in the trajectory of the manuscript that became "Threshold." What motivated you to keep trying over nine years and 25 near misses? The reason I kept sending out the manuscript was the same reason I kept envisioning an end to my illness: If I gave up, it would mean accepting the life I had--and I didn't want to settle for that compromised version of myself.
from B.T. Shaw: The Oregonian: Poetry: Jennifer Richter on hope, health and near misses
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