“You Could Stop it Here is alluring, winsome, sneaky, and sharp. I felt captivated at the same time that I felt lucky to be reading this slim treasure, soaking in its light. Stacy Austin Egan is the real thing.”
– Lindsay Hunter, author of Eat Only When You’re Hungry, Ugly Girls, and Don’t Kiss Me
“This small book contains stories of youth and all the stumbling and anguish that comes with it. With nimble, light-footed prose, Egan gives readers a funny, moving, and honest picture of the life of young women and girls.”
– Timothy Willis Sanders, author of Matt Meets Vik and Orange Juice and Other Stories
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You Could Stop It Here is about girls who are trapped. From the suburbs of Austin to the sublets of New York City, they are searching for an escape from destructive relationships, parents caught up in second romances and Bunko, and the embarrassments of adolescence. Their beliefs that bravery is transformative lead them to make risky decisions that promise shaky rewards: the attentions of an older lover, an idolized sister’s approval, or the preservation of a forbidden relationship. This is a collection about accepting the wrong invitations, the rush to be unburdened by innocence, and the desires, both juvenile and inevitable, that fuel irreparable mistakes. It is about the desperation and longing inherent in the struggle to become whole, and the realization that adulthood won’t protect us from hurt.
Buy the Chapbook
“You Could Stop it Here is alluring, winsome, sneaky, and sharp. I felt captivated at the same time that I felt lucky to be reading this slim treasure, soaking in its light. Stacy Austin Egan is the real thing.”
– Lindsay Hunter, author of Eat Only When You’re Hungry, Ugly Girls, and Don’t Kiss Me
“This small book contains stories of youth and all the stumbling and anguish that comes with it. With nimble, light-footed prose, Egan gives readers a funny, moving, and honest picture of the life of young women and girls.”
– Timothy Willis Sanders, author of Matt Meets Vik and Orange Juice and Other Stories
You Could Stop It Here is about girls who are trapped. From the suburbs of Austin to the sublets of New York City, they are searching for an escape from destructive relationships, parents caught up in second romances and Bunko, and the embarrassments of adolescence. Their beliefs that bravery is transformative lead them to make risky decisions that promise shaky rewards: the attentions of an older lover, an idolized sister’s approval, or the preservation of a forbidden relationship. This is a collection about accepting the wrong invitations, the rush to be unburdened by innocence, and the desires, both juvenile and inevitable, that fuel irreparable mistakes. It is about the desperation and longing inherent in the struggle to become whole, and the realization that adulthood won’t protect us from hurt.