Kim Weldin

Kim Weldin (she/her) is a writer from Charleston, SC. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Necessary Fiction, BULL, Michigan Quarterly Review: Mixtape, Apple in the Dark, Appalachian Review, and others. She has received support from the Lillian E. Smith Center and the Juniper Summer Writing Institute. When she’s not writing, she’s working her day job as a paralegal, hanging out with her cats, or writing music.

Interviews

Kim Weldin

Apr 28, 2026

On the Versatility, Physicality, and Morality of Verbs: A Conversation with Sarah L. Kaufman

“We can easily fall into more interiority—what a person’s thinking, how they’re feeling—but how revealing it can be to get them moving! Show us the character being a free spirit, or how they’re an introvert, how they’re observant, how they’re…
Interviews

Kim Weldin

Dec 17, 2025

Shredding the Crazy Cat Lady Stereotype: A Mini Interview with Rebecca van Laer

“I think fiction feels safer. If I’m writing a short story, I don’t usually call up my friend and say, “Hey, I’m thinking about putting this line you said in there.” There was initially a scene from my life that…

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Kim Weldin

On the Versatility, Physicality, and Morality of Verbs: A Conversation with Sarah L. Kaufman

Shredding the Crazy Cat Lady Stereotype: A Mini Interview with Rebecca van Laer