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Category Archives: Authors

Stories of the Overlooked: An Interview with Bipin Aurora
Authors / Interviews

Stories of the Overlooked: An Interview with Bipin Aurora

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Evelyn Somers • 2 Comments

We live not just in a culture but a world of success. All my stories deal with the “mediocre” people, who are left out. Ultimately, that may be just about all of us. Continue reading →

The More I Wrote, The More I Remembered: Q & A with Laura L. Engel
Authors / Debut Authors / Interviews / memoir

The More I Wrote, The More I Remembered: Q & A with Laura L. Engel

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Alice Stephens • 2 Comments

I felt compelled to start the conversation about what had happened, addressing the crippling legacy of shame and guilt from leaving our babies decades ago. Continue reading →

An Excerpt from Melanie Mitzner’s novel, Slow Reveal
Authors / Debut Authors / Excerpts

An Excerpt from Melanie Mitzner’s novel, Slow Reveal

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Alice Stephens • Leave a comment

So what if sobriety made him coherent. His mind was a refuse bin for advertising concepts. Blasphemy, plain and simple. Although she wanted to talk about it, she wouldn’t for fear a confrontation would send him back to the gin with a virulence. Continue reading →

“Thinking of 40 as the Starting Gate”: Q & A with Jan Beatty
Authors / Interviews / memoir

“Thinking of 40 as the Starting Gate”: Q & A with Jan Beatty

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Alice Stephens • Leave a comment

I wanted to write the book that I’d been looking for my entire life and never found. Continue reading →

“Leaning In to Love the Ride”: Q & A with Jai Chakrabarti
Authors / Fiction / Interviews

“Leaning In to Love the Ride”: Q & A with Jai Chakrabarti

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Alice Stephens • Leave a comment

My novel has shifted to become its own creature—it’s no longer something that belongs only to me; now that it’s out there it’s finding a shape of its own. Continue reading →

The Tragic Beauty of Dance: Q & A with Gavin Larsen
Authors / Debut Authors / Interviews

The Tragic Beauty of Dance: Q & A with Gavin Larsen

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Alice Stephens • 1 Comment

I am such a private person that as I was writing, if I had allowed myself to think about other people reading my work, I would have had to stop. But now, I just have to put that anxiety aside. And trust that baring my soul on the page is no different from doing so on stage. Continue reading →

GO FIGURE: Infinity and the Infinitesimal
Authors / Fiction / Go Figure

GO FIGURE: Infinity and the Infinitesimal

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Bloom • Leave a comment

By Susan Sechrist

“This is orthogonality at its core—going back to the beginning where new intersections are born, watching what unfolds from those unique moments of coming together, what curve or shape emerges and how those multiple shapes morph together.” Continue reading →

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