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About Amelia Hruby

The adventurer who writes as "Jill Kerouac" has put on her traveling shoes.

"Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?" - Jack Kerouac

Becoming Jill Kerouac

Amelia Hruby

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It all started with the word. Not THAT word. But a word — or a string of words, rather — that struck me: There are no Jack Kerouacs or Holden Caulfields for girls. Literary girls don’t take … [Read more...]

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Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

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