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The Front Steps as Archive

The Front Steps as Archive

In Not Yet, Kerry Espey elevates ordinary rituals into the material of memory Some childhood images don’t feel important when they happen. They feel like nothing, a backdrop to the real action of growing up. Only later do they reveal themselves as the scene you would pay anything to re-enter. A set of front steps. Afternoon light. The particular way a parent waits, as if waiting itself were a form of love. Not Yet is