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Saving Light

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“There's so much goop inside of us, man," he said, "and it all just wants to get out.” ― Denis Johnson, “Emergency”

Nina Boals is a writer from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. She received an MFA in poetry at Indiana University, where she serves as Editor in Chief and Nonfiction Editor of Indiana Review. Her work can be found or is forthcoming from Southeast Review, Puerto del Sol, Ninth Letter, and elsewhere.

Nina reads "Saving Light," "Rest Stop," And "Neighbor."