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Amy Monticello

@amymonticello.bsky.social
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Essayist, prof @ Suffolk University, mom to a tween. Author of CLOSE QUARTERS, HOW TO EUTHANIZE A HORSE, ROUTLEDGE INTRO TO AMERICAN LIFE WRITING.

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Amy Monticello @amymonticello.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
I’m so excited to share this essay with you! “Last Dye” is about women’s aging and hair color, and I still can’t believe it won Iron Horse’s 2025 Long Story/Essay contest. Now it’s a stunning single issue and I’m practically dead with joy and gratitude.
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Iron Horse Literary Review 🐴 @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
"For $150 plus tip every 6 to 8 weeks, I could age the way all American women are taught. Very slowly." #gogrombre Read the 2025 IHLR Long Story, "Last Dye: An Essay," by @amymonticello.bsky.social! It's free! tinyurl.com/568cvsw9
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Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies @assayjournal.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Reposting since the amazing @amymonticello.bsky.social has finally joined BlueSky!
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