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Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013

Confessions of an Authentic Poseur

The following personal essay describes the journey of Jen Burgess, a young New Jersey woman, as she navigates through a variety of American subcultures. From punk to hipster to survivalist, Jen unsuccessfully tries to find herself and eventually ends up claiming the only identity left to her: poseur.   It’s finally time to stop pretending.