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Sept/Oct 2020 • Vol. XLII No. 5 |

Mourning Sex

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Starr Davis is a poet, author, playwright, and professional writer whose work has been featured in multiple literary magazines such as Rumpus, Cosmonauts Avenue, and Transition Magazine. Her monologues, poetry, and short stories have awarded her literary fellowships such as the Brooklyn Poets Fellowship, Slice Literary Conference Fellowship, and the Eckerd College scholarship. She currently lives in the Bronx, where she is working on her debut short story collection.

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