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Divorce on Google Maps: New York Times publishes Bexley writer’s emotional essay

Divorce on Google Maps: New York Times publishes Bexley writer’s emotional essay

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“My husband moved out about six weeks ago, marking the end of our nearly 19-year relationship, but Google Maps hasn’t noticed yet.”

Bexley Native Maggie Smith is a poet, the author of “Good Bones,” and a recently published New York Times writer.

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Her piece, titled “Tracking the Demise of My Marriage on Google Maps,” paints a poignant picture of the heartbreaking journey through a divorce through the camera lens of modern technology.

From the normal, everyday scenes of a family’s home to divvying up the contents of a broken family’s house, Smith takes readers down a path on which harsh reality is discovered.

To read the full essay, click here.

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