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Charlotte Keathley

Charlotte Keathley is a writer living in Chicago. Her work will appear in upcoming editions of Back to the Lake: A Reader & Guide for Writers (W. W. Norton, 2024) and The Norton Sampler: Short Essays for Composition (W. W. Norton, 2024).

Literary Curiosities

Spring 2024

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By Charlotte Keathley

There’s a passage in Second Kings that’s been on my mind: King Jehu is standing below Jezebel’s window, and he’s having trouble counting. Looking up, the king calls out, “Who […]