It takes so long to see you are a slave, muses one character in these
lyrical, sometimes bitingly funny chronicles of women breaking out of
imposed roles.?Jack Kerouac Is Pregnant chronicles the dreams of
misplaced waitresses, prostitutes and other working girls, the survival
techniques of secretaries too smart to take orders. Using narrative
elements poetically, Sheehan subverts the notion of linear storytelling,
creating kaleidoscopic stories by layering and contrasting various
elements.