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Home and Heart

The Gap Between YA Fiction and Real Life

Zach J. Payne
Aug 23, 2017 · 4 min read
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One of the good things about having a depressive cycle over the summer (and boy, did I not expect to ever say those words), is that one of the few productive things I did was read. I read some new books, I re-read a lot of my old favorites, and it helped.

But something started nagging at me. At first it was just this little nagging question, as…

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Zach J. Payne

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(He/They) Asexual/Queer. Essayist, Poet, Playwright, Writer for Young Adults. #2 Ninja Writer. https://linktr.ee/zachjpayne

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