Autopsia To See For Oneself

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Goucher College MFA in Nonfiction

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2024-11-01

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MFA in Creative Nonfiction

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Autopsia (To See For Oneself) A feminist gaze on caretaking, grief, and perseverance in the aftermath of family addiction. Autopsia—to see for oneself— is a story about absolution. The story traces a family fractured by the fallout of addiction, interrogating the implication of gender roles on extended grief, while unearthing unexpected healing and preservation in the natural world.