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BodyHome
2015
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In her debut essay collection, Chelsey Clammer dives flesh-first into finding her home. But these essays aren't about places, but a state of mind-when you're at home in your body, you're at home in the world. With both lyricism and wit, Clammer uses her body to explore a complicated history of assault, addictions, mental illnesses and sexuality. Ranging from hilarious to chilling, the powerful prose inBodyHome drives our bodies back home. Praise for BodyHome “Clammer's raw voice and her rich use of language give her stories a rare authenticity and authority, demanding that the reader follow her in a bold, brash exploration of the nonfiction form. Her work is playful, furious, passionate, electric, and truly brave." – Marya Hornbacher, author of bestselling memoirs Wasted and Madness “[BodyHome is] language rich with honesty, shining with compassion and present to the chaos of addiction, rage, and grief.” – Lia Purpura, author of On Looking and Rough Likeness

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Author

Chelsey Clammer
Author · 3 books
Chelsey Clammer is the author of BodyHome and winner of the 2015 Red Hen Press Nonfiction Manuscript Award for her essay collection, Circadian. She has been published in The Rumpus, Hobart, McSweeney’s, and Black Warrior Review among others. She is the Essays Editor for The Nervous Breakdown and a volunteer reader for Creative Nonfiction. She teaches creative writing online with WOW! Women on Writing, and received her MFA from Rainier Writing Workshop. www.chelseyclammer.com.
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