I can see the book crowning.
WRITING LIFE: Book Midwifery by Diane Zinna
Category: September-October 2023
INTERVIEW: Ann Batchelder, Author of Craving Spring
Anyone who has struggled with caring for a child will find a friend in Ann.
REVIEW: Disequilibria: Meditations on Missingness by Robert Lunday
A deeply researched essay collection examines the complexity of loss and closure.
REVIEW: Touched Out by Amanda Montei
A hybrid of memoir, cultural criticism and theory explores themes of motherhood, misogyny, consent, and control.
REVIEW: Night Mother: A Personal and Cultural History of The Exorcist by Marlena Williams
The author explores her relationship with her mother while examining the mother/daughter bond in the classic horror film.
REVIEW & INTERVIEW: The Loneliness Files by Athena Dixon
We review The Loneliness Files and then speak with author Athena Dixon in this double feature.
INTERVIEW: Lilly Dancyger, Writer, Editor, Teacher
Definitely do not pay someone to edit your first draft! When you finish the first draft of a book, take a little time to bask in that accomplishment…
INTERVIEW: Lamya H, Author of Hijab Butch Blues
In putting…the essays into a book, [I learned] to write time, growth, and (my own) character development.
Decomposition by Sara Mann
The night before my mother died, I sat on a stool beside her bed writing the artist statement for her last show.
Flinch by Sonja Livingston
The point was to hide your fear. Feel afraid but don’t flinch.
