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Jessica Newman lives in Louisville, Kentucky. Her work has been published in the Denver Quarterly, The Collagist, Miracle Monocle and PANK, among other venues.

40°43'06.5"N 74°00'47.0"W

Years ago, we were hundreds walking, each exemplifying the other, backs to roughage, girl and girl and girl and girl. A river mirroring a river. We echoed even months later, a resonance gently waning. I barely remember.