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Brittany Means

Biography

Brittany Means

Brittany Means was born dead, but now lives in Albuquerque, NM. A graduate of Ball State University and the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program, her poetry and nonfiction have appeared in DIAGRAM, Hippocampus and fields magazine. When she’s not editing for work, she likes to go on long walks and gape at the mountains.

Brittany Means

Books by Brittany Means

Hell If We Don't Change Our Ways: A Memoir
by Brittany Means - Memoir, Nonfiction

Brittany Means’ childhood was a blur of highways and traumas that collapsed any effort to track time. Riding shotgun as her mother struggled to escape abusive relationships, Brittany didn’t care where they were going as long as they were together. But every so often, her mom would surprise her --- and leave. As Brittany grew older and questioned her own complicated relationships and the poverty, abuse and instability that enveloped her, she began to recognize that hell wasn’t only the place she read about in the Bible; it was the cycle of violence that entrapped her family. While untangling the web of her most painful memories, Brittany crafts a tale of self-preservation, resilience and hope with a unique narrative style --- a sparkling example of the human ability to withstand the most horrific experiences and still thrive.