Vital Signs
Bellevue Literary Review, Issue 44.
“I’ve read ‘Vital Signs’ a number of times and cry every time.... By being a fiction writer, then trying all these points of view, you ended up not only with a closeness, but a distance at the same time.”
Interview with BLR
In honor of Women's History Month, Rachel Mann spoke with BLR reader Barbara Kessel in an interview about her essay "Vital Signs," which recounts the difficult experience of stillbirth.
“Vital Signs” was also listed as Notable in The Best American Essays, 2024.
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