Making Sure It Fits: A Conversation with Jon Chaiim McConnell
Jon Chaiim McConnell discusses his new novella, THRUM.
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...moreJo Hamya discusses her debut novel, THREE ROOMS.
...more“Listening is the first and most important step to maintaining a storytelling tradition.”
...more“The grief felt like giving birth, these waves of pain and then receiving.”
...moreAlex DiFrancesco discusses their new story collection, TRANSMUTATION.
...moreI am making progress, but progress is slow.
...more“The difference with memorializing my story is that I have invited others to live it, for a moment.”
...moreÉireann Lorsung discusses her new collection of poetry, THE CENTURY.
...more“A poem is like a vision test—its vision is either clear or it’s not.”
...moreEmily J. Smith interviews her mentor, Chloe Caldwell.
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...moreRamiza Shamoun Koya discusses her debut novel, THE ROYAL ABDULS.
...moreThis is both the exercise and exorcism of motherhood.
...more“A poem cannot exist without form or structure, just like the human body can’t operate without a skeleton.”
...moreKristen Millares Young discusses her debut novel, SUBDUCTION.
...more“Ultimately, this is who I am. I can only write honestly, and from where I live.”
...moreMegan Fernandes discusses her new collection of poetry, GOOD BOYS.
...moreThat’s how cool she was, not like his ex-girlfriend.
...moreThere are no line breaks here because there are no breaks here.
...moreBrandon Taylor discusses his debut novel, REAL LIFE.
...morePaige Lewis discusses their debut collection of poetry, SPACE STRUCK.
...moreNick Mancusi discusses his debut novel, A PHILOSOPHY OF RUIN.
...moreDiane Seuss discusses her most recent collection, STILL LIFE WITH TWO DEAD PEACOCKS AND A GIRL.
...moreChris Dennis discusses his debut story collection, HERE IS WHAT YOU DO.
...moreHow do we transcend generations of trauma and let go of our burdensome past?
...more“My novel tries to write the contributions of men and women of color back in.”
...moreHow do you go on when the losses seem unbearable?
...more[A] person’s labor is not indicative of their parenting.
...moreRion Amilcar Scott discusses his new story collection, THE WORLD DOESN’T REQUIRE YOU.
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