September 13, 2001: How Fear United Us
“I realized the work that I had been doing, the work that I was proud of, wasn’t enough.”
Désirée Zamorano is an award-winning short story writer and the author of the critically acclaimed The Amado Women. Her work has appeared in numerous publications; she is also the director of Occidental College’s Community Literacy Center.
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