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Author: Louise Turan

Louise Turan’s fiction and creative nonfiction has appeared in Superstition Review, Forge, Diverse Voices Quarterly, the dap project, and Existere, among others. Born in Ankara, Turkey, she is a former singer/song writer, prep cook, and nonprofit executive. She is currently working on a memoir about her family and growing up overseas. Louise lives and writes in Philadelphia and Owls Head, Maine. Read more of her published works at www.louiseturan.com, or on Instagram: @louiseturan.
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03/31/2022

The Problem With My Name

A multifaceted identity

by Louise Turan

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