ByVeronica Gleeson

Veronica Nadine Gleeson is a writer who lives in Australia. She currently works as a senior film executive for the federal film funding body there. At 17 she switched her second and first names around - now she has to go by both, so people she’s related to don’t get confused.

  1. Previously in this series.

    1. You’re at an emotional crossroads. You get in the bath and hold your breath underwater for around 9 seconds. When you break the water’s surface, that’s a turning point, right there. 

    2. Something humiliating and/or traumatic happens. You decide your best option is to take no action, and instead respond in a numb-faced, non-verbal way.

    3. The diner you work in part

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