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Gilmore's death and writer Jess West shape a life
Napa Calif AP report notes Gary Mark Gilmore's execution echoes in Jessamyn West's life. West, author of The Massacre at Fall Creek, reflects on evil, mercy, Quaker roots, and her memoir The Woman Said Yes. She discusses writing with empathy and the pull of death in her work.
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Mary Ganz
Associated: Press
Charlie
Massa Fall ‘Creek
Jess West
Napa. Calif
Gary Mark Gilmore
Utah
Jessamyn West
Fall Creek
Indiana
Southern
California
Gary Gilmore
Grace
Jessamyn
Carmen
Alter