The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #225: Debra Jo Immergut
“I found that the tap seemed to open when I accessed deep emotion and memory.”
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Brian Gresko is a writer and illustrator based in Brooklyn. Gresko co-runs Pete's Reading Series, Brooklyn's longest running literary venue, and is a co-founding member of Writing Co-Lab, a teaching cooperative. You can find out more at https://www.briangresko.com/.
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