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Judy Bolton-Fasman

Judy Bolton-Fasman has recently completed a memoir about her father entitled â€œThe Ninety Day Wonder.â€ Her work has appeared in Brevity, 1966: A Journal of Creative Non-fiction, the New York Times, Salon, Modern Loss, The Boston Globe, and other venues.

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Judy Bolton-Fasman

Jun 6, 2015

The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Reading Don Quijote with My Mother

“That’s the anthem I would have sung at my original graduation if the university had stayed open,” my mother said.
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Judy Bolton-Fasman

Oct 21, 2012

The Sunday Rumpus Essay: The Summer of Ana

A beautiful Guatemalan exchange student materializes one summer, and a daughter must confront her enigmatic father’s secrets and lies.
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Judy Bolton-Fasman

Apr 15, 2012

The Sunday Rumpus List: A Jubana Mother Gives Advice to her Tragically Gringa Daughter

Neck Up. If a man touches your tetas you will lose control and then lose everything. Touch your cookie only to clean it. And do not clean it for too long. Never talk to a man who has a tattoo.