside nurse whispered to me in the hall, I knew it would be bad. The smell as I entered the room confirmed it—reminding me of the recluse…
Collaboration
Micro-Memoir by Barbara West
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So, Grace and I have been performing our collaborative piece, “Now That You’re Dead,” and it’s a big hit.
The first taste of relief I had was during high school
Memoir Excerpt by Barbara West
During a rape prevention class, feminism and pacifism meet at a bloody crossroads…
Barbara West 