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Tera Joy Cole is an American author and educator known for her personal essays and short fiction. Her most notable work in the essay format is which was published in The Massachusetts Review in 2021. "What Our Bodies Cannot Hold"

If you are looking for a historical or academic analysis rather than a personal essay, you may be thinking of the book by the historian Tera W. Hunter . What Our Bodies Cannot Hold - Project MUSE tera joy

: She examines the physical deterioration caused by the disease in direct relation to her brother's journey through gender transitioning. Tera Joy Cole is an American author and

: Cole details her brother's experience with this neurological disease, which affects the brain's ability to control body functions. Hunter

: She earned a B.A. in American Literature from UC Santa Cruz and an M.A. in English from Idaho State University.

: She currently teaches literature and composition at Idaho State University and has contributed to publications such as The Bannock Alternative and Inside Pocatello Magazine .