It Hasn't Stopped Being California Here

Literary Nonfiction. Essays. Carville Annex Press asked Jordan Karnes to write essays about her life, each corresponding to the theme of a given issue of their magazine (Actually People Quarterly), over a few years. The result is IT HASN'T STOPPED BEING CALIFORNIA HERE. Some of the topics covered in the book include:

debt – crystals – iphone searches – gay – the Turkish language – walking around Paris – doing okay in life – walking around Oakland – disappointment – great outfits – coming out late – how your lover looks in your shirt – Anne Carson – getting waxed – faith without religion – Nathaniel Dorsky – drawing Kramer's shirts – violence – taking care of yourself – fear-based thinking – 'promoted to being an actual citizen' – teenagers – misreading poems – Jordan's grandma jean – lightness –