Connor Watkins-Xu, Author at Salvation South

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A Waffle House at night, where the women in this poem works, sometimes triple shifts.

A Triple Shift at the Waffle House

Connor Watkins-Xu’s poignant collection explores the raw realities of working-class Alabama.

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A Triple Shift at the Waffle House

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