Read the winning piece of our 2025 Nonfiction Contest “Through the Mirror” by Jessie Cato selected by Lucy Ives.

Read

Summer 2014 • Vol. XXXVI No. 3 • Drama |

The Woman Who Was Me

By Peter Grandbois

Vine a este mundo con ojos y me voy sin ellos
—García Lorca

I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me sad—and to travel for it too!
—As You Like It

Characters: LANIE—a middle-aged woman.

Already have an account? Log in

Join KR for even more to read.

Sign up for a free account and read any five pieces a month.
Sign Up and Read for Free



Or become a subscriber today and get complete, immediate access to our digital archives at every subscription level.
Explore Subscriptions
Peter Grandbois is the author of seven previous books. His plays have been performed in St. Louis, Columbus, Los Angeles, and New York. He is a senior editor at Boulevard magazine and teaches at Denison University in Ohio.


Read More

Grandma Moses

By Mary Ruefle

Real snow glitters, so add glitter to the paint when painting snow. When the barn burns study a cat’s tongue for the shape of the flames, flames lick the air, […]

Read More

On Being a Mother

By Mara Naselli

After you acclimate to the sleep deprivation and the constant monitoring, the self-control to deny your own inherited impulses, the gentle management of some kind of hierarchy of development (create […]

Read More

Upcoming
Workshops

Subscribe

Your free registration with The Kenyon Review includes access to exclusive content, early access to program registration, and more.

Subscription Options

Donate

With your support, we’ll continue 
to cultivate talent and publish extraordinary literature from diverse voices around the world.

Donate to KR
Back to top