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I remember a bulky man with a wiry beard from the next campsite, calling over to ensure we were okay.Īnother reminds me of my ex-girlfriend accidentally lowering me from a climb into a large tree, so that a sharp branch dragged across my waist and punctured the skin over my left oblique.
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I associate that bean mark with my oldest sister-I remember how panicked she was by the sound of metal exploding, and how fatigued we were, to not have anticipated the can’s explosion. Luckily we’d bought one of those perforated cans, with a lid designed to be pulled off, so that the lid’s flight into the air was graceful rather than chaotic. One reminds me of the can of beans that exploded over a campfire in Joshua Tree, leaving me with a bean-shaped scar on my forearm from an errant legume that flew through the air and stuck to me like a pebble of hot glue.
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They make for good stories, good memories. As someone who bruises easily, who isn’t overly precious with my body, I’ve often not regretted these tangible reminders of the past. They’re gathered on climbing expeditions, in moments of carelessness or due to freak acts of nature. ExcerptĬhapter 1: A History of Scars 1 A HISTORY OF SCARSĪs a rock climber, I’m used to accumulating scars. Through the vivid imagery of mountain climbing, cooking, studying writing, and growing up Korean American, Lee explores the legacy of trauma on a young queer child of immigrants as she reconciles the disparate pieces of existence that make her whole.īy tapping into her own personal, emotional, and psychological struggles in these powerful and relatable essays, Lee encourages all of us to not be afraid to face our own hardships and inner truths. In “Poetry of the World,” Laura shifts and addresses the grief she feels by being geographically distant from her mother whom, after being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s, is relocated to a nursing home in Korea. In “History of Scars” and “Aluminum’s Erosions,” Laura dives head-first into heavier themes revolving around intimacy, sexuality, trauma, mental illness, and the passage of time. In this stunning debut, Laura Lee weaves unforgettable and eye-opening essays on a variety of taboo topics.
#ROXANE GAY WRITING INTO THE WOUND SERIES#
From a writer whose work has been called “breathtaking and dazzling” by Roxane Gay, this moving, illuminating, and multifaceted memoir explores, in a series of essays, the emotional scars we carry when dealing with mental and physical illnesses-reminiscent of The Collected Schizophrenias and An Unquiet Mind.