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Writing the Novel as Trust Fall
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Writing the Novel as Trust Fall

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Jessica Handler
Nov 04, 2022
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Do you remember doing a “trust fall” at summer camp? Did you ever work for a company that presented these group exercises as fun activities at your corporate retreat? If you somehow missed this experience, a trust fall is an organized activity in which one person is encouraged to fall backward into the waiting arms of their peers, who are expected to literally have their back.  

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Jessica Handler
Jessica Handler is the author of the novel The Magnetic Girl, winner of the 2020 Southern Book Prize, the memoir, Invisible Sisters, and Braving the Fire: A Guide to Writing About Grief and Loss. www.jessicahandler.com
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